Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Annual Powwow Listing

Sault Tribe 2025 powwow schedule

Manistique's Niiwin Noodin Powwow June 7
June 7—3rd Annual Niiwin Noodin Powwow, Saturday, June 7 Behind Manistique Tribal Community Center, 5698W US Highway 2, Manistique MI 49854. Next to The Kewadin Casino. Elder Parking. Limited Handicap Parking. Transit by golf cart available. Public Welcome to Attend! Friday, June 6, Teaching & Talking Circle, 6 p.m. Saturday, June 7 Vendors Open, 10 a.m. Grand Entry, 1 p.m. Community Feast, 6 p.m. (Elders, drummers, dancers eat before the general public.) Vendors call 906‑450‑0213. General Powwow Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 906‑450‑4309.

Honoring the Waters Powwow Postponed
June 14—The June 14 Newberry Honoring the Waters Powwow is postponed due to construction.

43rd Annual Baaweting Homecoming Powwow July 4‑6
July 4‑6—Baaweting Homecoming Powwow July 4‑6, 2025, at the tribe’s powwow grounds off of Shunk Road on Ice Circle in Sault Ste. Marie. Schedule: Sunrise Ceremony daily. Sunrise Ceremony and Spiritual Gathering, Thursday, July 3. Friday, July, 4 Grand Entry 7 p.m., Saturday, July 5, Grand Entries at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, July 6, Grand Entry at 12 p.m. Kewadin Casino Sault Ste. Marie Hotel information: call 800‑539‑2346. For vendor applications: call 906‑635‑6510 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If you have any questions, please call Sault Tribe Language and Culture Division at 906‑635‑6510. 

28th Annual Sugar Island Powwow July 18‑20
July 18‑20—The 28th Annual Sugar Island Powwow is Saturday and Sunday, July 19‑20, at the Sugar Island Powwow grounds, 3 Mile Road, Sugar Island, Mich. Follow the signs from the ferry. July 18 Sunrise Ceremony and 12 p.m. Spiritual Gathering. July 19 - 1 p.m. Grand Entry, 5 p.m. Feast and 7 p.m. Grand Entry. July 20 - 1 p.m. Grand Entry. No vendor fees: First come, first served. Rustic camping available. For more information, follow “Sugar Island Powwow” on Facebook or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Munising and Youth Empowerment Powwow Aug. 9
Aug. 9—Kitchi Miniss Jiingtamok in Partnership with YEA’s 2025 Annual Youth Empowerment Powwow at Bay Furnace Campground, E7900 W. M-28, Munising, Mich. Saturday, Aug. 9. Grand Entry at 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. Feast at 4 p.m. Vendors! Contact Amanda at 906‑450‑1439 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Everyone is Welcome! No Alcohol, Politics or Dogs.

31st Annual Gathering of the Eagles Hessel Powwow
Aug. 15‑17—The 31st Annual Gathering of the Eagles Hessel Powwow Aug. 15‑17 at the Hessel powwow grounds, next to Kewadin Hessel Casino. Spiritual Gathering and potluck Friday, Aug. 15 at 2 p.m. Potluck at 5 p.m. Grand Entry: Saturday, Aug. 16, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Feast meal; Sunday, Aug. 17 Open Powwow 12 p.m.-3 p.m. All drums and dancers welcome. Public welcome. No drugs, alcohol, dogs or politics. Vendors welcome (free to elders) $25 fee to be donated to cancer research. For more information call Kim Lee at 906‑379‑8965. For vendor information call Constance Berube at 906‑203‑5321

Rendezvous at the Straits Powwow Aug. 22‑24
Aug. 22‑24—Rendezvous at the Straits Powwow and Indigenous Art Show is Aug. 22‑24 at the Little Bear East and Museum of Ojibwa Culture, Marquette St. and Ojibwa Trail, St. Ignace. The Rendezvous is open to the public. Admission by donation. Blessing of the Grounds Friday, Aug. 22, 1 p.m. Grand Entry Saturday, Aug. 24 and Sunday, Aug. 24, 12 p.m. This traditional Native American powwow features traditional dancing, Native flute music, drumming and hoop dancing. Enjoy vendor demonstrations, authentic, handmade arts and crafts and traditional Native American food. This family event is alcohol- and drug-free. It is sponsored by the St. Ignace Events Committee, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, and Kewadin Casinos. In addition to the powwow, there is also an Indigenous art show, featuring unique and culturally significant pieces from local Indigenous artists and artists from abroad. For more information, contact Ron Daniels at 906‑430‑7735, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or the St. Ignace Events Committee at 906‑643‑6950.