A Community Healing Event and Fundraiser.
Powwow For Hope is a nationwide fundraiser for The American Indian Cancer Foundation that leads to a community event held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At the event, hundreds of attendees come together to honor loved ones who have faced or are currently facing cancer. Powwow For Hope creates and offers a space for healing.
The proceeds benefit AICAF’s mission to eliminate cancer burdens on Native people through improved access to prevention, early detection, treatment, and survivor support.
Honor a loved one whose life was touched by cancer with a Powwow for Hope Luminary Bag. You can create and dedicate a luminary bag to a survivor, caretaker, or in memoriam of someone who has passed away. These beautiful luminary bags are displayed during the Luminary Bag dance at Powwow for Hope.
Dance with the Pink Shawl ladies at Powwow for Hope as we honor those we have lost, honor survivors, and increase awareness about cancer burdens in Indian Country. Community champions created Pink Shawls to help educate Native women about the importance of breast health and early cancer detection while allowing community members to make their own. Pink Shawls are typically worn at community events to symbolize the many Native warriors who have survived the cancer journey.
This dance is a spiritual practice and the jingling sound from the dress is said to represent healing energy. Dancers may move in a way that evokes shaking illnesses away or bringing in positive energy.
