MALIBU-The 16th Annual Chumash Day Powwow and Intertribal Gathering will be held at Malibu Bluffs Park on the weekend of April 12-13.

 

The event will begin on Saturday, lasting from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. and will continue on Sunday at 10 a.m. concluding at 5 p.m. The Grand Entry or Opening Ceremony will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, with Chumash-Tataviam elder, Alan Salazar, performing the invocation and prayer. Sunday’s official Opening Ceremony will be at 12 p.m.


Festival Net estimates a total attendance of 5,000 at the Powwow. There will be free admission and parking on the corner of Civic Center and Webb Way, with a free shuttle service to and from the park, as stated on the Malibu City website’s Events page.

 

The Powwow will have traditional Native American food (including “fry bread”), tribal ceremonies, arts and crafts activities for children, as well as dance performances with special guests. For more information on the event, visit the Malibu City website at http://malibucity.org/calendar.aspx.