August 2002 NATIVE AMERICAN POWWOW CALENDAR

Aug 1-5: 2nd Annual Native American Powwow
Location: Wilder, Tennesee
Event Details: Dance contest. Looking for vendors, dancers, drums, and dance judges.
Contact: (931) 445-7180, softwolfeyes@yahoo.com

Aug 2-3: 9th Annual Frank Liske Park Powwow
Location: Frank Liske Park, 4001 Stought Rd., Concord, North Carolina
Event Details: Traditional powwow, Southern protocol.
Contact: George Hoyt (704) 786-5705, 75 Scalybark Trail, Concord NC 28027, gehoyt@concordnc.com; Vendors contact Gene Hall (336) 236-1099, 115 Sindey St., Lexington NC 27292

Aug 9-11: 25th Annual International Indian Club of Tulsa Powwow of Champions
Location: Tulsa State Fairgrounds Expo Building on 21st St. between Harvard & Yale
Event Details: Gourd Dancing, Dance contests with prize money for 4 places in all adult categories, Team Dance contests, MCs - Archie Mason & Terry Adams of Tulsa, Head Singer - George Valliere. Admission $5 (under 5 yrs free), family passes available.
Contact: phone 918-836-1523, email: IICOT@aol.com

Aug 10: Mattamuskeet Coalition Pow-Wow 2002
Location: Williams Community Center, Hwy 64 E., Williamston, North Carolina 27892
Event Detail: A Celebration of Life for All People: 10am - 8pm. Free Admission & On-Site Parking, GRAND ENTRY at noon, bring your blanket or lawn chair and enjoy Native American drumming & dancing in full regalia. Story telling & sales of authentic crafts; Native American & other festival foods for purchase. MC - John Blackfeather Jeffries Occaneechi Saponi; ABSOLUTELY NO alcohol, profanity or pets.
Contact: Francis King, phone: 252-792-1412, email: EKingo2001@yahoo.com

Aug 13-18: 3rd Annual Chikamaka-Cherokee Indian Festival
Location: Pony Meeks Auditorium, Grundy County Fairgrounds, Tracy City, Tennessee
Event Details: Held in conjunction with the Grundy County Fair. Admission charged. Dances will consist of Animal and Bird dances and other social dances of the Southeastern culture. Limited camping space for vendors and demonstrators only.
Contact: (615) 907-0308, (615) 366-8815; vendors contact eagleheart47@hotmail.com; host hotels, Days Inn (931) 924-2900 and Budget Inn (931) 924-2221

Aug 17-18: 9th Annual Powwow by the Sea
Location: Memorial Coliseum, 402 S. Shoreline, Corpus Christi, Texas
Event Details: Sponsored by the Coastal Bend Council of Native Americans.
Contact: cbcna@worldnet.att.net

Aug 17-18:   Coming Home Pow Wow
Location: Virginia's Eastern Shore, Indiantown Park, Eastville, Virginia 23347
Event Detail: MC - Snow Owl; Performances by Georgie Jessup, Family of Friends Singers, Two Waters Drum; Lead Dancers - Jennifer Rising Bear & Charlie Running Eagle.
Contact: Owl or Storm, phone: 757-787-8865, email: owl@virginiaindians.com

Aug 23-25:  White Eagle 7th Generation Multicultural Pow Wow
Location: Jester Park, near Saylorville, Des Moines, Iowa 50124
Event Detail: This is a multicultural Pow Wow crated to carry on the work of Ralph Moisa III who dies while trying to save a redtail hawk caught on a power line. His dream was to have a gathering that breaks down the walls of misunderstanding and brings the four races together.
Contact: Kelly Robinson, phone: 515-597-2269, email: inamato@msn.com

Aug 24-25: Winterhawk Powwow 2002
Location: 301 VZCR 1406, Canton, Texas 75103
Event Detail: Benefit for the East Texas Crisis Center & Battered Women's Shelter. We need all the support we can get.
Contact: Calline Reynolds, phone: 903-567-1654, email: winterhawk002@aol.com

Aug 24-25: 7TH Annual Mid-Ohio Valley Powwow
Location: Civitan Park, Blennerhassett Avenue, Belpre, Ohio 45714
Event Detail: Fri-Childrens program by the Kootaga dancers 6-9pm, Sat- Dance sessions 1pm to 5pm, & 6:30pm to dusk; Sunday- Dance session 1pm-5pm; Grounds open for Indian market at 10am Sat & Sun; Event is FREE, donations welcome & appreciated! Seating is limited - bring your lawn chairs. Feeds & Day Money for participants. Donations of school supplies and winter clothing to be taken to Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota.
Contact: Ted Cox, phone: 304/295-7298, email: Kootaga1@aol.com

Aug 30-Sep 1: Stockton Community Labor Day Weekend Powwow
Location: D. Webster Middle School Field, 2725 Michigan Avenue, Stockton, CA 95204
Event Detail: Free & open to public. A Gathering & Celebration of Indigenous Turtle Island Nations & American First Peoples Cultures sponsored by: SUSD/NAIC/PSAC Stockton Powwow Committee. Fri- Aug 30: 6PM to Midnight; Sat- Aug 31: Noon to Midnight; Sun Sep 1: Noon to 10PM. MC: Titus Frenchman. AD: Randy Pico. HL: Jacie Shadowbear. HM: David Wilson, Jr. Open Gourd Dancing. Host Northern Drum: McGillvarry. Host Southern Drum: Willow Creek. Drum Competition! $500 winner-take-all. $10.00 per person entry fee. All competitors must be of Indigenous Ancestry to register. Specialty Dances and Performances. Saturday Evening Traditional Meal. Authenic Native American/First Nations Cuisine, Arts & Crafts. Camping Available. Absolutely no drugs or alcohol.
Contact: Clyde Hodgef, phone: 209-669-6238, email: clydehodge@earthlink.net

Aug 30-Sep 1:   Lake Shawnee Traditional Inter-tribal Pow Wow
Location: Lake Shawnee, Topeka, Kansas
Event Detail: Sponsored by the Shawnee County Allied Tribes: Gourd Dancing, regular dancing, craft & food, vendors, educational seminars
Contact: Mike Ballard, phone: 785-272-5489, email: cmballard@aol.com