{"id":438729,"date":"2026-09-17T11:46:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T11:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/438729\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T11:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T11:46:18","slug":"lipan-apache-to-host-veterans-powwow-in-corpus-christi-sept-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/438729\/","title":{"rendered":"Lipan Apache to host Veterans Powwow in Corpus Christi Sept. 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The third annual Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas Veterans Powwow will be free and open to the public on Sept. 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The powwow will honor all veterans, both Native and non-Native, said Anthony Falcon, the Corpus Christi liaison for the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;After an over 20-year absence, the Veterans Powwow brought back the beat of the drum to Corpus Christi in 2024 to celebrate all Veterans who have served and celebrate Native American culture,&#8221; Falcon said in an email.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Lipan Apache tribal member and retired Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Leota, foreground, holds a flag during the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas Veterans Powwow in 2024.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"912\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/corpus-christi-caller-times\/fdf0fdacb1a41dc39426e44b79f91f7a.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lipan Apache tribal member and retired Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Leota, foreground, holds a flag during the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas Veterans Powwow in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Doors open at 10 a.m. at the Hilliard Center. The powwow will last until 10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The gathering will bring together Native people from different tribes to dance in competitions comprising &#8230; different dance styles in men and women&#8217;s categories,&#8221; Falcon wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The event will also feature an American Indian Market, a veteran support group and food vendors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The event grew between 2024 and 2025, and is expected to draw more than 5,000 people this year, Falcon said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Olivia Garrett reports on education and community news in South Texas. Contact her at olivia.garrett@caller.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: <a data-ylk=\"slk:Lipan Apache to host Veterans Powwow in Corpus Christi Sept. 19;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caller.com\/story\/entertainment\/events\/2026\/09\/17\/lipan-apache-veterans-powwow-corpus-christi-sept-19\/91779714007\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Lipan Apache to host Veterans Powwow in Corpus Christi Sept. 19<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The third annual Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas Veterans Powwow will be free and open to the public&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":438730,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[152012,155,157,156,105481,152011,33315,89929],"class_list":["post-438729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-corpus-christi","tag-american-indian-market","tag-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi-headlines","tag-corpus-christi-news","tag-falcon","tag-lipan-apache-tribe-of-texas","tag-native-american-culture","tag-powwow"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438729\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}