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On behalf of the stɑl̓əw̓ Arts and Cultural Society, with our head office located on Kwantlen First Nation land in Fort Langley, we are delighted and honoured to host the Fourth annual stɑl̓əw̓ pow-wow to be held September 12th, 13th and 14th, 2025 at the Langley Events Centre.
stɑl̓əw̓ translates to big river in the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language, and our name is intended to reflect the eternal importance and generosity of the Fraser River to Indigenous communities living along its shores from its inland reaches to where it meets the ocean, as well as represent the many connections we have with each other and to this important and sacred place that we all share and call home. Rivers connect and enable sharing and new opportunities – and we wish for the stɑl̓əw̓ pow-wow to be an event that shares, honours and creates new opportunities to celebrate rich Indigenous traditions and build important and lasting connections.
We would like to extend our warmest greetings to all our visitors and participants to our Fourth Annual Pow-wow. The purpose of our pow-wow is to celebrate Indigenous culture, traditions, music, regalia and art. It is a time to celebrate and preserve our rich heritage and keep traditional ways alive. We welcome you to share in the experience of learning the important role tradition plays and how these traditions define Indigenous culture. We hope you enjoy the pow-wow and return home safely with lasting and renewed friendships and lots of wonderful memories!
We would like to express our gratitude to our partners, for their support of the stɑl̓əw̓ Pow-wow in order to spread awareness and excitement amongst their viewers. We also would like to thank all the businesses, sponsors, committee members and volunteers for their assistance and participation which has made this event such a success in our community.
We are extremely grateful to the Township of Langley, who is also one of our lead partners in hosting this event, for their generous support of securing this incredible venue for us. Thank you for making our dream of hosting one of the largest pow-wow events in the Lower Mainland/Metro Vancouver become a reality!
FRIDAY 9/12
5:00 pm Registration begins
6:00 pm Doors open to the public
6:45 pm Drum Roll Call
7:00 pm Grand entry / TBD Welcome
7:30 pm Contest starts for drum & all dance categories
9:30 pm Registration closed (until Saturday)
10:30 pm Closing of colours
12:00 pm Doors open to public
12:45 pm Drum roll call
1:00 pm Grand entry / Kwantlen Welcome
1:30 pm Drum contest / Intertribal
First go around for Red Dress and Orange Shirt specials must be registered
Contest Jr, Teen, Golden age categories
5:00 pm Dinner Break / Performance groups
7:00 pm Grand Entry / TBD Welcome
7:30 pm Continue with drum contest
Second go around for Red Dress and Orange Shirt specials
Contest Jr Adult & Senior Adult categories
10:30 pm Closing of Colours
11:00 am Doors Open to Public
12:00 pm stɑl̓əw̓ Pow-wow – Pageant
12:45 pm Drum Roll Call
1:00 pm Grand Entry / TBD Welcome
1:30 pm Competitions/Drum Contest
3:00 pm Crowning for stɑl̓əw̓ Pow-wow Pageant
Women’s Hat & Boot special
Men’s Hat & Boot special
4:30 pm Committee/Volunteer Honouring
5:30 pm Closing of Colours
6:00 pm Payouts to Champions
