The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham (NCSSM) will host its 29th annual Powwow celebrating Native American Indian culture on Feb. 1, 2020, from noon until 5 p.m., in the school’s Charles R. Eilber Physical Education Center. This family-friendly event featuring music, dance, arts, crafts, and food is open to the public for a nominal admission fee of $5 (kids five and under attend free). American Indian dancers, musicians and artists from throughout the Carolinas and Virginia will headline the powwow as they reaffirm intertribal brotherhood and sisterhood and share with the larger community the rich history and contemporary aspirations of Native American people.

Powwows at NCSSM typically involve about 150 dancers and six drums. A Grand Entry of dancers dressed in traditional and modern dance regalia will begin the event. Music will be provided by host drum Red Clay, Intertribal. Head Man Dancer will be Isaiah Keith Robinson, representing the Coharie, and Head Lady Dancer will be Cheyenne Daniels, Miss Indian North Carolina, representing the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe.

Attendees will be invited to participate in a social Round Dance and a Two-Step Dance, with explanations of the significance of the music and dance offered throughout the program. American Indian arts and crafts will also be on exhibit in the lobby of the PEC throughout the event. The powwow will end with a closing song at approximately 5 p.m.

Food trucks and concessions will be open throughout the event to purchase meals and snacks.