2025 Two Spirit Powwow

Phoenix Indian Center 3rd Annual Two Spirit Powwow 

JOIN US: We are excited for the return of the Arizona Two Spirit Powwow! We will host the free, one-day event at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix. We are inviting everyone to join us in celebration for our Two Spirit, Indigiqueer, and LGBTQ+ community! All dancers and drum groups are welcome.

To become a sponsor of this event, click here

To join our vendor waitlist: Email Melinda Yazzie at myazzie@phxindcenter.org

Event Schedule:

• 10:00 AM: Vendor & Food Market Opens. Dancer/Drum Registration
• 11:30 AM: Blessing, Welcome & Land Acknowledgement
• 12:00 PM: Grand Entry & Color Guard
• 12:30 PM: Dance contests – Tiny Tots, Juniors, Teens, Adults & Two Spirit Special
• 5:30 PM: Awards & Acknowledgements
• 6:00 PM: Closing Blessing

Event Information

• Date: Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
• Time: 10 AM – 6 PM
• Location: South Mountain Community College
• Address: 7050 S. 24th St, Phoenix, AZ 85042

Admission: Free and open to the community

Parking: Free and available on campus

Questions: Call 602-264-6768 or email info@phxindcenter.org

For questions, contact 602-264-6768 or email info@PhxIndCenter.org

We want to thank our Powwow Committee and Head Staff for all of the hard work they have put in this year to help organize and raise funds for this year’s event. This year’s Head Staff includes:

• Co-Chair: Navi Ho
• Founder: Sheila Lopez
• Arena Director: Buffalo Barbie
• Head Elder Dancer: Trudie Jackson
• Head Dancer: River Webb
• Head Dancer: Mylyle Ethelbah
• Co-Emcee: Ryan Miguel
• Co-Emcee: Landa Lakes

If you are interested in volunteering at this year’s event, please click here

For volunteer questions, call email Germaine Nocki: gnocki@phxindcenter.org or call 602-264-6768.  

We are humbled and grateful to all the organizations helping us this year through generous donations and sponsorships!

We want to thank the Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous People for serving as our Premier Orange Sponsor for our 2025 Two Spirit Powwow!  

We also want to acknowledge our Yellow Sponsor Prisma Community Care and Green Sponsors PFLAG, Uniting Resilience and the Two Spirit & Native LGBTQ+ Center for Equity for helping fund the 2025 Two Spirit Powwow. Our Blue Sponsor is Charlie’s Phoenix. 

We also want to thank South Mountain Community College and the SMCC American Indian Student Center for providing use of their campus and gym to host our event.

Together, our community is building strong partnerships to strengthen our Two Spirit and LGBTQIA + Community. We also want to thank the following organizations and individuals for donations:

• Museum of Indigenous People
• Sheila Lopez
• Alison Black

For information about sponsorship opportunities, click here.

For questions, contact Grant Development Officer Katie Morales. Email: kmorales@phxindcenter.org or call 602-264-6768.