It came and went. Dancers and singers from over 11 different states including the Canadian province of Saskatchewan traveled to Lawrence, Kansas to compete for a one day, week day powwow competition. In fact, we actually doubled our total number of participants, with over 65 registered contestants, we have displayed growth through two years of the Young Professionals Powwow+ Trade Show and Convention. All contestants were between the ages of 18 to 35 and the powwow was managed by an entire head staff under the age of 26.

We are very fortunate for the ability to host another successful event and could not have done this without our great partners and sponsors. Their support has enhanced the ability to implement our programming in this community. Without them, I would not be writing this today. Lawrence has shown its willingness to engage in new cultural tourism and recreational traveling opportunities. We are ready for the next step. As we have shown that powwows are a driving economic and social factor in this community, we must look at developing consistent revenue streams that can bolster our community development efforts.