Hundreds of Dancers Expected at Powwow

The fourth annual Los Angeles Intertribal Pow Wow is expected to attract more than 300 Native American dancers, representing more than 40 tribes, to what is described as the largest gathering of Native Americans in Southern California.

The event will be held at Hansen Dam Sports Complex on Saturday and Sunday.

Besides dancers, there will be lectures, demonstrations of Native American culture and storytelling sessions.

Organizers said vendors will be selling customary Native American foods, including barbecued buffalo. Vendors and artisans will also be selling such items as Navajo turquoise and silver jewelry, Hopi pottery, Apache baskets and Sioux beadwork.

Free health information will be offered by the Los Angeles County Health and Disability Prevention programs, the American Cancer Society, the American Indian Health Council and the Los Angeles County Alcohol and Drug Program.

The event is sponsored by the Visions in Time Foundation, the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, the American Indian Health Council and City Councilman Richard Alarcon.

Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for seniors and children under 11. Children under 3 get in free.

The powwow will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the complex, 11075 Foothill Blvd.

For more information, call Dick Wixon at (805) 496-6036.