May 2002 NATIVE AMERICAN POWWOW CALENDAR

May 3-5: 15th Annual Native American Powwow and Celebration
Location: Farmer's Market, I-640, Exit 8, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917
Event Details: Host Drum - Tha Bucks Head Man - Will Laney from Cherokee, NC Head Lady - TBA Master of Ceremonies - Little Big Mountain Arena Director - Art Hoover Prize MoneyOver $10,000 Dance Competitions: Adult 1st Place - $400, Drum Competition $600, $300, $100, Hoop Dance Competition $200; Special Guests - The Salinas Family Aztec Dancers Champion Native Dancers, Native Crafts, Food, and Vendors, Tipi Competition and Encampment On-site Modern Camping for powwow participants, Bathrooms & Shower. Contact: Vickie Smith, phone: 865-579-1384, Email: TWDBear@aol.com

May 3-5: J. Longfeather's Awakening of Mother Earth Powwow
Location: On Rt 6 behind VFW Lodge, Black Walnut, PA 14845 (1/2 west of Scranton PA between Tunkhannock and Laceyville)
Event Details: All Dancers, Drummers, welcome. Camping on the grounds. No compititon dancing. Fun for all. The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of Wyoming county will be with us again. Come enjoy yourself , make new friends, and renew old friendships. Traditional and non-traditional peopple will be with us celebrating the awakening of mother earth from her long winters sleep.
Contact: Lecia Mould, phone: 607-739-6254, email: skywise44@hotmail.com

May 4-5: 9th Annual Choctaw Apache Traditional Powwow
Location: Ebarb High School Ball Park, 53440 Hwy 482, Ebarb, Louisiana
Event Details: Head Man, Oosahwe; Head Lady, Lori Barham Gray; Head Gourd Dancer, Herbert Johnson Sr.; Arena Director, Thomas Muskrat; Host Drum, Drum Busters. All dancers and drums are welcome.
Contact: (318) 645-7392; fax (318) 645-2589, colton@cp-tel.net

May 4-5: 2nd Annual High Springs Pow-wow
Location: Historic Downtown High Springs, across from Old Train Depot, High Springs , Florida 32601 - Festival area and NA Village will be clearly marked.
Event Detail: Free admission. Sponsored by High Springs Pioneer Days Festival, this event will be held at the Native American Village as part of the 26th Annual High Springs Pionner Days Festival. Join us for drumming, intertribal and exhibition dancing, Native American art and craft vendors, and music by Redhawk Native Tribal Funk Band. Saturday, May 4, 10am - 10pm. Grand Entry at 1pm and 7pm. Sunday, May 5, 10am - 4pm. Grand Entry at 1pm. DRUM: The Family Drum Singers, Palatka, FL; HEAD STAFF: Johnny and Susan McDonald, Navarre, FL; MC: David Velez, Gainesville, FL; AD: Ghostwalker, Tribesmen MC. Visit event website for information on local camping areas, hotels and Pioneer Days. Several beautiful natural spring campgrounds are only minutes from downtown. All vending spaces are full, but please e-mail if you would like to get on the list for next year. Vending is by invitation only. Please leave politics, attitudes, weapons, aggressive pets, and alcohol at home. We're here to have fun and celebrate Native American culture. WADO - Walk in Peace!
Contact: David Velez, phone: 352-371-7981, email: highspringspowwow@yahoo.com

May 10-11: 22nd Annual Auga Powwow
Location: (Note: new location) - 3J Road, Auga, Georgia
Event Details: Flyer and map on website
Contact: Bill Medeiros (706) 771-1221; krazywilly@knology.net

May 10-12: Circle of Sacred Children Powwow Second Annual Mary Jennifer Marand Memorial Event
Location: Omak Longhouse, Colville Reservaion, 5 miles east of Omak, Washington
Event Details: Drum contest, dance competition in all categories, Royalty competition, 2k and 5k fun runs, 3 on 3 basketball tourney. All arts and crafts vendors welcome.
Contact: Dorothy Marand (509) 826-6889; Charissa Marand or Walter Williams (505) 385-7579; n8ivecmg@hotmail.com

May 10-12: Mother's Day Week-End Indian Festival-To Honor All Mothers
Location: Pioneer Village, 4120 Hwy 231 N., Troy, Alabama 36081
Event Details: Sponsored by The Eagle Feather, Host Drum-Red Nations, Choctaw, Mississippi, Head Man RIchard GreyBull, Dakota Sioux, Head Lady, Apr Farmer, Mississippi Choctaw. All Drums & dancers welcome. No admission, vending space available. Primitive camping, limited space.
Contact: Ruth Pace, 334-562-9013, email: rpace42445@yahoo.com; Other contacts: Olean Tillery, phone 334-484-8942 or Peggy Adams 334-670-6879, padams6557@hotmail.com.

May 10-12: 7th Annual Mother's Day Powwow
Location: Pasco County Withlacoochee River Park, 12449 Withlacoochee Blvd., Dade City, FL
Event Details: Head Man, Johnny McDonald; Head Lady, Susan McDonald; MC, John Ferguson; Host Drum, Family Drum; Contemporary Performers, Ken Keller and RedHawk. Princess (12-16) and Jr. Princess (5-11) contests. Hosted by the Withlacoochee American Indian Historical Society and the Pasco County Parks and Recreation. Proceeds benefit ongoing building projects within the historical villages of the park.
Contact: Yvonne (727) 723-9345; waihs@hotmail.com

May 11-12: Comanche Little Ponies Annual Dance
Location: Lawton, Museum of Great Plains
Contact: 580-429-8229

May 11: 9th Annual Occoneechee State Park Native American Heritage Festival & Powwow
Location: Buggs Island Lake, Occoneechee State Park, Clarksville, Virginia
Event Details: Native dancing, arts and crafts and food. Everyone welcome.
Contact: Julie West, Clarksville Lake Country Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 1017, Clarksville VA 23927, (804) 374-2436, (800) 557-5582

May 17 - 19: Kiowa Black Leggings Armed Forces Day Ceremonial
Location: Anadarko, Indian City
Contact: 405-247-3987

May 17-19: 1st Annual Wolf Creek Intertribal Powwow
Location: Hwy. 59 Flea Market Grounds, Summerdale, Alabama
Event Details: Friday 9 am to 2 pm Children's Education Day. $1500 prize money. Head Man, Charles Jones; Head Lady, Deborah Jones; MC, John Ferguson; Arena Director, Michael Raven Crowdog; Contemporary Recording Artist, Dave 'White Wolf' Trezak. Food vendors still needed [as of 1/3/02].
Contact: Chief Gene Griffith (251) 986-5433; Tribal Office (251) 989-2714; standingbull@wolfcreeksoutherncherokee.com; littlewolf@monacanindian.com

May 17-19: Pyramid Lake Spring Pow Wow
Location: Tribal Gym, State Route 447, Nixon, Nevada 89424
Event Detail: Competition Dancing. Public and all drums welcome! Host drum will be chosen at each session.
Contact: Dean Barlese, phone: 775-574-0110, email: plpowwow@yahoo.com

May 17-19: Intertribal Native American Pow Wow
Location: Eagle Trading Post, 3614 Hwy 231 North, Cottondale, Florida 32431
Event Detail: Intertribal dancing and music. Native American food,crafts,storytelling & fun for all.
Contact: John Little Hawk, phone: 850-352-4156, email: eagletc@wfeca.net

May 24-27: 4th Annual Ozark Mountain Cherokee Intertribal Gathering
Location: Alton, MO 65606 - call or email for directions
Event Detail: Host Drum - WhiteFeather; all Dancers, Drums, Tribes Welcome. Traders/vendors call ahead come spend the weekend with us. Call for more information.
Contact: Bea Deckard, phone: 417-778-6425, email: lisa@FretwellFlutes.com

May 27: Memorial Day Dance
Location: Pawnee, Pawnee Nation Reserve
Contact: 918-762-4048

May 31-June 1: Annual Miami Nation Powwow
Location: Miami, Ottawa County Fairgrounds
Contact: 918-542-1445

May 31-June 2: 52nd Annual Tulsa Powwow
Location: O'Brien Park, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Contact: Jack Anquoe (918) 743-3628