Pow-Wow Management Platform

POW-WOW INTRANET
Organizing Platform for
Saskatchewan First Nations

One platform to plan, coordinate, and run every aspect of your pow-wow — from Grand Entry to closing ceremonies, honouring tradition while managing modern logistics.

56+
Modules
14
Workstreams
7
Role Levels
100%
Audit Tracked
Core Modules
Everything Your Pow-Wow Needs. Built with Respect.

Purpose-built modules for every pow-wow workstream — from dancer registration to drum group scheduling, all connected through a universal task system.

Dashboard

Daily overview with alerts, upcoming events, due items, quick actions, and real-time stats across all workstreams.

Tasks

Universal task system with status workflow, priorities, owners, due dates, and workstream tagging across the whole organizing committee.

Request Intake

Single front door for dancer registration, drum group applications, vendor permits, volunteer signups, and sponsorship inquiries.

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Drum Groups

Registration, scheduling, and coordination of host drums and visiting groups. Stipend tracking, seating assignments, and song rotation.

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Dancer Registration

Online and on-site registration by dance category and age division. Assign competition numbers, track regalia details, and manage specials entries.

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Grand Entry & Schedule

Full pow-wow schedule builder with Grand Entry, inter-tribals, competition rounds, specials, giveaways, and feast times.

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Cultural Protocols

Elder coordination, pipe ceremonies, honour songs, blanket dances, and memorial requests. Respectful protocol tracking and scheduling.

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Competition & Judging

Categories, divisions, point sheets, judge assignments, and automated tabulation. Real-time scoring with tie-break and disqualification rules.

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Prize Money & Payouts

Prize pools by category, placement payouts, drum stipends, and special prize tracking. Export payout sheets for treasurer.

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Vendor Management

Craft and food vendor intake, booth assignment, fee collection, health permits, and communications log for the vendor area.

Volunteers

Intake, role assignment, shift scheduling, check-in/out. Roles include arena, gate, kitchen, cleanup, security, and parking.

Sponsorship

Pipeline board from prospect to confirmed. Track deliverables, in-kind donations, logo placements, and sponsorship agreements.

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Finance & Budget

Budget buckets by workstream, spend request approvals, vendor fee receipts, grant funding tracking, and financial reporting.

Operations & Safety

Incident log, first aid tracking, security coordination, asset inventory (PA system, tents, barriers), and template-based daily checklists with shift close-out.

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Push-to-Talk Radio

Walkie-talkie style audio channels for arena crew, security, gate, and operations. Floating widget works across all pages.

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Real-Time Chat

Team chat with channels for each committee, direct messages, image sharing, and push notifications for offline members.

Meetings & Committees

Meeting log with decisions register, video conferencing, and live Q&A. Track pow-wow committee and band council coordination.

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Travel & Accommodations

Manage travel arrangements for visiting drum groups, dancers, and Elders. Billeting coordination, meal planning, and transport scheduling.

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Marketing & Outreach

Content calendar, poster distribution, social media scheduling, radio station contacts, and community outreach tracking.

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Documents & Media

Central repository for pow-wow protocols, committee bylaws, grant applications, photos, and historical records.

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Photo Gallery

Upload and moderate event photos. Public gallery for dancers, families, and community. Respectful moderation for cultural sensitivity.

Interactive Site Map

Editable grounds layout with arena, drum arbour, vendor circle, camping, parking, and facilities. Shareable public link for attendees.

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Arena Director Tools

Real-time MC/Arena Director dashboard showing current dance category, next up, drum rotation, and competition status at a glance.

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Push Notifications

Web Push alerts for schedule changes, Grand Entry calls, poke alerts, and urgent announcements. Works with screen off on mobile.

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Two-Factor Auth

Optional TOTP two-factor authentication with Google Authenticator. QR code setup and recovery codes for account security.

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Progressive Web App

Install to your home screen on any device. Works offline for schedule viewing, push notifications, and standalone display mode.

Gate & Attendance

Track gate counts, donation collections, and admission. Real-time attendance dashboard with staff attribution at each entry point.

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Protocols & SOPs

Step-by-step runbooks for arena setup, Grand Entry, feast preparation, and emergency procedures. Interactive checklists with progress tracking.

Daily Checklists

Template-based opening, mid-day, and closing checklists. Generate from templates, check off items in real time, and close out with owner sign-off.

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Feast & Kitchen

Meal planning, food supply tracking, kitchen volunteer scheduling, and dietary accommodation management for community feasts.

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Grant Management

Track grant applications, deadlines, reporting requirements, and fund allocation. Link grants to budget line items and deliverables.

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Live Streaming

Public-facing TV widget with embedded video, real-time crowd emotes, viewer chat, and hand-raise requests for audience participation during livestreamed events.

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TV Queue Manager

Station-style content queue for live TV. Programs and commercials loop when not live. Auto-pauses for broadcasts, resumes after.

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Volunteer Shift Scheduling

Visual calendar with timeline grid, bulk shift templates, QR kiosk check-in, and email/push notifications for shift assignments.

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WebRTC Browser Calling

Make and receive real phone calls directly from the browser via SIP.js and Asterisk PBX. Internal extensions and floating call manager UI.

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Mail & Email Management

Integrated email client with multiple mail accounts, folder management, compose/reply/forward, and routing rules for automated message handling.

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Volunteer Training

Per-role training checklists that volunteers complete before shifts. Track completion status and ensure cultural protocol briefings are done.

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Committees

Organize board members and staff into committees with mandates, membership tracking, and linked meeting records for band council coordination.

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Content Templates

Reusable content templates for outreach and social media. Define structure once, generate consistent branded content across channels.

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Volunteer QR Kiosk

Self-service tablet kiosk for volunteer check-in and check-out via QR badge scanning. Deployed at arena entry and gate positions.

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News Feed & Scraper

Automated RSS scraper pulls pow-wow news from curated feeds. Dashboard widget shows latest articles with source attribution and publish dates.

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Social Login

Sign in with Google or Facebook via OAuth. Avatar sync and automatic account linking for committee members and organizers.

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Corporate Document Vault

Categorized library for insurance, band council agreements, organizational docs, and health & safety records with inline PDF preview.

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Radio Transcription

Push-to-talk transmissions automatically transcribed with audio recording. Searchable transcript log with duration, channel, and speaker attribution.

Draggable Floating Widgets

Chat, Site Map, and Radio buttons can be dragged to any screen position. Positions persist across page loads via localStorage.

Online Presence & Pokes

Real-time heartbeat tracking and instant poke alerts with optional messages. See who's online and send quick nudges to crew members.

Health Inspections

SHA health inspection workflows with PDF overlay on official government forms. Organizer and vendor applications tracked from submission to approval.

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Selfie Wall

Public selfie upload page for event attendees with email verification. Admin moderation workflow with approve, reject, and delete. Public gallery wall.

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Queue & Background Jobs

Database-backed job queue with Supervisor worker. Chat push notifications and email sending dispatched asynchronously so the platform stays fast.

EnergyBits & Subscriptions

Viewer engagement credits for live streaming with subscription tiers. Stripe-powered recurring billing with magic-link email auth.

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Intercom & TTS

Voice announcements through the live TV widget. AI-generated speech blended with intro jingle, delivered in real time across the event.

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Soundboard

20 real CC0 sound effects — airhorns, applause, drum rolls, and more — broadcast instantly through the TV widget from the emote controller.

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Calendar Invites

Meetings auto-send .ics calendar invites to all team members. Syncs with Google Calendar, Outlook, and Apple Calendar.

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Director Resolutions

Formal governance resolutions with draft-sign-ratify workflow, auto-numbering, board member signatures, and PDF export.

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Meeting Recordings

Record Jitsi meetings via Jibri. Start/stop from the meeting page, browse and download recordings from the admin panel.

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Merch Store

Event merchandise catalog with variants, Stripe payments, order fulfillment tracking, and on-site pickup coordination.

Key Features
Built for the Circle, Not the Cubicle

Every feature designed for the reality of running a pow-wow — mobile-ready, culturally respectful, and field-tested.

Dancer Registration & Competition

Complete dancer management from registration to prize payouts. Handle walk-ins and pre-registration, assign competition numbers, and run automated tabulation with full judge scoring.

  • Dance categories: Traditional, Jingle, Fancy, Grass, Chicken, and more
  • Age divisions: Tiny Tots through Golden Age
  • Point-sheet judging with automatic placement calculation
  • Tie-break rules and disqualification tracking
  • Prize payout sheets generated per category

Drum Group Coordination

Manage host drums, visiting groups, and invited drums. Schedule song rotations, assign seating in the arbour, track stipends, and coordinate travel for out-of-province groups.

  • Host drum and visiting drum designations
  • Song rotation scheduling for competition rounds
  • Stipend and honorarium tracking with payout status
  • Drum arbour seating assignments on site map
  • Travel and billeting coordination for visiting drums

Grand Entry & Schedule Builder

Build your complete pow-wow schedule from Friday setup through Sunday teardown. Manage Grand Entry lineups, inter-tribals, competition rounds, specials, giveaways, and feast times.

  • Multi-day schedule with session blocks (afternoon/evening)
  • Grand Entry lineup management with flag and Eagle Staff carriers
  • Competition round scheduling with category rotation
  • Special events: honour songs, blanket dances, giveaways, memorials
  • Real-time Arena Director view for MC announcements

Cultural Protocol Management

Respectfully coordinate Elder participation, pipe ceremonies, honour songs, and traditional protocols. Track requests for memorial songs, blanket dances, and giveaways from families.

  • Elder coordination with tobacco offering tracking
  • Ceremony scheduling integrated into pow-wow timeline
  • Family requests for honour songs and memorials
  • Blanket dance and giveaway coordination
  • Protocol notes visible only to authorized committee members

Push-to-Talk Radio

Walkie-talkie style audio channels for arena crew, security, gate staff, and operations. A floating widget stays active as you navigate — no app switching needed.

  • Channels: Arena, Security, Gate, Kitchen, Operations, All Hands
  • Hold-to-talk button or spacebar PTT with mic click sounds
  • Real-time member list with online presence indicators
  • Works on any smartphone browser — no app install required

Feast & Kitchen Management

Plan and execute community feasts that feed hundreds. Track food supplies, coordinate kitchen volunteers, manage dietary needs, and ensure everything is ready when the MC calls for feast.

  • Meal planning with headcount estimates per session
  • Food supply inventory and donation tracking
  • Kitchen volunteer shift scheduling
  • Dietary accommodations (diabetic-friendly, allergies)

Operations & Safety

Keep the grounds safe and running smoothly. Log incidents, coordinate security and first aid, manage the PA system and equipment, and run daily setup/teardown checklists.

  • Incident logging with severity, location, and resolution
  • First aid station tracking and medical response log
  • Asset inventory: PA system, tents, chairs, generators
  • Daily checklists for setup, mid-event, and teardown

Grant & Fund Tracking

Many pow-wows rely on grant funding from band councils, provincial programs, and federal sources. Track every application, deadline, reporting requirement, and fund allocation in one place.

  • Grant application pipeline with status tracking
  • Deadline reminders and reporting schedule
  • Fund allocation linked to budget line items
  • Audit-ready financial documentation

Interactive Grounds Map

A full-page site map of the pow-wow grounds. Position the arena, drum arbour, vendor circle, camping area, parking, and facilities — then share a public link for attendees.

  • Drag-and-drop zone positioning with resize handles
  • Click any zone for vendor, volunteer, and schedule details
  • Vendor booth assignments visible on the map
  • Shareable public URL for community and visitors

Daily Checklists

Template-based daily checklists for opening, mid-day, and closing shifts. Admins define reusable templates with standard items. Leads generate today's checklists, crew checks items off, and the shift lead closes out when done.

  • Admin-managed templates with ordered items per shift type
  • Generate checklists per location per day — duplicates prevented
  • Real-time item toggle with who-completed-what attribution
  • Progress bars and owner close-out with full audit trail

Real-Time Team Chat

Channels for each committee, direct messages between organizers, and push notifications. Share images, files, and quick updates without leaving the platform.

  • Channels: Arena, Vendors, Kitchen, Security, General
  • Image, file, and voice message attachments
  • Push notifications for offline committee members
  • Floating widget on every page + fullscreen desktop view

Complete Audit Trail

Every action across every module is logged. Full transparency for the pow-wow committee, band council, and grant reporting accountability.

  • Who did what, when, to which record
  • Filterable by type, user, and date range
  • Role-based access controls (7 levels)
  • Grant-ready financial audit documentation

Vendor Self-Service Portal

Each approved vendor gets a unique portal link — no login required. They can check their booth assignment, upload required permits, and view the grounds map.

  • Token-based access — one unique URL per vendor
  • Document uploads for health permits and insurance
  • View booth assignment on interactive site map
  • Mobile-friendly for on-site vendor check-in

Live Streaming & Crowd Engagement

Stream pow-wow events to a worldwide audience with an interactive TV widget. Viewers watch live video, send animated emotes, chat in real time, and engage with the event — connecting diaspora communities to the circle no matter where they are.

  • Embedded live video player with viewer-only mode
  • Animated emote reactions with crowd energy credit system
  • Real-time chat with display name prompt and rate limiting
  • Hand raise to request joining the live stream
  • Host broadcast controls for managing crowd engagement

TV Queue Manager

Run your live TV like a real station. Queue up programs and commercials that loop continuously when not broadcasting live. Server-controlled sync ensures every viewer sees the same content at the same time.

  • YouTube, Vimeo, uploaded MP4/WebM, and direct URL sources
  • Drag-and-drop queue ordering with SortableJS
  • Auto-pause when live broadcast starts, auto-resume after
  • Server-calculated seek position with 3-second drift correction

Volunteer Shift Scheduling

Visual shift management with a timeline calendar and bulk templates. Volunteers check in and out via QR code kiosks during the event.

  • Calendar timeline with location and volunteer views
  • Bulk shift templates: assign multiple volunteers at once
  • QR code badges and self-service kiosk with camera scanning
  • Email notifications + push reminders before shifts
How It Works
From Planning to Pow-Wow Day

Everything flows through one unified system — no more scattered spreadsheets, group texts, and paper sign-up sheets.

1

Plan

Committee sets budget, books drums, and opens registration

2

Register

Dancers, drums, and vendors apply through intake forms

3

Coordinate

Schedule built, volunteers assigned, protocols confirmed

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Execute

Live dashboards, radio comms, and real-time scoring

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Close

Payouts processed, reports filed, and records archived

Under the Hood
Modern Stack. Community Owned.

Built on proven, open-source technology — no vendor lock-in, no monthly SaaS fees. Your data stays on your servers.

Laravel 12
PHP framework with Eloquent ORM, Blade templates, and built-in auth
Alpine.js
Lightweight reactive UI without the SPA complexity
Tailwind CSS
Utility-first styling with custom theme tokens
MySQL
Relational database with full migration history
Laravel Reverb
WebSocket server for real-time chat, presence, and live updates
Jitsi Meet
Self-hosted video conferencing and WebRTC push-to-talk radio
Web Push / VAPID
Push notifications via Service Workers — works with screen off
PWA
Installable app with offline support and native notifications
Apache + SSL
Hardened HTTPS hosting with Let's Encrypt certificates
WebRTC
Real-time audio channels with browser-native push-to-talk
TOTP / 2FA
Google Authenticator compatible two-factor authentication
Supervisor
Process manager for WebSocket server and background queue worker

Honour. Organize. Celebrate.

One platform for your entire pow-wow committee — from the first planning meeting to the last honour song.

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