Homecoming of the Three Fires Pow Wow

For more than 40 years, the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians has hosted this annual celebration featuring two days of traditional Native American music, dancing, art and food. It brings together the Ottawa, Potawatomi and Ojibwa tribes – the people of the Three Fires – who centuries ago established villages in and around what is now Grand Rapids.

The Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians is a native sovereign nation with agreements with the federal government dating back to 1795. The Grand River Bands originally included 19 bands of Ottawa people who lived along the Grand River and other waterways in southwest Michigan. Most of the Grand River Bands’ current membership resides in Kent, Muskegon, and Oceana counties.