June 2003 NATIVE AMERICAN POWWOW CALENDAR

Jun 6: Indian Community School Powwow
Location: Indian Community School, 31st & State St., Milwaukee, WI 53224
Event Detail: Youth contest, Youth drum contest; All dance categories - 3 places & trophies for teens; specials ho-chunk applique & smoke dance contest.
Contact: Mike LaGoo, phone: 414-345-3060, email: lagoo_mi@ics-milw.org

Jun 6-7: 35th Annual Alabama-Coushatta Powwow
Location: Livingston, TX
Event Detail: Fri & Sat Grand Entries 7p, Gourd Dancing before grand entries. Contests in all categories, plus lots of special contests, & drum contests. MC-Dean Whitebreast, AD-Daniel Tramper, Host Southern-Otter Trail, Head Gourd & Host Northern-TBA $5 admin. fee, $5 registration fee Native Vendors only, food vendors.
Contact: Mary Williams, phone: 936-329-8906
Event Website: http://www.alabama-coushatta.com/index2.html

Jun 6-9: Traverse de Sioux First Annual Powwow, Conference, Gathering
Location: 20 miles southwest Sisseton, SD
Event Detail: The Traverse de Sioux business will be offering a four day retreat away from modernization. A conference on Indian issues, traditions, natural remedies, spirituality, values will be held, sweat lodge and pipe ceremony gatherings will be included all four days. The Powwow is scheduled for June 9th. Vendors & arts and crafts people are welcome! Bring your own tipis, tents, blankets, cooking utensils and toiletry. Water will be available from a well and porta-toilets available, shower areas available. Tours and other events are scheduled during the day. No alcohol or drugs on premises. Security provided. Spiritual leader and pipe carriers available for healing all four days.
Contact: Betty Ann, phone: 605-882-4176 email: thundersky66@aol.com

June 6-8: 24th Otsiningo Pow Wow & Indian Craft Fair
Location: Otsiningo Park at exit 5 on I-81, Binghamton, NY
Contact: Dolores Elliott, phone:607-729-0016 email: ISA@tier.net

Jun 6-8: Celebration of Generations Powwow
Location: Sauk-Suiattle Indian Reservation, 5318 Chief Brown Lane, Darrington, WA 98241
Event Detail: Free Camping, Free Food, Free Powwow T-shirts, MC- David Brown Eagle, Spokane, WA; Andre Picard, Lapwai, ID; Host Drum- Red Paint Singer, Fort Belknap, MT; Honor Drum - Dakota Cree, Piopots, Sask, Canada, War Hawk, Sauk-Suiattle, WA. Specials - Mens Traditional, Mens Grass, Hand Drum, Jackpot Crossover. See website for additional details.
Contact: David Bigby, phone: 360-436-1124, email: david_bigby@yahoo.com
Event Website: http://www.sauk-suiattle.com

Jun 7- 8: 1st Annual Mother Earth Intertribal Pow-wow
Location: Norwich, N.Y. Fairgrounds, off State Hwy 12 - on East Main Street, Norwich, NY 13815
Event Detail: All dancers, drums, flute players, storytellers, and Native vendors are welcome to attend. Call or email for additional information. Vendors please call to reserve your spot.
Contact: Golgen Eagle or Waukea, phone: 607-895-6554 or 607-843-7429, email: goldeneagle@nativeweb.net

Jun 7-8: 22nd Annual Yuba-Sutter Pow Wow
Location: Yuba College, North Beale Rd, Marysville, CA 95901
Event Detail: Theme - "Honoring our Youth", Head Staff to be announced, open gourd dancing at noon, day pay to the first 6 drums, youth dance contest, hand drum contest, raffle, vendors, public welcome, no admission fee...much more! This Pow Wow does not support the recreational use of Tobacco!
Contact: James Graham, phone: 530-749-6196, email: jgraham@mjusd.k12.ca.us

Jun 7-8: 2nd Annual Gathering Keepers of the Circle
Location: 1180 Main St, Rotterdam Junction, NY 12150
Contact: Clifford Cook, phone: 518-853-4873, email: ckeepers@aol.com

Jun 7-8: 3rd Annual De Ha Lu Yi Powwow
Location: USA Stadium, Millington, TN
Event Detail: Presented by the Memphis Tia Piah Warrior Society & American Indian Association of Millington. Sat 10a-8p, Sun 10a-5p; Adults $4, Children under 12 $2, Seniors 60+ $2; HMD- Ron Woodall - Cherokee, HLD - April Williams - Cherokee, HGD- Jim Binkley - Cherokee, MC- Ken Dixon - Choctaw, AD- Carl King - Creek, Tia Piah Princess - Kathleen Mabe - Comanche, AIA Princess - Cheyenne Hartley - Comanche, Host Northern Drum - Red Hawk Singers.
Contact: phone: 901-876-3900, email: ritasevenflowers@aol.com
Event Website: http://www.americanindianassoc.com

Jun 13-14: American Indian Cultural Association of North Carolina 25th Annual Powwow
Location: Van Hoy Family Campground, Jericho Road, Union Grove, NC 28634
Event Detail: Traditional Powwow - Southern protocol; This is a family oriented event. Traders Contact: Karen Hoyt 704-786-5705, email:kdh1993@yahoo.com
Contact: Ed de Torres, phone: 828-464-5579, email: exdt@webtv.net

Jun 13-15: Fifth Annual Turpentine Creek Native American and Native Wildlife Festival & Powwow
Location: Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, 239 Turpentine Creek Lane, Eureka Springs, AR 72632
Event Detail: 7 miles south of Eureka Springs on Highway 23. See website for additional detail.
Contact: Turpentine Creek, phone: 479-253-5841, email: tigers@turpentinecreek.org
Event Website: http://www.turpentinecreek.org

Jun 13-15: Powwow Under the Pines
Location: Crescent Lake Junction, Crescent Creek Cottages - Hwy 58, Crescent Lake, OK 97624
Event Detail: Medicine Winds News & Crescent Creek Cottages and RV Park are proud to present Powwow Under the Pines featuring Spirit Horse Singers and the Klamath Youth Dancers. This event is an Honor dance for Mike WhiteBird who has been gifted the Straight Dance by Melvin Kerchee Sr of the Comanche Nation and will include an Introduction to the Arena ceremony conducted by Melvin Sr's grandson Ian Kerchee. The powwow will be held under the pines along Crescent Creek and is open to the public. We will be honoring veterans, teaching inter-tribal dances and holding morning seminars to explain what powwow is all about, powwow ettiquete, and the Youth dancers will be teaching visitors about different types of Powwow Dances for our Non-Native guests to enjoy. Vendors will include: Commemorative Powwow T-Shirt sales, Frybread and Indian Taco sales, Arts and Crafts, and more! There will be several raffles and auctions held to defray costs of Powwow and to provide donation funds for the Youth Dancers to up-grade dance regalia and provide travelling funds for their summer activities. A special Dads and Daughters dance will be held on Saturday evening, so bring your dad and come out and join in the fun!
Contact: Nakima Kerchee, phone: 541-783-3442, email: medicinewinds@nativeweb.net

Jun 13-15: 5th Annual Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Pow Wow Celebration
Location: Mayetta, KS
Event Detail: OVER $37,000 IN PRIZE MONEY. HMD- Dana Warrington, HLD- Delonda Pushetonequa, Head Boy - TBA, Head Girl - Brittney Pelkey, Host Drum- Meskwaki Nation, Invited Northern Drum- TBA, Invited Southern Drum- TBA, MC- TBA, AD- TBA, Honored Veteran- Glenn Levier. Drum Contest paying 1st, 2nd & 3rd - Drum pay for all other drums; '49 Contest Sponsored by the Hale Family, Chicken Dance Contest Sponsored by Head Man Dana Warrington, Golden Age - Mens and Womens Categories, Adult Men's - Teens - Boys Categories - Traditional, Straight, Grass & Fancy Adult; Women's Categories - Northern Buckskin/Cloth, Southern Buckskin/Cloth, Applique, Jingle; Fancy Teen and Junior Girls Categories - Buckskin, Cloth, Jingle & Fancy. Camping & Limited RV space Available at Prairie People's Park - Additional RV space available at PBP nation owned and operated PBP RV Park at the corner of 150th Road and US 75 Highway Directions to Prairie People's Park - US 75 Highway 20 minutes north of Topeka to 158th Road, West on 158th to M Road, South on M Road 1/2 mile to Park.
Contact: Blake Garrison, phone: 877-715-6789 x-3999, email: powwow@pbpnation.org

Jun 13-15: Native American Gathering
Location: Lakes Rocky Top Retreat, 6575 HWY 70 East, Crossville, TN 38555
Event Detail: HMD- Ed Wind Dancer, HLD- Cody Lafferty, MC- Art Hoover, AD- Lee Trevino
Contact: Dana Sappier, phone: 931-788-3917, email: gourdancer@tnaccess.com

Jun 14: The Spirit Lives On Contest Pow Wow 2003
Location: Ray Nahkai Jr. Pow Wow Arena, Sanostee, Dine Nation, NM
Event Detail: The contest will be an outdoor event at the Ray Nahkai Jr. Pow Wow Arena in Sanostee starting at 10a. 7 miles west of Highway 666 on Navajo Road N-34. Bring your own chairs and shade. Concession will be available. Admission will be charged. Gourd Dancing 10:30a-12n, Lunch 12n-12:45p, Grand Entry & Contest- 1p-5p, Supper Break 5p-5:30p, Gourd Dancing 5:30p-7p, Grand Entry & Contest 7:00- ?.
Contact: phone: 505-368-3962, email: Raynahkai@redvalley.bia.edu

Jun 14-15: 2nd Annual Metis Intertribal Gathering
Location: Black Swan Lake, 18 mi east on highway, Bedford, IN 47421
Event Detail: Spoonsored by The Woodland Metis Tribe, The Nimkii Band & The Big Turtle Clan. AD: Roger Laybourn, HD: TBA, Head Veteran: David Dawes, Host Drum: Black Eagle Drum, Guest Drum: Hawk Band Drum, Open to the Public.
Contact: SnowWolf Wagner, phone: 317-209-9697, email: snowwolf@wabunoh.com
Event Website: http://www.nimkii.org

Jun 14-15: 1st Annual American Indian & Buckskinners Rendezvous
Location: Caton Fire Co Grounds, Caton, NY 17763
Event Detail: Native American drumming and dancing, opening ceremonies 1:30 daily. Native and colonial crafts and foods for sale. Large trade session Saturday night. Mountainman encampment. Card table shooting contest, running deer shooting contest, tomahawk and knife throwing contest. Host Male Drum - Iroquois Thunder Heart, Delaware. Host Female Drum - Mother Earths Daughters, Shawnee. Storyteller - Grandmother Doris, Delaware. Chicken BBQ by Caton Fire Co. And MUCH, MUCH more. Open to All Who Come in a Good Way.
Contact: R Stray Wolf, phone: 570-995-5177, email: rstraywolf@msn.com

June 20: 7th Annual Northwest Indian A.A. Convention
Location: Spokane Tribal Longhouse, Spokane Indian Reservation, Wilpinit, WA 98188
Event Detail: There will be lots of Meetings & Fellowshiping. People of many nations will be represented. Everyone is welcome. There will be Sweat Lodges and Talking Circles. Our host for this year will be the Spokane Indian Tribe who will be preparing their own Tradional Dinner which will be included in your registration. Reg Fee: $15 per person 12years and older.
Contact: Barbara Blackbear, phone: 206-243-9696, email: Barbblackbear@aol.com

Jun 20-21: Sixth Annual Peoria Pow Wow
Location: Peoria Tribal Grounds, Miami, OK 74354
Event Detail: Three miles east of Miami on SH-137 and Road E-90. CONTEST IN ADULT CATAGORIES. Head Singer- Eric Yazzie, Head Man- Garrett Couch, Head Lady- Niasia Waggnon, Host Gourd Clan- Lenape Gourd Clan, MCs - David Tyner & Rob Blalock, AD - Bruce Martin. Fri, June 20: Gourd Dancing at 7p; Stomp Dancing to follow. Sat, June 21: Gourd Dancing at 3p & 6p, Grand Entry at 7p. All contestants must be in Grand Entry. Stomp Dancing to follow.
Contact: Peoria Tribal Office, phone: 918-540-2535, email: blalock_dude@hotmail.com

June 20-22 - 3rd Annual Intertribal Osage River Pow Wow
Location: Miller County Fairgrounds, Eldon, MO
Event Detail: Public Welcome! Admission: $3 adults, $1 children, under 3yrs old free. HMD- Charley Lowery, Cherokee, HLD- Chris Blair, Cherokee, AD- Ben Norberto, Commanche/Navajo, MC- Ron Guidry, Drum-TBA. Head Gourd-TBA. All drums & dancers are welcome. Princess contest. Special Guest-Larry Sellers, Cloud Dancing of "Dr. Quin, Medicine Woman". Lots of primitive camping available for dancers.
Contact: Janet Dudley, phone: 573-369-2710, email: oldjed@yhti.net

Jun 20-22: Noongam Traditional Powwow
Location: Dow's Lake, Powwow Grounds, Ottawa, ON KLZ-8K1
Event Detail: All drum groups, dancers, native vendors are welcome. Grand entries: Fri 6p, Sat 12p & 6p., Sun 12p; GiveAway 5p, Feast 6p. No admission fees, donations welcome at the gate; No alcohol, No drugs, No pets. Volunteers are needed, food donations & giveaway are requested.
Contact: phone: 613-786-1552, email: noongampowwow@yahoo.com
Event Website: http://www.noongam.50megs.com

Jun 21-22: 4th Annual Rocky Fork Traditional Open Powwow
Location: Rocky Fork Recreation, 74411 Rocky Fork Rd, Kimbolton, OH 43749
Event Detail: Join us for two days of drumming, dancing, learning & celebrating Native American culture. Wide variety of arts, crafts & foods available. Adults: $2, Under 12: $1. Vendor information: send email & check event website.
Contact: Michelle Hill, phone: 740-439-4359, email: rockyforkpowwow@excite.com
Event Website: http://www.rockyforkpowwow.freewebspace.com

Jun 21-22: Dancing by the Riverbank Pow-wow
Location: Louis F Adado Park, Lansing, MI
Event Detail: Free admission
Contact: email: redhawk162@yahoo.com

June 21-22: 8th Annual Two Sisters Pow Wow
Location: Rte 113, Pawtucket Blvd., Regatta Field, Lowell, MA
Event Detail: Hours 10-5pm both days. HOST DRUM: Walking Bear Singers, Guest Drums: Red Hawk Drum and Seven Fires Drum. ADMISSION is FREE! No Contests! A small area is available for dancers to camp but this field is not an actual campground so other than the port-a-johns you will have to be self sustaining. Traders by Invitation only. DIRECTIONS: Rte 495 N or S to Rte 3North to Exit 32 Take Right onto Drum Hill Road - Stay on it even as it bears left and becomes Wood Street Go thru all lites until you cross over there the Rourke Bridge, crossing the Merrimack River. Take a right and you're on Rte 113 (Pawtucket Blvd) Field is 1/4 mile on you left (otherside of highway). Drive past field, turn around and come back up highway.
Contact: AnnMarie Snowdreamere or Jacki Red Spirit Soaring, phone: 987-459-7214, email: ARea142385@aol.com

Jun 21-22: Saracen Memorial Traditional Benefit Pow Wow
Location: Regional Park, Pine Bluff, AR 71611
Event Detail: HMD- Ron Shackelford,Greenville, TX; HLD- Louise Tribble,Little Rock, AR, AD- Billy Barham, Dubach, LA, MC- Marvin Johnson, Grand Prairie, TX, Drum-Ken Skenandore-Head Singer, Red Hawk-Memphis, TN. All Drums, All Tribes, All Dancers Welcome. Sponsors-Saracen Memorial Traditional Benefit Pow Wow Committee and Pine Bluff Jefferson County Hitorical Museum.
Contact: Jim Olsen, phone: 870-879-1396, email: wtribble122@comcast.net

Jun 21-22: 4th Annual Saracen Memorial Tradional Benefit Pow Wow
Location: Regional Park, 1100 Regional Park Dr, Pine Bluff, AR 71611
Event Detail: HMD-Ron Shackelford Greenville, TX; HLD-Louise Tribble Little Rock, AR; AD-Billy Barham Dubach, LA; MC-Marvin Johnson= Grand Praire, TX; Drum-Ken Skenandore-northern-RedHawk- Memphis, TN. Gates open at 12pm; Grand Entry-Sat. 2pm and 7pm, Sun. 1pm.
Contact: Jimmie, phone: 870-879-1396, email: jcmuseum@ipa.net

Jun 21-22: 4th Annual Saracen Memorial Traditional Benefit Pow Wow
Location: Regional Park, 1100 Regional Park Drive, Pine Bluff, AR 71611
Event Detail: HMD- Ron Shackelford-Greenville, TX, HLD- Louise Tribble-Little Rock, AR, AD- Billy Barham-Dubach,LA, MC- Marvin Johnson-Grand Prairie, TX; Drum- Ken Skenandore-northern-Red Hawk-Memphis, TN. ALL DANCERS & ALL DRUMS WELCOME. Gates open at 12pm, Grand Entry Sat. 2pm - 7pm, Sun. 1pm. Admission: Adults- $3, Seniors over 55- $2, Children under 12 FREE. Bring Your Lawn Chairs. Sponors: Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Historical Museum and The Saracen Memorial Pow Wow Committee.
Contact: 1. Jimmie 870-879-1396or or Bill Horn 870-879-1066, email: Sue.at.jcmuseum@ipa.net

Jun 22-25: Eastern Shoshone Indian Days
Location: Wind River Reservation, 15 miles north of Lander, Wyoming 82514
Contact: phone: 307-335-3532, email: ShoshoneTribe@washakie.net
Event Website: http://www.washakie.net

Jun 27-29: 15th Annual Trade Days Festival
Location: Old Trade School, Modock Road, Trade, TN 37691
Event Detail: Trade is located just across the state line on Hwy 421 from Boone, NC. Visit our web site for more information and vendor application.
Contact: Jerry Laney, phone: 229-787-5180, email: Jerry@NativeWayProductions.com
Event Website: http://www.nativewayproductions.com/TradeDays.htm