52nd Annual
Dance for Mother Earth Powwow
Dance for Mother Earth Powwow
March 27-28, 2027
Skyline High School
2552 N. Maple Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
The Powwow is open to all!
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Contest Information
Drum Contest
1: $5,000
2: $4,000
3: $2,000
4: $1,000
Dance Placings
Adult Men/Women:
1: $500
2: $400
3: $300
Please message danceformotherearth@gmail.com if you’re interested in payouts for other age groups.
Additional Expectations for Media
Please understand that the dancers and singers are not entertainers, they are members of Native communities from all over the country, participating in this cultural celebration with their families.
Please be respectful and abide by the following guidelines.
The media does not have permission to photograph individual dancers, singers, or even drums unless you ask for the individual’s (or drum keeper’s) permission. If permission is granted, photograph/article/video recording must be published/broadcast with the appropriate information.
- DANCER
- Name of individual
- Tribal Affiliation
- Dance Style
- SINGER
- Name
- Tribal Affiliation
- Northern or Southern
- DRUM
- Name of Drum Group
- Northern or Southern style
- Region/State where drum group is from
It is strongly suggested that you provide a copy of the photograph and/or publication to the individual you photographed or interviewed.
Land Acknowledgement
The University of Michigan is located on the territory of the Anishinaabeg people. The Ann Arbor campus currently resides on land ceded through the Treaty of Detroit in 1807. Additionally, in 1817, the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Bodewadami Nations made the largest single land transfer to the University of Michigan, ceded through the Treaty of Fort Meigs, with the agreement that their children would be educated in perpetuity.
We assert the sovereignty of tribal lands and acknowledge the painful historical and ongoing genocide, forced assimilation, and displacement of Native communities in the establishment of the University. We affirm contemporary and ancestral Anishinaabek ties to this land, the profound contributions of Native American peoples to this institution, and the University’s commitment to educate the children of Native ancestors.
Acknowledging the land is an important first step towards healing that needs to be followed by further action. We invite all of you to think about how you can support Indigenous communities that surround you.