Powwow of Light draws indigenous communities from across Connecticut

11.4.25
Hannah Liu for Yale Daily News

Vendors at the Yale Powwow of Light on November 1, 2025. Photo: Kamini Purushothaman for Yale Daily News

From indigenous Yale students to vendors and dancers from various regional tribes, the Yale Powwow of Light served as a gathering of different indigenous communities.

Erin Lamb-Meeches, a member of the Schaghticoke tribe who performed women’s northern traditional dance at the Powwow, mentioned that she appreciated how all five tribes in the Connecticut area were represented. 

"It’s really more about supporting the surrounding indigenous community here to come and share this together.”
Erin Lamb-Meeches, a member of the Schaghticoke tribe

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