March 2005 NATIVE AMERICAN POWWOW CALENDAR

March 3-5, 2005: 9th Annual Canyon Echoes Powwow
Location: Community Center, Chinle, AZ
Event Detail: This is a high students planned and run event. The community center holds about 1800 people so come early for good seating. Good drums and dancers.
Contact: Alfred Nelson, phone: 928-674-9448, email: wildcat762003@yahoo.com

March 4-6, 2005: Thundering Spirit Pow wow Honoring Our Children
Location: Renninger's Twin Markets, Highway 441 Mount Dora, FL
Event Detail: MC: Kenneth "Redhawk", Head Veteran: Walkingfox, Head Man: Enoch Haubenstricker, Head Lady: Sherra Lee "Sunflower" Belmore, Host Drum: Family Drum, Color Guard: VFW Post 8087. Gates open at 10:00 AM Daily, Friday March 4th is Children's day from 10 AM - 2 PM (Special Demonstrations, Games, etc.)
Contact: phone: 800 619-0045 Ext: 61, email: ThunderSpiritFam@netscape.net
Event Website: http://thunderingspirit.tripod.com/index.html

March 4-6, 2005: 6th Annual MTSU American Indian Powwow & Festival
Location: Tennessee Livestock Center (inside), Greenland Dr, Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Event Detail: All Drums, all Dancers, all Nations welcomed! Event grows every year! Non-contest but have specials all weekend!! Saturday/March 5 doors open 9:00 am - 9:00 p.m. Grand Entries at 12 Noon and 6:00 p.m. Sunday/March 6 doors open 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Grand Entry at 1:00 p.m. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for under 15. Toddlers are free when accompanied by admission paying adult. Adult weekend passes are available for $10 each. MC- Cherokee Scott Crisp, Host Northern Drum - Midnight Express (Ojibwe, Sioux, HoChunk) Host Southern Drum - Young Bird (Pawnee, Sac-Fox, Cheyenne) Guest Drums: Little Redtail (Ojibwe, Dakota), Little Corn (Intertribal) . All drums are invited!! All Eagle Staffs are invited! All Nations' flags are welcome! All dancers are welcome! Arena Directors: Jimmy Reedy (Muscogee Creek) & Estel Perry (Chickasaw/Northern Cheyenne); Head Man- Randy Solomon (Choctaw), Head Lady - Siouxsan Robinson (Lakota/Blackfoot).
Contact: Georgia Dennis, phone: 615-898-5645, email: powwow@mtsu.edu
Event Website: http://www.mtsu.edu/~powwow/powwow04_html/festival2005.html

March 5- 6, 2005: 47th Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market
Location: Renninger's Twin Markets, Highway 441 Mount Dora, FL
Event Detail: Saturday and Sunday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Heard Museum’s Indian Fair & Market has a long tradition and has become one of the most prestigious events in the Southwest. The fair draws more than 600 of the nation’s finest Native American artists – jewelers, sculptors, painters, potters, weavers, bead workers, katsina doll carvers, basket makers and more – who sell their handmade work directly to visitors. Visitors also are treated to lively music and dance performances and Native foods including posole, Hopi piki bread and frybread. The event, hosted by the volunteer Guild, is the museum’s largest annual fundraiser. Held inside the museum and on the grounds, admission cost includes the festival and all galleries. Single-day admission: Adults and Native Americans $10; Children 4-12 $3; and children under 4 are FREE. 2-Day Pass: $18.
Contact: phone: 602.252.8848
Event Website: http://www.heard.org/fair.php

March 5, 2005: Carolina Indian Circle Powwow at UNC Chapel Hill
Location: Chapel Hill , NC
Event Detail: In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Carolina Indian Circle, the organization will be holding a contest pow wow in all categories.
Contact: Ericka Cummings, phone: 919-962-4645, email: erickac@email.unc.edu
Event Website: http://www.unc.edu/student/orgs/cic

March 5, 2005: Ardmore High School Native American Club & Southeastern Oklahoma Inter-tribal
Location: Chickasaw Nation's Carter Seminary Gymnasium, 2400 Chickasaw Blvd., Ardmore, OK 73402
Event Detail: FUNDRAISING POW-WOW FOR NATIVE AMERICAN CLUB IT FOR THE KIDS ARDMORE HIGH PLEASE COME TO HELP THIS KID'S. HEADSTAFF: M.C.: HEBERT JOHNSON,A.D.: DON STROUD,HEADSINGER:AL SANTOS,HEADMAN: KELLY SWITCH,HEADLADY:RANDI SANTOS, HEADGOURD DANCER:DENNIS BEGAY- COLOR GUARD:TBA.
Contact: CEDRIC KETCHESHAWNO, phone: 580-317-3767, email: nativeboys3@yahoo.com

March 5-6,2005: Great Lakes Indian Culture Association<
Location: Baker College, Gute & Washington Sts, Owosso, MI 48500
Event Detail: Head Man Dancer: Jack Shumaker, Head Lady Dancer: Sheena Anderson. Traders please contact Rod Deyo at 734-595-7427. Motels in local area. No contests. Sat evening meal provided.
Contact: John Durnian, phone: 313-383-9442, email: jcobbler58@sbcglobal.net

March 11-13, 2005: 9th Annual Apache Gold Casino Resort Powwow
Location: Glove, AZ
Contact: 800-APACHE8 ext. 3248

March 5-6, 2005: 34th Annual NASA/SDSU Contest Powwow
Location: Montezuma Hall, San Diego State Univ. Campus, 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182
Event Detail: Contest Dancing! Drum Contest! Gourd Dancing! Bird Singing & Dancing! (Point System will be used for contest). Grand Entries: Sat. 12noon & 7pm, Sun. 12noon. Host Northern: White Lake Singers, UT, Host Southern: Southern Mtn. Intertribal Singers, CO, MC: Alex Shepherd, UT; AD: John Dawson, CA; Head Man: Brent Toadlena, AZ; Head Woman: Leya Hale, CA. Accepting arts & craft vendors. Spaces are limited. Dance Specials!! (Check out our website for more info.)
Contact: Elvina, phone: 619-269-3108, email: nasa@rohan.sdsu.edu
Event Website: http://nasa.sdsu.edu

March 12-13, 2005: CSU Long Beach 35th Annual Pow Wow
Location: CSULB, Central Quad, Upper Campus, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840
Event Detail: HEAD STAFF; MC: Roy Track (Assiniboine/Sioux), AD: James Red Eagle (Assiniboine), Head Southern Singer: David Sage (Cheyenne/Arapaho), Host Northern Drum: Rocky Park Singers, (Winslow, AZ), Gourd Dance Hosted by Golden State Gourd Dancing Society, Head Man Dancer: Apasanakwat (Menominee), Head Lady Dancer: Devon Perez (Oto-Missouri), Hospitality Coordinator: Michael Cruz (Chumash)

This year's featured artists include Silversmith Brad Panteah (Zuni/Dine'), Contemporary Silversmith, Larry Pacheco (Santo Domingo Kewa), Silversmith Leroy Begay (Dineh), Gourd Artist David Snooks (Washoe), 2d/3d Artist Alvin John (Dine'), Silversmiths William & Paula Boyd (Dine'), and Silversmiths Frank and Evelyn Chee (Dine').

Gourd Dancing, Intertribal Dancing, Contest Dancing. Dancers, may set up canopies (no sidewalls) on Friday the 11th at 6pm! Dancers, registration closes at 2:00pm, Saturday the 12th, contest dancing by point system. Gourd Dancing 11 am both days. Grand Entry: Sat., 1pm and 7pm. Grand Entry: Sun., 1pm. Pow Wow takes place on the upper campus (south), in the central quad. Admission and parking are FREE, campus is handicapped accessible. American Indian artisans and vendors, invitation only. The CSULB Pow Wow Committee supports the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-644). Not responsible for theft, loss, accident, injury or personal expenses. Absolutely no alcohol or drugs allowed, nor overnight camping. With respect to our elders, no pets allowed. It is strongly recommend that spectators bring folding chairs (bleacher seating will not be available). Campus map and directions: http://daf.csulb.edu/maps/index.html.
Contact: American Indian Student Council, phone: 562-985-4963, email: csulb_powwow@hotmail.com
Event Website: http://www.csulb.edu/aux/alumni/chapters/americanindian/index.html

March 12, 2005: Hardeeville Native American Pow Wow
Location: Millstone Landing, Purrysburg Rd., Hardeeville, SC 29927
Event Detail: Located on the banks of the majestic Savannah River just north of Savannah Ga. Easy access from I-95 exit 5 and exit 8. Intertribal, non contest. All drums and dancers are welcome. Host motel: Howard Johnson - exit 5.
Contact: Mike Benton, phone: 843-784-2233, email: mbenton@cityofhardeeville.com

March 18-20, 2005: 31st Annual Denver March Pow Wow
Location: Denver Coliseum, Denver, CO
Event Detail: Hundreds of Native American dancers and musicians from 70 or more tribes gather at this annual event to compete and demonstrate their talents for delighted spectators, Indian and non-Indian alike. Besides the dancing and drumming, there is plenty of authentic Native American food to sample, and numerous arts and crafts stalls to browse.
Contact: 303-934-8045
Event Website: http://www.denvermarchpowwow.org

March 19-20, 2005: 17th Annual Natchez Powwow
Location: Grand Village of the Natchez Indians, 400 Jefferson Davis Blvd., Natchez, MS 39120
Event Detail: Historic Site off of Hwy 61 South. MC- Terry Adams (Osage) Tulsa, OK; AD- Darsh DeSilva, Round Rock, Texas; Head Singer Southern Drum- Kevin Dawes (Ottawa) Baxter Springs, KS; Guest Northern- "Greywolf" from Philidelphia, MS; Head Man Dancer- Jesse Fenner, Terre Haute, IN; Head Lady- Annette Rice, Cushing, OK; Head Gourd Dancer- T.B.A.; Color Guard- I.I.C.O.T "Honor Our Veterans Color Guard" from Tulsa, OK. See Powwow website for complete details.
Contact: Dr. Chuck Borum, phone 601-442-0200, email: cborum@hotmail.com
Event Website: http://groups.msn.com/NatchezPowwow

March 19-20, 2005: 13th Annual Learning to Walk Together Traditional Pow Wow
Location: Vandament Arena - Northern Michigan University, 1401 Presque Isle Ave, Marquette, MI 49849
Event Detail: Please note that the mid-winter pow wow is not being held on NMU's campus in February of this year as previously announced. See web site for event detail.
Contact: April Lindala & Peggie Shelifoe, phone: 906-227-1397, email: cnas@nmu.edu
Event Website: http://www.nmu.edu/nativeamericans

March 22, 2005: University of Oklahoma Benefit Indian Two Step
Location: Cleveland County Fairgrounds, 615 E. Robinson St., Norman, OK 73071
Event Detail: OU Benefit Indian Two Step. 6:00pm Indian Taco Sale, 7:00pm Round Dancing, 7:30pm Two Step. Two Step and Potato Dance Contest Prizes!
Contact: Lindy B. Waters, Jr., phone: 405-325-1468, email: lwaters@ou.edu

March 25-27, 2005: 40th annual Florida Indian Hobbyist Association (FIHA) Powwow
Location: Savannas Recreation Area, 1400 Midway Road, Fort Pierce, FL
Contact: 772-337-3368, email flg8r@aol.com
Event Website: http://www.fiha.org

March 26, 2005: 6th Annual Indian Student Pow wow
Location: Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center in Commons Area, 1201 East 8th Street, Dallas, TX 75208
Event Detail: Hours: 11am - 10pm. Contest Categories: Tiny Tots -(0-5), Little Boys and Girls (6-10), Junior Boys and Girls (11-14), Teen Boys and Girls (15-19).
Contact: Peggy Larney, phone: 972-749-2611, email: plarney@dallasisd.org