August 2011

 

Back

Aug. 6 Bear Mountain Pow Wow, Anthony Wayne Recreation Area, Harriman State Park. Harriman, NY. (718) 686-9297 redhawkarts@mindspring.com or http://www.redhawkcouncil.org

 

Aug. 6 Island Falls VFW Powwow, Island Falls VFW Post 7529, Island Falls, ME. (207) 365-6666 grayhawk@fairpoint.net

 

Aug 6 Whitehall Intertribal Pow Wow, Whitehall Canal Side Park, Whitehall, NY. whitehallpowwow@yahoo.com

 

Aug. 12 Mihsihkinaahkwa Pow Wow, Morsches Park, Columbia City, IN. (260) 609-7844 emailhttp://www.miamipowow.org or comanche72@centurylink.net

 

Aug. 12-14 17th Annual Sacramento Powwow, O'Neil Park, Sacramento, CA.Vendors - E-mail: wailaki10@comcast.net or wailaki10@comcast.net

 

Aug. 13 35th Annual Leonard J. Pamp Memorial Powwow, Rogers Lake 58620 Sink Rd., Dowagiac, MI. (517) 204-3016sdonnis@yahoo.com

 

Aug. 13-14 Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe Powwow, RT 5A, Brownington, VT. (802) 754-2216 firstnationslw@yahoo.com www.abenakitribe.org

 

Aug. 19-20 18th Annual Frank Liske Park Powwow, Frank Liske Park, Concord, NC. www.frankliskepowwow.webs.com

 

Aug. 19-21 Red Hawks Gathered Nations City of King Pow Wow, King Fairgrounds, 436 South Main Street, King, NC 27021. We invite you to join us. Event activities include: Native drumming, singing, dancing, traditional and contemporary arts & crafts, demonstrations, Veterans and Emergency Services Honor Ceremony, shopping, raffles, child crafts, face painting and Native food. Native genealogist, Rick Haithcock, will be present to assist those interested in researching their family history. Special performances by Bill Crouse and the Allegheny River Indian Dancers, Hoop Dancer Pete Four Winds, Flute Player Tatanka Yellowbird Jr. and Aztec Fire Dancer Jose Rico. Participants are members from over 30 different Indigenous Nations, Bands and Tribes. Event Hours: Friday, August 19th, 5Pm - 10PM. Grand Entry 7PM. Saturday, August 20th, 10AM - 10PM. Grand Entry 11AM & 7PM. Veterans and Emergency Services Honor Ceremony 12 Noon. Sunday, August 21st, 11AM - 6PM. Grand Entry 12 Noon. Admission: Adult $7.00. Child $6.00. Senior $5.00. Bring 2 non-perishable food items and get in for $5 Bucks. (Minimum 2 food items per adult. 1 food item per child. Food items are for King Outreach.). For directions:(336)983-9308. General questions email: thecityofkingpowwow@yahoo.com.

 

Aug. 19-21 Annual Grand Ronde Powwow, Grand Ronde, OR 97347. Contact: gimmicocacola@juno.com.

 

Aug. 19-21 AIM Canoe Border Crossing and Traditional Pow Wow, Belle Isle Park and Council Point ParkRiver Drive and Stewart, Lincoln Park, MI 48146. Directions: Southfield Road to River Drive to Park. Fees: $7.00 for adults. Camping is available at no charge. All Drums welcome, Ramada Inn is host Hotel. Contact: Bryan Halfday 313-427-0631 bryanhalf@aol.com. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1312067142#!/event.php?eid=201640749866143

 

Aug. 20-21 6th Annual Turtle Island Native American Association Powwow, USA Baseball Stadium, Millington, TN 38053. Come try Lacies mouth watering Frybread. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy our drums beat to the songs of our ancestors. Admission: Adults $3.00, Children over 6 $2.00, Elders $2.00, Handicapped - Free. Event Hours: Saturday 9AM - ??, Sunday 9AM to 5PM. AZTEC DANCERS QUETZALCOATL. Headman = Grady Jones, Headlady = Carmella Rork AD = Jason Thigpen, MC = KenDixon, Princess = Erin Carter, Northern Drum = TBD, Southern Drum = Shoti Ikbi, Tiah Piah Warrior Society. Contact Hal Colston = 901-878-5344. No Drugs, Alcohol or Firearms.

 

Aug. 20-21 13th Annual Thunder Mountain Lenape'Nation Native American Festival, Festival grounds236 Skyline Drive, Saltsburg, PA 15681. Native people will be coming from across the country to gather to celebrate dancing, drumming, food, crafts, programs and more. Directions: Rt 286 to Saltsburg PA and follow signs to 236 Skyline Drive. Fees: adults $3, children free. Primitive camping available for participants. Breakfast and dinner served to dancers and vendors. Contact: Patricia Selinger 724-639-3488 thundermtlenapenation@hotmail.com. http://www.thundermtlenape.org

 

Aug. 20-21 The Sounds of Thunder Mountian Heritage Day Celebration, Kaibab Paiute Reservation, HC 65 Box 2, Fredonia, AZ, 14 miles west of Fredonia, AZ 86022. Directions: Turn at junction of SR 389A & Pipe Spring Rd. Fees: Free for all and a Saturday evening free feast!!! Camping Available - $10 per night RV Park hookup - $5/night Limited on-site camping - $5 shower charge if not staying at Campground. Vendor Information - $150 Per Space - $250 food vendor Contact: Celia Milner (928)643-7245. Contact: Charley Bulletts or Celia Milner 928-643-6278 or 928-643-7245 SPC@kaibabpaiute-nsn.gov. http://www.kaibabpaiute-nsn.gov

 

Aug. 20-21 Mingo Confederation of North America, Harrison Smith Park, 525 East Wyandot Avenue, Upper Sandusky, OH 43351. Directions: from I75 take St.Rt.15 Exit toward Carey (St.Rt.15 becomes St.Rt.23S at Carey)stay on St.Rt.23S to East Wyandot Avenue Exit in Upper Sandusky, turn right and continue till Harrison Smith Park appears on the left and follow signs. From the South take St. Rt. 23 North to East Wyandot Avenue Exit in Upper Sandusky, turn left and continue till Harrison Smith Park appears on the left and follow signs. Fees: Donation: $3 per person or Groups of 4 or more $10. Primitive Tent camping is available in powwow area. No electricity available. Host motel- Comfort Inn, 105 Comfort Drive, Upper Sandusky, Ohio 43351 ask for powwow rate. Phone: 419-294-3891 Opens 10am - 5pm both days, Saturday, August 20 & Sunday August 21. Grand Entry is NOON. RAIN or SHINE !!!!!! Enter park at main entrance(near park sign)and follow signs within the park to the powwow area. Parking is available in lots or on grass areas of the park. Powwow area is near swimming pool.

 

Aug. 26-28 The Indian Council of Many Nations 49th Annual Summer Powwow, Leavenworth County Fairgrounds, Tonganoxie, Kansas. Everyone invited, and welcome to attend!! All Drums and Singers welcome! (no drum hopping allowed). All Dancers welcome! All Color Guards Welcome! All Gourd Societys Welcome! All specials must be approved by the Powwow Committee and AD!! All raffles must be approved by the Powwow Committee! FREE PARKING! FREE ADMISSION! FREE CAMPING: Tent and RV! Vendors with Native American Arts and Crafts for sale! Native American food for sale at powwow. Camping on grounds at powwow. FREE electrical hook-ups for vendors and campers: Tent and RV. Shower House on powwow grounds. Hot Showers, Flush Toilets. This is an outdoor powwow, in the event of rain, dancing will be held in a roofed, open-sided building. For vendor information, contact Neil Carriker at 816-223-5978, email: cowtown_cookers@sbcglobal.net. For powwow information, contact Mike Henre at 913-626-4798, email: henresr@earthlink.net. Visit our website at www.kc-icmn.orgJackson and Mary will be attending this powwow.

 

Aug. 27  Spirit of Nations Pow Wow 2011, Chilhowee Park, 3301 East Magnolia Ave, Knoxville, TN 37914. Fees: $5, children 12 & under free. Luck of the Draw, Storytelling, Hoop Dancing, Flute, Frybread, Blowgun Competition, Arts & Crafts. Contact: Mark Finchum 865-607-9427 indiancreekproductions@gmail.com. http://www.indiancreekproductions.com

 

Aug. 27  Native Americans Speak, Shore Acres Park, 100 Park Blvd., Chillicothe, IL 61523.  10am – 4pm presented by the 4 Directions Healing Foundation, a Native American charitable and educational organization made up of American Indian people from different state and different tribes, with offices in Chillicothe, IL  This will be a pivotal event for Central Illinois.  An event in which the public can learn about Native American culture(s) in the most direct and authentic way, straight from the hearts of Native American people. There will be speakers, storytellers, ceremony, music, dancing, and traditional food. Confirmed Participants: Jamie Russell (Cherokee Nation Oklahoma) Singer, songwriter, speaker Mel Grey Owl (Dakota Nation, Crow Creek Reservation) respected elder Adam Danner (Cherokee descent, adopted Abenaki/Odawa) 4DHF President, author, speaker Gary Billiot (United Houma Nation) 4 DHF Vice President, flute player, craftsman , Kim Shultze (Cherokee Descent) traditional dancer Fred Shaw (Shawnee Descent) -- 4DHF board member, traditional storyteller Phyllis Singing Bird Ballard (Mohawk, Seneca descent) -- 4DHF board member, author Spirit of the Rainbow Drum -- respected Northern-style drum Jo Lakota (Lakota, Yakima) -- Traditional Storyteller Danira Parra (Pima, Yaqui) -- 4 DHF board member, speaker Dan Lybarger (Cherokee, Ojibwa) NAF Dayspring Pastor, flute player Randy Tuttle -- (Lakota Nation, from Pine Ridge Reservation) Respected Elder Esther Tuttle -- (Lakota Nation, from Pine Ridge Reservation) founder of "Lakota Love Rescue" organization Roscoe Conklin -- (Ponca/Osage, from Oklahoma) respected head singer Likely Participants: Lionel Little Eagle Pinn (Mikmaq Nation) -- 4 DHF Board member, Pipe Carrier, author, respected elder.  This will be a unique and authentic learning experience for all ages.  Admission is FREE.  Directions:  approximately 15 miles North of Peoria,IL, in Chillicothe, along the Illinois River.  Contact: Adam Danner 309-635-1107 fourdirectionshealingfoundation@yahoo.com.  http://4directionshealingfoundation.org

 

Aug 27-28  Mending The Sacred Hoop Pow Wow, Lenawee County Fair Grounds, 602 N. Dean Street, Adrian, MI 49221.  A fireworks show Saturday night.  Directions: US 223, or M 52 will bring you to Adrian Mi, Google Lenawee County Fair and Event Grounds.  Primitive camping and electric camping are available on site $10.00 per night primitive, $20.00 per night electric.  All sites have access to restroom and showers and dump station.  Contact: Ron Reed ronreed@sandcreektelco.com

 

Aug 27-28  8th Annual Native American Style Powwow, Smoky Mountain Visitors Center, 4381 Cosby Hwy - Hwy 32, Cosby, TN 37722.  MC: Danny 2 Eagles Host Drum: NDN Grease Head Veteran: Clyde Maize Head Female Dancer: Mayola Maize. All drums are welcome. Food and refreshments provided by Double Touble Powwow Treats and Fun Time Concessions Bring a lawn chair and Join us.  Free parking and no admission charge but a $2.00 donation will get you a chance of winning an item donated from one of our vendors in the daily raffle. Additional raffle tickets can also be purchased.  There is free primitive camping on the grounds and there are several campgrounds and hotels close by.  Directions: I-40 , Newport Exit 435 toward Cosby, follow signs approx. 8 miles.  Contact Marsha Johnson 865-335-6907 e_t_o_c_d@yahoo.com.  http://www.facebook.com/pages/East-Tennessee-Overhill-Cherokee-Descendants/247433434066

 

Aug. 27-28  Heritage of Healing Summer Gathering, Willow Run Middle School, 235 Spencer Lane, Ypsilanti, MI 48197.  Please see our website at www.NativeYouthAlliance.org for more information on the Heritage of Healing Project.  No Admission fee, but donations are appreciated.  Directions: From Downtown Ypsilanti: East on Michigan Ave to Spencer Lane, turn North on Spencer Lane to Willow Run Middle School on the left.  Contact: Shoshana 734-550-7094 HeritageofHealing@NativeYouthAlliance.org.  Web: http://www.NativeYouthAlliance.org

 

Aug. 27-29  Turtle Island Powwow, Ditto Landing, Huntsville, Alabama. MC = Ken Dixon, Choctaw AD = Jason Thigpen, Cherokee Headman/Lady = Daily pick Drum = Red Road Singers, Cherokee. Bring you lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy the drum beat of our ancestors. Free to the public. No drugs, politics or weapons. For more information contact: Lowrey Hesse e-mail: tlkstone@charter.net

 

Back