Bishop Museum Welcomes Honolulu Intertribal Powwow to its Great Lawn

# Bishop Museum Welcomes Honolulu Intertribal Powwow to its Great Lawn

Annual event celebrates Native American heritages, passes on Indigenous traditions, builds communities, and shares Native American cultural diversity.

Each year, the Honolulu Intertribal Powwow brings together hundreds of people to celebrate Native American heritages, pass on Indigenous traditions, build communities, and learn about Native American cultural diversity. This year, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, in partnership with the Oahu Intertribal Council, presents the 46th Annual Honolulu Intertribal Powwow 2022 on its Great Lawn, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10-11, 2022, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

"A Native American powwow is a social gathering of friends, relatives, and the community to celebrate cultural traditions through music, songs, dancing, and food," said Mealiʻi Mae Prieto, Treasurer and Former President of the Oahu Intertribal Council. "It's been described as a homecoming, a reunion of family, a spiritual healing, expression of life, enriching, and good medicine. The sounds of the drum are described as the heartbeat of mother earth and our connection to honor our ancestors."

"Bishop Museum has long been a place where people from all over the world can come to share and celebrate different cultures and perspectives, especially the diversity of Indigenous voices," said Brandon Bunag, Ed. D., Bishop Museum vice president of public programs and interim director of education. "We are appreciative of our partnership with the Oahu Intertribal Council in bringing the Honolulu Intertribal Powwow to our historic campus, in the ahupuaʻa of Kapālama and in the ʻili ʻāina of Kaiwiʻula."

The Intertribal Powwow expects to bring hundreds of participants from across the country to Bishop Museum. Featured representatives include:

• Head Man Dancer: Darren Henson, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
• Head Woman Dancer: Virginia Timentwa, Colville Confederated Tribes of Washington
• Master of Ceremonies: Dan Nanamkin, Nez Perce and Colville Confederated Tribes
• Arena Director: Randy Medicine Bear, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
• Host Drum: Wildhorse Singers, Los Angeles, California
• Guest Drums: Phoenix Boyz, Los Angeles, California

Discounted admission to the 46th Annual Intertribal Powwow 2022 at Bishop Museum is $5 each day, for kamaʻāina and military with ID. Admission includes access to the Museum's exhibitions and galleries for the day. Guests may reserve their tickets at BishopMuseum.org/Tickets.

Photos and Credits:

• Photo 1: Michael Roberts, a Fancy Bustle Dancer from the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribe. Mr. Roberts is from Ada, Oklahoma. Photo credit: Ikaika Anderson.
• Photo 2: Shyama Priya (Native Cree/Icelandic Celtic from her mother's side and Bihar Indian from India from her father's side) is dancing the Fancy Shawl dance; she is from Vancouver BC, Canada. Photo credit: Ikaika Anderson.
• Father and son, Brad Bearsheart (photo 3) and Nathaniel Bearsheart (photo 4), are both grass dancers and members of the Oahu Intertribal Council -- Team Bearsheart are Hunkpapa Lakota and Santee Dakota from Standing Rock, North Dakota.

Bishop Museum Admission, Parking, and Hours

Timed General Admissions can be booked for arrivals between 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., or for arrivals between 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Once a timed admission is booked, guests may arrive at any time during their check-in window. All admissions, once checked in, are welcome to stay until 5 p.m.

Timed General Admissions can be booked on the hour from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at BishopMuseum.org/Tickets. Tickets for Bishop Museum After Hours events can be purchased via this same webpage.

The safety and health of our visitors and employees remain our highest priorities. Face masks are optional but strongly encouraged. Learn more on our Health & Safety page.

General Admission

| | Weekdays | Weekends | |------------------------|----------|----------| | Adults: | $26.95 | $28.95 | | Seniors (65+): | $23.95 | $25.95 | | Youth (4-7): | $18.95 | $20.95 | | Children (3 and under):| Free | Free |

Hawaiʻi Residents, Hawaiʻi College Students, and Military with ID

| Adults: | $14.95 | | Seniors (65+): | $12.95 | | Youth (4-17): | $10.95 | | Children (3 and under):| Free |

Children age 16 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Bishop Museum Annual Membership levels include free general admission and parking for 12 months. Learn more at BishopMuseum.org/Membership.

J. Watumull Planetarium tickets can be purchased at the Box Office after admission to the Museum; shows are free for Bishop Museum Members, but must be obtained at the Box Office in person on a first-come, first-served basis.

Parking Rates

Daytime Rate: 6 a.m.–5 p.m. $5.00 Evening Rate: 5 p.m.–10 p.m. $3.00

Hours

Open every day from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Closed on Thanksgiving and on Christmas Day.

Bishop Museum Café by Highway Inn offers a limited menu of bowls, sandwiches, and snacks from 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m. daily. Bishop Museum Members receive a 10% discount with their membership card.