Heart of Our Youth community Pow Wow to become annual event
Roused by the success of the recent biennial event, the organizers of the Heart of Our Youth Community Pow Wow have announced the gathering will now happen every year.
Liz Settee, head of the pow wow committee, said the strong community response was a big driver behind the decision. There was also a desire to keep the momentum going following a highly successful inaugural event.
“Everybody throughout the day was [saying] ‘You have to do this every year,’” Settee said. “We decided by the end of the day, let’s start looking for next year to see what we can do and how we can get it done.”
She said schools were sent surveys asking to how organizers could improve the event, and every respondent said they would return for annual festivities. Part of the reason the Heart of Our Youth Community Pow Wow was so successful was the size and diversity of the crowds, Settee said, who braved rain and wind to attend.