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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Apr 14 � Benefit Pow Wow for Anna Old Elk, 2007 Miss Indian World
Contestant, 2-7 pm, Takoma Park Middle School, 7611 Piney Branch Road,
Takoma Park, MD 20910. Potluck/Auctions/Raffles. Contact: 240.447.6214
Apr 14 � 7th Annual American Indian Pow Wow, Red Wing Park, Virginia
Beach, VA, 11 a.m. � 7 p.m. Contact VA Beach Parks & Recreation @
757.427.2990 or fun@VBgov.com. Website: VBgov.com/parks
D.C. NATIVE NETWORK � 2nd Wednesday of every month, noon-2:00 pm.
What: Gathering to Share Information on Important Native Issues
When: Apr 11/May 9/Jun 13/Jul 11, 2nd Wed. of month noon-2 PM � brown bag
lunch
Where: Room 300, Third Floor, The United Methodist Building, 100
Maryland Ave., N.E., Wash, DC
Apr 13-May 6 – American Icons Through Indigenous Eyes: An exhibit of
paintings, sculpture & mixed media works by Native American Artists, DC
ARTS CENTER, 2438 18th Street NW, Washington DC 20009. Info:
202.462.7833, http://www.dcartscenter.org. Gallery Hours Wed-Sun 2pm-7pm. Apr
13, 7-9 pm: Opening Reception. May 6, 3 pm: Gallery talk w/Curator Suzan
Shown Harjo.
Apr 28� Alexandria American Indian Festival, Waterfront Park,
Alexandria, VA, , 11 am-6 pm, grand entry at noon. Info contact: Dana
Padgett at 202-316-8445 or or email at: dahnagawsta@comcast.net
May 5-6 – VIRGINIA INDIAN NATIONS 6th ANNUAL POW-WOW, Chickahominy
Tribal Grounds, Charles City, VA, Grounds open 10:00 a.m. � 6:00 p.m.,
Info: http://www.vitalva.org or call (804) 829-2027 for directions. For other
information, contact organizers: (804) 966-2448.
May 19, 12:30 PM (CONFIRMED) � Movie �Flags of Our Fathers� at the Reel
Time Theater, Ft. Belvoir, VA, $5 ages 5 and up. Send $5 per person
(payable to AIS) and name(s) to American Indian Society of Washington,
DC, PO BOX 6431, Falls Church, VA 22040-6431 to get on will call list.
Tickets also available at AIS Booth at Alexandria Pow Wow and other
events as permitted. All proceeds to AIS Scholarships. Remember to
bring driver�s license/ID. NO TICKETS ON SALE AT THEATER. Directions:
http://www.belvoir.army.mil/directions.asp. Base Map:
http://www.belvoir.army.mil/aafesmap.asp
May 19-20 – Monacan Indian Nation 15th Annual Pow Wow, Rt. 130, 6 Miles
West of Rt. 29, Elon, VA. Info: (434) 946-0389,
http://www.monacannation.com/powwow.shtml
May 25-27 – Twentieth Annual Upper Mattaponi Tribal Pow-Wow, Route 30,
one mile southeast of Route 360 in King William County, Virginia. Info:
(804)769-3378, (804)769-3854,
http://www.uppermattaponi.org/pow-wow.shtml
June 2-3 – 25th Annual Piscataway Festival and Pow Wow, 16816 Country
Lane, Waldorf, MD Info: info@piscatawayindians.org
http://www.piscatawayindians.org, 301-782-2224
Jun 16 & 17 – Seventh Annual Shenandoah Valley Pow Wow- Silver Phoenix
Indian Trading Post – Mt. Jackson, VA (1371 Caverns Road
Quicksburg, Va 22847) – Take I-81 Exit 269 Shenandoah Caverns exit.
Hours are Saturday 10 am-8 pm and Sunday 10 am -6 pm.
June 23 �American University WINS Summer Pow Wow at American University,
Washington, DC.
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Calling for Potluck Dishes for June 23 American University WINS Summer
Pow Wow at American University � AIS will provide dinner to participants
and request members help support this event by bringing a potluck dish.
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June 27-July 1 & July 4-8 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL � The Roots of
Virginia Culture Spotlighting Virginia for the first time, the 41st
annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival explores Virginia�s Native
American, English, and West African roots. Some of the featured
participants include Native Americans from Virginia’s eight original
tribes, West Africans representing the roots of enslaved Virginians, and
groups from Kent County, England, representing the roots of the earliest
colonists.For more information, see
http://www.folklife.si.edu/festival/2007/index.html
July 21-22, 2007 � American Indian Intertribal Cultural Festival,
Hampton, VA hosted by Virginia Indian Tribes. Virginia Indian tribes
are showcasing the various cultures of American Indian nations. Focusing
on the contributions and cultures of Virginia Indians, the festival
highlights the similarities and differences among Virginia tribes as
well as those tribes located in other regions of the country through
native foods, dances, traditional stories, arts and crafts, cultural
demonstrations and historical information.
July 21-22 – 6th Annual Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Powwow & Gathering
“A Celebration of the Green Corn Harvest”, Southampton County
Fairgrounds, Courtland, Virgnia 23837, Contact: Charles “Braveheart”
Baxter, Tel #: 757-569-1415; Email: ceblaw33@verizon.net , Chief Walt
“Red Hawk” Brown, Tel #: 757-562-7760; Email: WDBrownIII@aol.com,
Website: http://www.cheroenhaka-nottoway.org
August 4-5: �Patuxent Encounters: The Patuxent Indians and Captain John
Smith.� The event will focus on life in the Chesapeake for Native
Americans before and after Captain John Smith�s landing. Jefferson
Patterson Park & Museum, 10515 Mackall Road, St. Leonard, Calvert
County, Maryland 20685. Vendors, artists, and exhibitors needed! If you
are interested in participating and would like an application, please
contact us at (410) 586-8501 or jppm@mdp.state.md.us.
August 10, 11 & 12, 2007 � NMAI�s National Pow WowAugust 18-19 �
Nansemond Tribal Festival, Lone Star Lake Lodge, Suffolk, VA. Contact:
252-771-2476 October 27-28 � American Indian Intertribal Cultural
Organization (AIITCO) Pow Wow (details TBA)
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American Indian Society of Washington DC
MOTHER�S DAY HONORING
POW WOW
May 12 & 13, 2007
Indian Pines, Ruther Glen, Virginia
$5 per car
Gates open at 10:00 am
Grand Entry at 12 Noon
Bring your own chairs
Positively no Drugs, Alcohol or Dogs (animals) allowed
I’d like to add one to that list:
September 14th (Student Day) and 15th (public day) in Martinsville, Virginia is the annual Indian Heritage Festival and Powwow.
Bringing this forward again for the next pow wow on the list. This is in King William County, VA. Due to gas prices, looks like we won’t make this one, either.
Do you have a connection to the Greek Orthodox church? My father’s mother was originally Serbian Orthodox, bless her heart. She had to convert to Catholicism when she married, and she always said she missed her own church. From what I understand, it’s more mystical than most other denominations.
That’s interesting about the Orthodox Church, we have one up here near us, but I ahve never been there, I really like the old churches, they become “mystical” as time goes by, we also have churches in really far out places, like they’ll only have room for 6 people and that’s it way off the beaten path.!
June 27-July 1 & July 4-8 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL � The Roots of
Virginia Culture Spotlighting Virginia for the first time, the 41st
annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival explores Virginia�s Native
American, English, and West African roots. Some of the featured
participants include Native Americans from Virginia’s eight original
tribes, West Africans representing the roots of enslaved Virginians, and
groups from Kent County, England, representing the roots of the earliest
colonists.For more information, see
http://www.folklife.si.edu/festival/2007/index.html
1_optimistic wrote: June 27-July 1 & July 4-8 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL � The Roots of
Virginia Culture Spotlighting Virginia for the first time, the 41st
annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival explores Virginia�s Native
American, English, and West African roots. Some of the featured
participants include Native Americans from Virginia’s eight original
tribes, West Africans representing the roots of enslaved Virginians, and
groups from Kent County, England, representing the roots of the earliest
colonists.For more information, see
I had the privilege to attend the Smithsonian Folklife Festival this past Saturday, and I had a great time!!!!:D I especially was impressed by The Roots of Virginia Culture Spotlighting VA. I will post some images of the festival in the next week or so so my extended family may enjoy. Have a great weeK!!!!
I was not able to attend but I thought I should share the following article with you all.
Celebrating a common heritage
A weekend cultural event honors 15 native American tribes as part of Jamestown 2007.
BY LISA B. DEADERICK
247-4733
July 22, 2007
Thousands of people spent Saturday at the American Indian Intertribal Cultural Festival at the Hampton Coliseum.
The Jamestown 2007 signature event continues today. It’s designed to educate people about the cultures and struggles of different tribes – and the common heritage among them.
Fifteen American Indian nations are part of the program: the eight state-recognized tribes of Virginia and seven from other states. Jamestown 2007 staffers said the Coliseum counted 10,000 people on the first day……….
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/dp-90671sy0jul22,1,5162269.story?page=1&ctrack=1&cset=true
Tribes from all over will connect in Hampton
This weekend’s American Indian festival features native cultures from across the country.
BY LISA B. DEADERICK
247-4733
July 20, 2007
What’s different about this American Indian festival is that it’s the first time native peoples from cultures outside Virginia have been part of the program.
The American Indian Intertribal Cultural Festival is a Jamestown 2007 event at Hampton Coliseum on Saturday and Sunday. In addition to the eight state-recognized tribes of Virginia, seven tribes from other states have been invited.
“There’ll be a variety of different native cultures, but we all share a common heritage,” said Ken Adams, chief of the Upper Mattaponi tribe. “I just think it’s going to be an opportunity for folks that want to learn about Indians in Virginia and Indians around the nation.”
A large part of the experience will be letting other people know firsthand how the native peoples lived their culture and the struggles that they had, said Powhatan Red Cloud-Owen, a council member for the Chickahominy tribe and liaison between Jamestown 2007 and the tribes of Virginia.
Participating in Jamestown’s 400th anniversary allows them to tell their story, Red Cloud-Owen said.
It’s a story of three cultures – European, African and American Indian – coming together.
“And we have a chance to tell our (side) of it through the Indian way. … Each of us has a story, and each of us has a way that we want it to be told,” Red Cloud-Owen said.
They’d like everyone to know that there are Virginia Indians here and that their history didn’t begin in 1607 and hasn’t ended.
“We’re still striving, still strong. We’re active in our communities and contribute a lot to the Virginia community,” he said.
The festival was organized by the Virginia Indian Advisory Council for Jamestown 2007. It will include music, craft demonstrations, dancing, storytelling, children’s activities, native foods, art and jewelry.
The history of Virginia tribes will be exhibited, and speakers will discuss the issues that American Indians face now.
The visiting tribes include the Jemez Pueblo of New Mexico; the Lumbee of North Carolina; the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara of North Dakota; the Nez Perce of Idaho; the Osage of Oklahoma; the Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa of Michigan; and the Seminole of Florida.
“We looked at different areas of the country and tried to get a cross section of folks,” Adams said.
“There are probably 300 tribes in the United States, but we wanted to select tribes that folks had at least heard about – but were not familiar with – so they could make some sort of connections.”
The eight state-recognized tribes of Virginia are the Upper Mattaponi, the Mattaponi, the Rappahannock, the Nansemond, the Eastern Chickahominy, the Chickahominy, the Monacan and the Pamunkey.
“We decided to have an intertribal festival and involve them in what we’re doing because … what happened here at Jamestown affected the whole of the United States today,” Red Cloud-Owen said.
http://www.dailypress.com/features/arts/dp-87934sy0jul20,1,7435393.story?ctrack=2&cset=true
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