Powwow to Showcase Native American Arts

With more than 300 Native American dancers from about 40 tribes participating, the second annual Los Angeles Intertribal Powwow will begin today at the Hansen Dam Sports Complex in Lake View Terrace.

Dancers at the two-day event will include members of the Cherokee, Sioux, Choctaw, Comanche and Apache nations. Also scheduled to appear are Yellow Plume and the Sacred Path Singers, drum groups from New Mexico. Celebrities include actress Elaine Miles (TV’s “Northern Exposure”) and actor Steve Reevis (“Geronimo: An American Legend”).

The powwow will feature exhibits of Native American arts and crafts and a food court.

The complex is at 11075 Foothill Blvd. Tickets are $6, $4 for senior citizens and children, 3 to 11. Parking is $2. Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Information: (818) 734-0783.