Getting ready for pow wow season is like getting ready for summer. The season ushers in the desire to travel closer to the ones we love.

But, it’s also about enjoying each other’s company, and partaking in the summer activities! At the Mitaanjigamiing First Nation pow wow, which starts Friday, the event calls for attendees to race canoes, a festive way to beckon summer. And laying out on the beach is rather luxurious, but it can also be an activity, especially if it involves catching rays and Traditional dancing. Well, the 19th Intertribal San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians Pow Wow is in Oceanside, Calif., and that location just screams “beach-dancing.”

As we celebrate the last weekend of spring, take a look at the pow wows going on this weekend, as an ode to summer.

For a complete list of upcoming events, go to IndianCountryTodayMedia Network.com/pow-wow-list.

27th Annual Powwow Mitaanjigamiing First Nation

When & Where: June 12-14; Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada

For more information, call (807) 274-2188.

30th Annual Occaneechi Band of Saponi Nation "Good Medicine" Pow Wow

When & Where: June 13-14; Burlington, North Carolina  

For more information, visit OBSN.org.

2015 Intertribal Children’s Pow-Wow

When & Where: June 13; Miami, Oklahoma

For more information, visit Shawnee-Tribe.com.