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Vol. CLVI, CIRCUIT
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Preparing for the Second Annual Pášx̣apa Powwow

Isabel Mathy, Campus Life Reporter May 1, 2025

May 3, Whitman will once again be home to the Pášxapa Powwow — an all-day event full of song, dance and celebration. Jeanine Gordon, Special Assistant to the President for Native American Outreach...

Whitman Hosts Symbolic Pášx̣apa Powwow

Aya Mahmoudi, News Reporter December 7, 2023

The inaugural Pášxapa Powwow took place at Whitman on Nov. 18. In collaboration with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) and Walla Walla Community College, Whitman’s...

Powwow takes place at Washington State Penitentiary

Charlotte Wilken, News Reporter October 20, 2022

It has been almost three years since inmates at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla have celebrated a traditional Indigenous powwow.  Powwows are native gatherings with singing, dancing...

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