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MATC 13TH
ANNUAL POW WOW
CELEBRATES NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE
The annual Madison Area Technical College (MATC) Powwow
will be held this year on Saturday, April 3. Celebrating its 13th anniversary,
the MATC Powwow draws approximately 2,500 people to the college’s
Truax location each year and features nationally known drum groups, dancers
and other featured participants. Sponsored by the MATC Native American
Student Association (NASA), the public is invited to the event.
Held in the Redsten Gymnasium at Truax, 3550 Anderson St.,
doors open at 10 a.m. with Grand Entries at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. At 5 p.m.
participants will break for a meal and the event concludes at 10 p.m.
Admission is $6 per person; children under the age of five will be admitted
free. The $6 contribution includes all activities and the meal at 5 p.m.
MATC’s Native American Student Association strives
to bring a sense of community to the college. The members promote a positive
image of Native people through education and shared experiences with the
non-native population. The association also is a support system, academically
as well as culturally, for all Native American students attending MATC.
MATC is one of the largest of the Wisconsin Technical College
System’s 16 colleges and serves approximately 50,000 individuals
annually. It provides a comprehensive curriculum of technical, liberal
arts and science, adult basic education and life enrichment studies and
activities, as well as customized employee training. MATC provides training
in more than 100 career programs. It awards associate degrees, vocational
diplomas and certificates, and offers non-degree courses. The college
serves all or parts of 12 counties located in south-central Wisconsin
and offers instruction through five campuses and various other locations
throughout the district.
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March 22, 2004
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