Indigenous·Video

Virtual powwow connects dancers, drummers and vendors amid pandemic

What does a virtual powwow look like? Find out in this original video from CBC Indigenous.

Artists from across North America come together via social media

A social media movement, started in the United States, is connecting powwow dancers, drummers, vendors and visitors from across North America, while respecting physical distancing practices amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

What does a virtual powwow look like? Find out in this original video from CBC Indigenous.

Virtual powwow connects dancers, drummers and vendors

5 years ago
Duration 2:18
A social media movement, started in the United States, is connecting powwow dancers, drummers, vendors and visitors from across North America, while respecting physical distancing practices amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Nic Meloney

Former Videojournalist, CBC Indigenous

Nic Meloney is a mixed heritage Wolastoqi videojournalist raised on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia/Mi'kma'ki. Email him at nic.meloney@cbc.ca or follow him on Twitter @nicmeloney.