TMU Pow Wow

TMU Pow Wow On October 17, 1998 Toronto Metropolitan University became the first Toronto university to host a Traditional Pow Wow.

Twenty years later in 2018 the Pow Wow relaunched to honour TMU's Indigenous past while looking towards our collective future.

Memorial Round Dance Thursday, Nov 6, 2025 ....all welcome ✨️
11/06/2025

Memorial Round Dance
Thursday, Nov 6, 2025 ....all welcome ✨️

COME SEE MASCOT FRANKIE B. BOLD TOMORROW! Frankie will be at the annual TMU Pwaaganigaawin/Pow wow ready to enjoy the mu...
09/11/2025

COME SEE MASCOT FRANKIE B. BOLD TOMORROW! Frankie will be at the annual TMU Pwaaganigaawin/Pow wow ready to enjoy the music, art and dancing!

🗓️Friday, September 12th, 2025
📍TMU Quad - Entrances to Kerr Hall Quad: 43 Gerrard St. E or 50 Gould St.

Admission is free and open to all!

🅿️ Public Parking at TMURefer to link for further details and map below:Public Parking - Parking Services - Toronto Metr...
09/11/2025

🅿️ Public Parking at TMU

Refer to link for further details and map below:

Public Parking - Parking Services - Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) https://share.google/QJ0RwnuQ2vkEDNVBm

COME SEE MASCOT FRANKIE B. BOLD THIS FRIDAY! Frankie will be at the annual TMU Pwaganigaawin/Pow wow ready to enjoy the ...
09/11/2025

COME SEE MASCOT FRANKIE B. BOLD THIS FRIDAY! Frankie will be at the annual TMU Pwaganigaawin/Pow wow ready to enjoy the music, art and dancing!

🗓️Friday, September 12th, 2025
📍TMU Quad - Entrances to Kerr Hall Quad: 43 Gerrard St E or 50 Gould St.

Admission is free and open to all!

09/10/2025

❤️Miigwetch • Niá:wen • thank you

For all those who joined us last night at the Pow Wow Etiquette Virtual session with this year's Arena Director, Darren McGregor. We had over 100 people in attendance! 🙌

If you missed out, join us at the in person Pow Wow Etiquette Session at 11:15am this Friday before the start of grand entry!

See you in a couple days!! 🥁

🗣 Virtual Pow Wow Etiquette Session by Darren McGregor, TMU Pow Wow Arena Director Virtual via Zoom Webinar Tuesday, Sep...
09/08/2025

🗣 Virtual Pow Wow Etiquette Session by Darren McGregor, TMU Pow Wow Arena Director

Virtual via Zoom Webinar
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Registration link below:
https://torontomu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HNdfhU_7RE2v-4K0Aq9VQQ

We will also have an in-person Pow Wow Etiquette Session this Friday, September 12, 2025 from 11:15am-11:45am before the start of the Pow Wow. No registration required. Location: Kerr Hall Quad

See you there!!

Join us on Friday, September 12 for the TMU Pwaaganigaawin / Pow Wow 2025! This year’s theme is Mnaadenmin Shkagamik-kwe...
09/05/2025

Join us on Friday, September 12 for the TMU Pwaaganigaawin / Pow Wow 2025! This year’s theme is Mnaadenmin Shkagamik-kwe | Teyethinonwerá:ton Yonkhi’nihsténha Onhwéntsya | Honouring Mother Earth 🌎

The day begins at Kerr Hall Quad at 6:30 a.m. with a sunrise ceremony (Rainout location: KHW-271, Upper Gym, 379 Victoria Street).

There will be various styles of Pow Wow dancing, beautiful sounds of drums and singing, and many Indigenous vendors and information booths on-site.

Schedule:

6:00 a.m. | Lighting of sacred fire
6:30 a.m. | Sunrise ceremony by Clayton Shirt
11 a.m. | Indigenous vendor market
11:15 a.m. | Pow Wow etiquette teachings
12 p.m. | Maamwi-biindigegaawag / Grand entry
12:15 p.m. | Welcoming Remarks
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Intertribal dancing, specials, dance categories
4:00 p.m. | Giveaway & Acknowledgements
5 p.m. | Community Feast & Closing

Aambe bizhaak! All are welcome to join in the celebration, no registration is required.

Learn more: torontomu.ca/pow-wow

We are pleased to spotlight our Master of Ceremonies for the upcoming TMU pwaaganigaawin/pow wow, John “Meegwans” Snake!...
09/04/2025

We are pleased to spotlight our Master of Ceremonies for the upcoming TMU pwaaganigaawin/pow wow, John “Meegwans” Snake! He will take the lead in narrating and breathing life into all of the facets of our honouring of Indigenous culture and Mother Earth.

🗓️Friday, September 12th, 2025
📍TMU Quad - Entrances to Kerr Hall Quad 43 Gerrard St. E or 50 Gould St.

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