Colorado State University Native American Student Association
Artist / Vendor Agreement

The 23rd Annual Colorado State University Spring Drum and Dance Contest Powwow is sponsored by the Native American Student Association, Native American Student Services, City of Fort Collins Fort Fund, ..., in conjunction with Colorado State University. The purpose of the powwow is to promote Native American cultural awareness, as well as educational opportunities available at Colorado State University for Native American youth. The attendance of this year's powwow is estimated to be 2,000 plus.

Arts & Crafts - Sponsor reserves the right to limit the total number, and the kinds of Arts and Crafts booths sold, in order to promote variety. All booths are open spaces.

Food and Drinks - Vendor shall not sell food items or drinks. 

Taxes - Vendors shall be responsible for collecting, reporting, & paying all sales taxes for their booths to the State Comptroller. 

Law - Vendors shall comply with all city, state, and federal rules, regulations, and laws. Vendors shall not pour or dispose of any liquid on the grounds at any time. Vendors shall collect all their trash in strong, plastic bags, securely tied, and haul to and dispose of the same at such place or places as Sponsor may designate. Vendor shall leave booth premises in as clean and good condition as when it was received. 

Liability - Risk of loss by reason of fire, vandalism, theft. negligence of others, and acts of nature shall be borne by Vendor. Sponsor shall have no liability to Vendor, his agents, employees, or representatives, for both premises and the taking of possession of the booth premises by Vendor shall be conclusive evidence that such premises are clean, sanitary, and in good order and condition. 

Representative - Vendor shall at no time be considered as being an agent or other representative of Sponsor and Vendor and Sponsor shall not be deemed partnership or joint venture.

Booth - Sponsors are using a "first-come, first-served" system. Vendors that complete written agreement will be numbered and spaced accordingly, to the space available by the sponsors when payment received. Sponsors will supplytables for booths. The sponsors hold the right to arrange the booths and the location the booths will be in. Sponsors are not responsible to supply electrical outlets. Once vendor's booth is set-up for sell, no refunds allowed.

Hold Harmless - Vendor agrees to indemnify and hold Sponsor harmless against any and all claims, demands, damages, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees for the defense of such claims and demands, arising from the conduct or management of Vendor's business on the booth premises or from its use of the booth premises or from any breach on the part of Vendor of any conditions of this agreement, or from any act or negligence of Vendor, his agents , contractors, employees. subtenants, concessionaires, or licensees in or about the booth premises.  In case of any, action or proceeding brought against Sponsor by reason of any such claim, Vendor, upon notice from Sponsor, agrees to defend the action or proceeding by counsel acceptable to Sponsor. 

Assignment - Vendor shall not sell, sublet, assign or otherwise transfer this agreement or any right or interest in this agreement without the prior written consent of Sponsor. 

Supersedes - This agreement constitutes the sole and only agreement of Sponsor and Vendor and supersedes any prior understandings or written or oral agreements between the parties respecting the subject matter of this agreement. 

Amendment - No amendment, modification, or alteration of the terms of this agreement shall be binding unless it is in writing, dated subsequent to this agreement, and duty signed by the parties. 

Force Majeure - Neither Sponsor nor Vendor shall be required to perform any term, condition, or covenant contained in this agreement as long as performance is delayed or prevented by force majeure. 

Colorado Law to Apply - This agreement shall be construed under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado, and all obligations of the parties are performable in Larimer County, Colorado. 

No firearms, explosives, explosive devices or bottled products with offensive odors may be used or sold during the Pow-wow.  Items which children can use to squirt others will not be sold by any booth. No garage sale, flea market, junk items or items of bad taste will be allowed. NASA,... CSU reserves the right to request that inappropriate items be removed.