2019 Trail of Tears Pow Wow in Hopkinsville
Join us for the 32nd Annual Trail of Tears Pow Wow on September 7-8, 2019 at the Trail of Tears Commemorative Park in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Every year on the first full weekend after Labor Day, the Trail Of Tears Commission sponsors an intertribal Pow Wow at the park. The Trail of Tears Pow Wow is a gathering of Native American people to celebrate their rich heritage; to socialize with old friends and make new ones and an opportunity to expose non-indians to the centuries old tradition of the various dances and Native American crafts; and to educate the Pow Wow visitors with Indian lore demonstrations Children also enjoy visiting our Pow Wow. Come to the Trail of Tears Pow Wow and watch the dance competitions (dancers and drummers competing for $20,000 in prize money), enjoy traditional Indian Fry Bread, and shop the vendors with crafts and art!
Trail of Tears Pow Wow 2016 Grand Entry
For the visitor to the Trail of Tears Pow Wow, it is an educational experience not often afforded in this area, for the participants, this is an opportunity to celebrate through dance, drumming and singing, food, and art the great heritage of the American Indian, the original inhabitants and caretakers of this great land. It is a study in history and time to reflect on life before the European invasion and the horrendous injustices suffered by American Indians at the hands us U.S. Government policy.
Public Welcome – $20,000 in Prize Money
Admission
Adults $10
Children 7-12 $5
Children Under 7 Free
Free Parking and Free Program Flyer
Powwow Schedule
Saturday
9:00 am Dance registration
1:00 pm Grand Entry
4:30 pm Dinner Break
6:00 pm Grand Entry
Sunday
1:00 pm Grand Entry
6:00 pm Awards, Retire Colors
Hopkinsville Trail of Tears Pow Wow Mini Gallery
OVER $20,000 PRIZE MONEY
Raffles will be held throughout the event.
Prizes include T-shirts and merchandise donated by vendors.
Prize Money by Age/Place
Youth 1st $60 2nd $50 3rd $40
Junior 1st $200 2nd $150 3rd $100
Adult 1st $600 2nd $500 3rd $400 4th $300
Powwow Head Staff
MC – Rob Daugherty
Host Drum – Medicine Tail
Arena Director – Jimmy Reedy
Dance Judge – Thomas Rolin
Singing Judge – Shannon Ross
Head Vet – Ronnie Headly
Head Man – Selected Every Session
Head Woman – Selected Every Session
Sound provided by: Hokah Sound
Location
Trail of Tears Commemorative Park Powwow Grounds
100 Trial of Tears Drive
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
For More Information:
Heritage Center 270-886-8033 or 270-887-2300; email trailoftears.hopkinsville@gmail.com
Visitor’s Center 270-887-2300
Pow Wow Coordinator 270-987-9806
DRUM COMPETITION
1st $2,000 | 2nd $1,000 | 3rd $500
Dance Specials
Men’s Traditional $300 (winner take all)
Chicken Dance-$300 (winner take all)
Women 18 up Jingle- $300 (winner take all)
Northern / Southern Buckskin-$300 (winner take all)
Abour the Trail of Tears Commemorative Park
The Trail of Tears Commemorative Park, venue of the annual Trail of Tears Pow Wow, is one of the few documented sites of the actual trail and campsites used during the forced removal of the Cherokee people to “Indian Territory. It was used as an encampment from 1838-39. The park is the burial site for two Cherokee Chiefs who died during the removal (“Fly South” and “Whitepath”). This long, cruel relocation has become known as the “Trail of Tears” and by Native Americans as “The Trail Where They Cried”.
About the Hopkinsville Trail of Tears Pow Wow
The idea for hosting a Pow Wow in Hopkinsville was developed by the Trail of Tears Commission, Inc. as a way to commemorate in 1988 the 150th Anniversary of the tragic and cruel Cherokee removal from ancestral homelands in the southeast across the Mississippi to Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma. Known as the “Trail of Tears”, this forced removal affected Hopkinsville as it was on the removal route and served as a major stopping point for the Cherokees in Kentucky during the fall and harsh winder of 1838-39. Kentucky had even older ties to the Cherokees as it was once a part of Cherokee ancestral lands.
Mark your calendar today so you don’ forget the next Trail of Tears Pow Wow the first full weekend after Labor Day at the Trail of Tears Commemorative Park in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
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