The longest running Pow Wow west of the Mississippi begins tomorrow on Tongva land at Cal State Long Beach.
A celebration for Native Americans across the country, the Puvunga Pow Wow, is returning to California Sate University Long Beach after a hiatus due to COVID-19. The celebration will hold ceremonies to remember and heal from those lost.The celebration is back after a three year hiatus due to the pandemic. One of the themes of the gathering is to highlight that health inequalities exist in the American Indian community where the average lifespan is 65 years — compared to the U.S. average of 77.
" Now that the celebration is returning, their first priority is to heal and the second is be celebrate life.Organizers expect attendees in the thousand from across the country, many of whom are former students. In the past people have come from as far as Michigan and Canada. In 2019, over 6,000 people attended.
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