The 25th annual Native American Powwow and Cultural Days at the University of California, Davis, celebrating American Indian history and culture will be held on campus Monday through Sunday, April 3-9. More than 6,000 Native Americans from the United States, Canada and Mexico are expected to participate in the public event through song and dance. The weeklong Native American cultural days celebration includes lectures that highlight issues affecting American Indians and entertainment reflecting the Native American experience. Event highlights include: • Powwow music/dance workshop. 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 3, in MU II • Lecture by Jack Forbes, Native American poet and chair of the Native American Studies department. Noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, in MU II • Lecture by Native American composer and musician R. Carlos Nakai. 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 5, East Conference Room, Memorial Union • California Indian Dancers and arts and crafts show. Noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 6, on West Quad • Musical presentation by musician R. Carlos Nakai 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, April 6, Varsity Theatre, Davis • Intertribal dancers and host drums. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, April 7, Quad • Weekend powwow -- song, dances, arts and crafts as well as food. Noon to midnight Saturday, April 8, and noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, April 9. All powwow activities will be in Recreation Hall. "Every song, gesture and detail of the ornate clothing worn during this year's powwow illustrates a part of Indian heritage as a people with roots in the past," said Lucky Preston, program coordinator of the Native American Cultural Days program at UC Davis. "The powwow preserves Native American traditions of sharing, hospitality and generosity." For more information, call the cultural days information line at (916) 752-5188.