Last Chance Community Pow Wow

05/30/2026

Save the Dates — 27th Annual Last Chance Community Pow Wow
September 25–27, 2026

Lewis & Clark County Fairgrounds • Exhibit Hall • Helena, Montana

Mark your calendars, relatives. Our circle gathers once again this fall as we celebrate 27 years of song, dance, healing, and community strength here in the heart of Montana.

Each year we come together to lift one another up, to remember where we come from, and to make a place for the generations rising behind us. We can’t wait to welcome you back to the circle.

More details coming soon — but for now, hold these dates and help spread the word.

All are welcome. All are invited. All are part of the circle.

05/29/2026

It’s that time! Come on out Saturday- bring an umbrella - we are raising this to the sky - rain or shine! 🥰🙌✊

05/06/2026

Gather in Prayer
Together we lift our voices for our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives.

We remember, we honor, we stand in solidarity.
You Are Not Forgotten. No More Stolen Sisters.

Saturday, May 9 • 5:30 PM • St. Peter’s Episcopal Cathedral, Helena MT
Hosted by the Togendowagan Spirit Society and St. Peter’s Episcopal Cathedral

Community Meal & Potluck to follow; all are welcome.
Bring a dish, a story, and a spirit of kinship.

For more information call 406‑442‑5175

05/03/2026

2026 Greater Helena Gives — Support the Last Chance Community Pow Wow. May 6-7, 2026, 8pm-8pm.

Your gift strengthens one of Helena’s most important cultural gatherings. The Last Chance Community Pow Wow is more than a three‑day event; it is year‑round cultural education, youth leadership, and community healing. Donations help us bring singers and dancers into schools and care facilities, support scholarships for Native students, and keep our intertribal Pow Wow free and welcoming for all.

When you give, you help preserve living traditions, uplift Native families, and build a stronger, more connected Helena.

Please donate today and keep the drum strong for future generations.

https://www.greaterhelenagives.org/organizations/last-chance-community-pow-wow

05/02/2026

An Elder dancing with our youth — the circle unbroken, the teachings moving in real time from one generation to the next.

This is how the good stuff is passed on:
not in speeches, not in theory, but in moments like this…
feet on the earth, songs in the air, young ones learning by watching, by doing, by being welcomed into the circle.

What a blessing to witness. What a blessing to share.

05/02/2026

We’re Sold Out — What a Beautiful Day!

What an incredible morning at Montana Wild. The sun showed up, the birds showed up, and you showed up — visiting, laughing, dancing, and sharing this good day with us.

We are officially sold out, and our hearts are full.

Our Magpie Singers and Dancers brought that strong, steady heartbeat, and the community gathered around it with so much joy. It was a gift to sing for you, dance for you, and spend time together on this land during World Migratory Bird Day.

We are truly lucky to be part of such a generous, supportive community. Thank you for lifting us up today and for helping support the Last Chance Community Pow Wow.

Full bellies, full hearts, full gratitude.
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Frybread and Pow Wow Taco Fundraiser going on now (5/2/26) at Montana Wild in conjunction with World Migratory Bird Day. We will be here until 1:30pm or until we sell out. We have our Magpie Singers and Dancers celebrating with us today.

04/16/2026

Mark your calendars!
Our relatives in Butte invite everyone to the Southwest Native Community Pow Wow — September 11th & 12th, 2026 at the Butte Civic Center, 1340 Harrison Avenue, Butte, Montana.

Join us for two days of dancing, drumming, and community under the theme “Walk in Beauty.”
🎶 Host Drum: Bad Agency
🎤 MC: Jack Barton
🏃‍♀️ 1K & 5K Run/Walk for Su***de & Mental Health
🍳 Pancake Breakfast, Dance Contests, Raffles, Silent Auction, and Vendors — Free and open to all!

A drug and alcohol‑free event celebrating Native strength, beauty, and connection.

01/19/2026

50th Annual MSU American Indian Council Pow Wow
March 27th & 28th, 2026
Bozeman, MT

01/13/2026

What happened at Missouri Headwaters is more than vandalism, it’s an assault on history and culture. An ancient pictograph that survived centuries of wind, rain, and time was damaged. This wasn’t just paint on rock; it was a sacred story left by the Native peoples, our ancestors, who lived here long before Montana had a name. We owe it to our future generations to protect what little of this heritage remains and to treat these places with the reverence they deserve.

Someone has vandalized an ancient pictograph at Missouri Headwaters State Park, painting over Native American rock art that has existed for hundreds or thousands of years. Full story in the comments.

01/09/2026

Ready to spark your curiosity? Fireside Chats are back!

Join Indian Education Specialist Mike Jetty for an evening exploring Indigenous history and star stories of the Helena Valley. We’ll see you January 20 at 6 p.m. at the Montana Heritage Center.