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Many communities in Quebec are organizing powwows this summer. (Archive photo)
Photo : Radio-Canada / Alexis Desnoyers Muckle
Posted at 4:00 a.m. EDT
For another year, Quebec will be dotted with powwows, this indigenous spiritual, cultural and social celebration. This year, the powwow route will stop in the four corners of Quebec. These celebrations – around twenty this summer – are open to all, Indigenous and non-Indigenous.
What is a powwow? What is it made of? What can I do and not do during a powwow? For more details on powwows, read our 101 guide on the subject.
The traditional Kitigan Zibi powwow (1is and June 2) and the Pikogan Abitibiwinni powwow (June 7 to June 9) inaugurated the powwow season.
But this is obviously only the beginning. Around twenty other powwows are expected in numerous communities in different regions of Quebec, from the North Shore to Montérégie, including the Laurentians and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean.
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Some universities will also be holding their own powwows in the coming months. In Montreal, McGill University will hold a powwow at a date yet to be determined. Concordia University, meanwhile, will hold its Otsenhákta Student Centre Pow Wow on September 13.
Here is a calendar of powwows planned in Quebec in 2024
N. B. : Check directly with the organization before traveling, as the situation may change and restrictions may be imposed.
June
- Chisasibi: June 28 to June 30
- Wendake: June 28 to June 30
July
- Grand gathering of the First Nations of Mashteuiatsh: July 5 to July 14
- Mawiomi de Gespeg: July 6
- Kahnawà:ke (Echoes of a Proud Nation): July 13 and 14
- Lac-Simon: July 20 and 21
- Odanak: July 20 and 21
- Gespapegiag Mawiomi: July 20 and 21
- Manawan: July 26 to 28
- Pessamit: July 27 and 28
August
- Listuguj: August 3 and 4
- Uashat mak Mani-utenam: August 10 and 11
- Mistissini (Niimuuhiikan): August 16 to 18
- Opitciwan: August 17 and 18
- Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk: August 17 and 18
- Wôlinak: August 23 to 25
- Kanehsatà:ke: August 31 and 1is september
- Wemotaci: August 31 and 1is september
September
- Akwesasne: September 7 and 8
- Concordia University (Montreal): September 13
To be determined
- McGill University (Montreal): To be determined
- Timiskaming: To be determined
The powwow season has also begun in other provinces of the country. In Northern Ontario, it began on Friday, with National Indigenous Peoples Day.
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