Native cultures will be celebrated at Colorado State University at the start of Native American Heritage Month with the 34th annual CSU Pow-Wow in the Lory Student Center Grand Ballroom on Oct. 30.

• Doors open at 10 a.m., and the Gourd Dance begins at 10:30 a.m.
• The Pow-Wow begins with the Grand Entry at 1 p.m. and continues throughout the day.
• The Pow-Wow Feed begins at 5 p.m., followed by another Grand Entry at 7 p.m.
• The festivities wrap up at 10 p.m.

Community members and students alike are welcome and encouraged to attend this free event, which will feature Pow-Wow dancers, drum groups, food, vendors, social events and more.

Other events that will mark Native American Heritage Month on campus:

Nov. 1 – Laramie Foothills Conservation Herd: Revisitng the Bison Release One Year Later, Avogadro’s Number, 605 S. Mason, 5-6:30 p.m.

Nov. 1 and 2 – Featured Native American dishes at the Aspen Grille, Lory Student Center. For reservations, call 491-7006.

Nov. 7 – Open House at NACC in Lory Student Center 327, hosted by the North Star Peer Mentors, 5-6:30 pm.

Nov. 10 – #HandsOffMyHeritage Artists Reception, Duhesa Art Gallery, upper level of Lory Student Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Nov. 10 – Keynote speaker Dr. Adrienne Keene, creator and author of the blog Native Appropriation, Lory Student Center Ballroom D, 7 p.m.

For a complete schedule of events, including movies, dining hall lunch specials and the annual Harvest Dinner, go to the NACC website.

New this year, to celebrate Native American Heritage Month, a special billed cap featuring artwork design by NACC students is on sale at the CSU Bookstore in the Lory Student Center while supplies last.

For each hat sold, $10 will be donated to NACC to support student programs.