October 2003 NATIVE AMERICAN POWWOW CALENDAR

Oct 2-4: Cherokee of Georgia Fall Pow Wow
Location: Cherokee of Georgia tribal grounds, Highway 94, St. George, GA 31562
Event Detail: Traders by invitation only.
Contact: Jerry Martin, Principal Chief, phone: 912-843-2230, email: nightsun_4@hotmail.com

Oct 3-4: Boiling Springs Indian Expo - 2nd Annual Hiss-sa-wha-hit Powwow
Location: Boiling Springs State Park, Rt. 2, Box 299, Woodward, OK 73801
Event Detail: This is a celebration, social gathering and friendly dance competition. This cultural event is both educational and fun. Food vendors and arts and craft vendors.
Contact: Karla Wilson, phone: 800-364-5352, email: wwchamber@sbcglobal.net
Event Website: http://www.woodwardchamber.com

Oct 3-5: Best of the West Contest and Veterans' Benefit Powwow
Location: Walt Haring Snow Park, 1/4 mi off Hwy 97, Chemult, OR 97463
Event Detail: Contests to support our veterans' benefit project. Contestants will be judged by the audience making dollar donations under the contestant's number. The contestant with the most donations will be presented a one-of-a-kind, copyrighted, Best of the West 2003 glass trophy. Donations will benefit the veterans' project. Vendors, dancers, and spectators re welcome! On Saturday Oct 4, 2003 there will be a Comanche Sunset Wedding Ceremony performed. Gifts are nice but not mandatory.
Contact: Nakima Kerchee, phone: 541-782-2821, email: medicinewinds@nativeweb.net

Oct 4: Living History Day
Location: Parkin State Archeological Park, Parkin, AR 72373
Event Detail: This year's theme is Native American's today and their art. We are still in need of Native American Artists to demonstrate and interact with visitors while selling their work. For more information call Valerie Goetz at 800-311-0922 or email tabasco@arbbs.net.
Contact: Kelly Mulvihill, phone: 870-755-2500, email: kelly.mulvihill@mail.state.ar.us

Oct 4-5: Atwood lake Powwow
Location: On route # 212- 10 miles east of the I-77 interchange at Bolivar, OH
Event Detail: Ohio's Largest & Best Intertribal Powwow! All dancers & drums will have free camping and meals. Blanket dance for all drums, all drums welcomed. Dance area under cover. Atylatyl demonstrators, flint knappers, firemakers, fingerweaving, hawk throwing and more. Set up your Tipi and recieve $20. A professional photographer will be on hand to take pictures of dancers etc for a small fee. Professional recording artist John DeBoer will be playing Native American selections on handmade flutes.
Contact: RedHawk, phone: 330-343-5999, email: redhawk@tusco.net

Oct 4-5: They Walked Here Before Us - A Woodland Indian Celebration
Location: Buttonwood Park, Hull Prairie Road, Perrysburg, OH 43551
Event Detail: This is a Traditional Outdoor Woodland Indian Celebration right on the Maumee River. Host Drum- SouthEastern WaterSpider, Special Guest: Douglas Blue Feather, 2002 Native Amerian Music Award Winnder for Best Independent Recording of the Year. There will be on-going programs including Canoes on the Maumee River. Gates Open at 10a each day. Grand Entry at 1p each day. Admission: Children under 6 - Free; Ages 6-12, and over 62 - $2; Ages 13-62 - $4. Buttwood Park is a beautiful location right on the Maumee River Plain. Come out and enjoy the River, the woods, the rolling River Bank, and The Celebration!
Contact: Diane Bishop, phone: 419-874-9378, email: perrysburgpowwow@hotmail.com

Oct 4-5: Oroville Salmon Pow Wow
Location: Ball Fields, 3rd & Mitchell Aves., Oroville, CA 95965
Head Staff and Drums TBA. Royalty coronations, Arts and Crafts and Food Vendors, raffles and a lot of fun!
Contact: Lucky Preston, email: salmonpowwow@hotmail.com

Oct 4-5: CANCELLED - 37th Annual American Indian Society of Washington DC Pow Wow
Location: Urbana Volunteer Firehouse, Urbana, MD 21704
Event Detail: Host Drum- Black Bear, MC- Mel Whitebird, Head Man & Lady Ray and Brenda Silva, AD- Jay Hill, Color Guard VEVITA Guest Hoop Dancer Cliff Mathias. Admission - $5 adults, $3 children & seniors, children under 6 free. Grand Entry noon Saturday. Goard dancing 11 am Sunday. Dance and Drum Competition - over $7000 in prize money. Traditional foods, Native American Jewelry and gifts and much more. Dancers/Guests please bring your own chairs. Make hotel reservations early due to other events in area. Camping for participants only. Please note NEW DATE - formerly held in August.
Contact: Mel Whitebird, phone: 301-604-3533, email: pwchair@aisdc.org
Event Website: http://www.aisdc.org

Oct 4-5: American Indian Society 37th Annual Pow Wow
Location: Urbana Firehouse, Frederick, MD
Event Detail: Moved from 1st weekend in August. Dance and Drum contest. Host Drum- Black Bear, MC- Mel Whitebird, HMD- Ray Silva, HLD- Brenda Silva, AD- Jay Hill, Head Judge- John Wigle, Guest Hoop Dancer- Cliff Mathias. No pets, alcohol, drugs. Admission: $5- adults, $3- children/seniors, children 6 and under free. Dancers and Guests bring your own chairs and make hotel reservations early due to other events in area. Camping available on site for participants only.
Contact: Mel Whitebird, phone: 301-604-3533, email: mwhitebird@msn.com
Event Website: http://http://www.aisdc.org/public/

Oct 11: Rappahannock Indian Pow wow
Location: Indian Neck, VA 23149
Contact: Fay, phone: 804-769-0260, email: robeml5@aol.com

Oct 11-12: Two Great Rivers Pow Wow
Location: Southeastern Illinois College, Saline County Tourism Board, Harrisburg, IL 62946
Event Detail: Intertribal Pow Wow, Competition Dancing
Contact: John O'Dell, phone: 618-252-6789, email: armintrout50@aol.com

Oct 11-12: Drums on the Pocomoke
Location: Cypress Park, Pocomoke, MD
Event Detail: Gates open 10am - 5pm. Grand Entry 12 noon. $2 admission. Children 12 and under and all Military Personnel with proper ID Free. Drum: Gunpowder River Singers, MC: Snow Owl, Lead Female Dancer: Sparkling Sunshine, Lead Male Dancer: TBA, Special Entertainment by NAMMY nominee Dave White Wolf Trezak, Special Guests Boy Scouts of America DelMarVa Council, Tri County District. All Dancers Welcome to join our intertribal circle and our evening feast. Camping Available, first come basis. Showers Available. NO Firearms, No Alcohol, No Drugs, No Attitudes. Additional Contacts: Diane Baldwin 757-824-3060, email: firewolf@intercom.net or Trudy Smack at 1-302-732-9350 - email: pokey9350@aol.com
Contact: Gail Fox, phone: 757-331-2188, email: midnightstar002@msn.com

Oct 11-12: Eastern Michigan University Powwow
Location: Eastern Michigan University, Bowen Field House, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Event Detail: Pow Wow - The Great Lakes' finest Native singers, dancers, artist, and craftspeople. You can browse the booths or participate in the different social dances. Share in the rich and beautiful Native American culture! Bowen Field House - doors open at 11 a.m., grand entry at 1 p.m., with singing and dancing until 6 p.m. Adults $6/day, senior citizens, college students & students (13-17 yrs.) $5/day, children (4-12 yrs.) $4/day, children under 3 yrs. are FREE. Family pass (up to 5 members) $15/day. WEEKEND PASSES AVAILABLE.
Contact: Native Student's Association, phone: 734-487-2377, email: jenkinswesley@sbcglobal.net

Oct 17-19: Tama Intertrible Powwow
Location: Tama Trible grounds, 107 Long Pine Dr, Whigham, GA 39897
Event Detail: All Native Vendors Welcome. For more information, please call the Trible Office.
Contact: Vonnie McCormick, phone: 229-762-3165, email: mvr3@rose.net

Oct 17-19: Corn Harvest Festival
Location: Lazybrook Park, Rt 6, Tunkhannock, PA 18657
Event Detail: Native American drumming, dancing, storytelling, crafts and food. Sponored by the N.E.N.A Northeastern Native American of Wyoming County being held to benefit the Lazybrook Park. All drummers, dancers and venders welcome! Vending fee will be a donation to the park! Electric fee is 5.oo a day. Camping is availble. Admission is $3/person (age 12 and over). No drugs,firearms,or alcohol on the grounds.
Contact: WindHawk, phone: 570-836-3344, email: windhawks_daughter@hotmail.com

Oct 17-19: 22nd NAIA Annual Pow Wow and Fall Festival
Location: Four Corners Marina & Recreation Area, 4027 Lavergne Couchville Pike, Nashville, TN 37210
Event Detail: MC- Dennis Zotigh, OKC; AD- Marty Pinnecoose, Salem, OR; Host Northern Drum- Black Lodge Singers, White Swan, WA; Host Southern Drum- Yellowhammer, Ponca City, OK.
Contact: Bill Wells, phone: 615-459-3156, email: cwells11@bellsouth.net

Oct 18: University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's 26th Annual Autumn Pow Wow
Location: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Union Ballroom, 2200 E Kenwoob Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53201
Event Detail: Grand entries at 1:30 & 7:00 pm. Meal will be held at 5:30 pm, with cost of $6 to the general public, $4 for elders and children, and free for dancers, drummers & volunteers. Specials already include a womans traditional, mens grass, and two step contest. For vendor informatiom, please contact Celeste Clark at 414-229-5880. To register a drum, please call Diane Amour at 414-229-5880.
Contact: Diane Amour, phone: 414-229-5880, email: amour@uwm.edu
Event Website: http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/AISS/powwow.html

Oct 24-26: Southeastern Intertribal Powwow • CANCELLED •
Location: Friendly City Park/EB Hamilton Complex, Tifton, GA 31793
Event Detail: For vendor application please visit our web site or call and leave your name and mailing address along with phone number.
Contact: Jerry Laney, phone: 229-787-5180, email: Jerry@NativeWayProductions.com
Event Website: http://www.nativewayproductions.com/TiftonOct.htm

Oct 24-26: 15th Annual Meherrin Indian Pow-Wow
Location: 852 NC Hwy 11 North - Ahoskie, NC 27910
Event Detail: Competition Dancing and Drum Competition. Special guest Ed WindDancer.
Contact: Thomas Two Feather Lewis, phone: 252-332-2487, email: twofeathers@net-change.com

Oct 25-26: Euharlee 1st Annual Native American Pow Wow Festival
Location: Osbourne Park, Downtown Euharlee, GA
Event Detail: 10a-6p Sat Grand Entry 12n; Sun 1:00p - free admission. Bring blankets & chairs. Tribute to all veterans. Contact Sam Hinson 770-546-7191 or Jerry Lang 256-492-5217.
Contact: Joey Pierce, phone: 404-377-4950, email: amndn@mindspring.com

Oct 25-26: Chrisjohn's 17th Annual Iroquois Art & Cultural Festival
Location: Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Route 9, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Event Detail: Iroquois social and powwow style dancing by Bill Crouse and the Allegany River Dancers. Grammy nomimee, flutist, Joseph Firecrow, and Ken Hamilton and Joyce Odowa will present 1800's living history. Lectures and demonstrations throughout the weekend, live wolf demonstration, live birds of prey demonstration, story telling and children's workshops. 30 invited artist displaying and selling fine art and crafts. All art and crafts hand made, no imports, machine or mass produced pieces allowed. Educational and fun for all ages!
Contact: Tina Chrisjohn, phone: 845-758-6526, email: jwyant@valstar.net
Event Website: http://www.iroquois.us

Oct 25-26: All Nations Freedom and Sovereingnty Pow Wow
Location: Eagle Pass Texas across the Kickapoo Casino, 7777 Lucky Eagle Dr, Eagle Pass, TX
Event Detail: Big money prizes in ALL Contest Categories! Golden age men and women 50 and up. Adult men and women 18-49; Teenage girls and boys 11-17; Pre-teenboys and girls 7-10; Tiny-Tots 0-6yrs. Bring own lawn chairs. All vendors welcome $100 a day booth fee. Vendors bring your own tables.
Contact: Juan Mancias or Letty Jimenez, phone: 830-773-2105 Ext. 17

Oct 26: : Sounds of the Native Flute
Location: Autry Museum of Western Heritage, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Event Detail: HERITAGE SERENADE MUSIC SERIES, 1p - 2:30p, Heritage Court. Three Native flute players will present a program of contemporary and traditional songs. Carlos Reynosa, Yaki and Cherokee, Guillermo Martinez, Tarascan and Apache, and Eric Alvarado, Apache will present music as soloists, as duos, and as a trio. Event included with museum admission. Museum admission is $7.50 for adults, $5 for seniors and students, $3 for children ages 2-12, and free for museum members and children under age 2.
Contact: Yadhira De Leon, phone: 323-667-2000, email: ydeleon@autry-museum.org
Event Website: http://www.autry-museum.org