Weekend Powwow Coming to College

Drummers, dancers and more than 7,000 visitors are expected to participate in the third annual Children of Many Colors Powwow this weekend at Moorpark College.

The event, sponsored by the Redbird Assn., aims to bring representatives of 50 Native American nations together on the school’s soccer fields Saturday and Sunday.

Toni Sarcinella, one of the organization’s founding members, said the powwow will give Native Americans a chance to both celebrate their culture and to teach it to others.

“There will be people there to talk to the children, teach the history and crafts and really let them participate in an indigenous celebration,” said Sarcinella, a member of the Hunkpapa Lakota nation.

The celebration will include dancers from as far away as Alaska, a tepee village and displays of such crafts as leather- and bead-work.

Activities are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Although admission is free, parking will cost $3.