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Hi Folks,
(1) Admission is $5 General, $3 Seniors and under 12’s. Babies are free.
(2) We are still dveloping plans for the site. As of now, plans include
- Pow-wow grounds (done)
Orchards (done)
Reconstructed Village (in progress)
1880’s Log Farm (2007-2008)
1940’s Tenant Farm (2007-2008)
Nature Trail (2007-2008)
Tribal Center Bldg. with office/meeting/classroom space plus museum (2008-2009)
Hopefully we will be able to set aside an area for camping that will at least have water/electic in it, but for the time being “primitive” is the best we can offer.
Sounds like things are really moving along….that’s great. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate…and not be too hot. But, that’s what they make canopies for, right?
Forest wrote: Hi Folks,
(1) Admission is $5 General, $3 Seniors and under 12’s. Babies are free.
(2) We are still dveloping plans for the site. As of now, plans include
- Pow-wow grounds (done)
Orchards (done)
Reconstructed Village (in progress)
1880’s Log Farm (2007-2008)
1940’s Tenant Farm (2007-2008)
Nature Trail (2007-2008)
Tribal Center Bldg. with office/meeting/classroom space plus museum (2008-2009)
Hopefully we will be able to set aside an area for camping that will at least have water/electic in it, but for the time being “primitive” is the best we can offer.
Forest Hi; That is the information for the June 8-9 pow=wow in Mebane, NC, right?? That information was not for the May 12th one, in Clarksville, VA. is it? Sorry if I am being repetitive. Thanks loads~~~~Sophronia
Here’s the link for the PDF file for the flyer…this one is June 8-9. We plan to attend since it’s close to us. Hope to see some of you folks there.
Becky
http://www.occaneechi-saponi.org/downloadables/powwow007.pdf
Thanks! I’m hoping to be there & get to meet some of y’all. If so, there will be 3 of us from the triad wandering around together.
We are planning on being there. Also planning on taking the canopy as well since there is really no shade, everything is out in the open field. Of course, the last time it rained, I think…but, that felt good, too. Don’t forget to bring your comfy chairs, too. And we usually pack a cooler with ice to help cool down. A washrag in a ziploc bag stuck in ice feels soooooo good. The weatherman says it’s gonna be a hot one….95!
We’re pretty recognizable….Ken is tall and I am short. He’s the old goat with the gray shaggy stuff on his chin. We may wear our Flat River Gravefinder hats….or maybe have him wear his blaze orange one…LOL. Any way, Forest knows who we are and can point us out. Linda, are you going?? How about you, Jade??
Becky
My mommy is coming out Wednesday and I need the weekend to prepare for her visit, so no, I won’t be able to make it.
Ok, the Herald (Durham paper) is reporting the old location. So Forest am I to assume that the tribal grounds are still the correct location?? Please let us know if there has been a change in location…..I am assuming that the paper used old information.
Thanks
Becky
Hey Becky,
Thanks for the reminder to bring chairs and stuff!
We should be easy to spot. Probably 2 of the fairest skinned women there, walking around with a tiny little Apache-Aztec friend who tans in the shade. I’ll wear my cap that reads “Bb”.
I don’t tolerate heat very well, so we may be there fairly late in the day.
Beeleaf,That chairs reminder from Becky is a great one. Umbrellas or something for shade seems like a good idea too along with some sun protection such as a hat, sun screen, sleeves. I am sun intolerant too. Love the Summer months though~~~Sophronia
Hi Everybody, You don’t know haw bad I wish I could go to this Pow Wow!!!!!!! All spring I was hoping there was a way I could travel to go but finaces unfortunately are stopping me(Ilive in St. Louis). I am really going to put some positive thought out about going next year. I especially wanted to go to because if I understand right it is the first(Pow Wow) in a newly built traditional setting. Please let me know how it was and I would LOVE to see some photos or video. I’ll check later on You Tube. I did find some other video of other Saponi Pow Wows on there. Enjoy!!!!!! Jeff in STL
It was a good day for Becky and me. We saw many friends that we haven’t seen in a while. We compared research with a number of people. I danced the veteran’s dance for a dear friend who joined the ancestors last thursday. The drums were great as was the ndn taco. The overall mood was good….. and sharing our canopy and time with Beeleaf and her friends was an absolute delight.
Hey Dreaming Hawk, Becky and Beeleaf, Glad you all had a good time and enjoyed your fellowship together. I wish I had been able to make it. Perhaps next one. What exactly is the veteran’s dance? I don’t believe I have heard of that one. How were the grounds and accomodations? Were you at the new campgrounds or in Clarksville, VA. Are there pictures you can post? Have yo done or are you planning on doing the DNA test? Which one? I am probably going to see what other members are going to do. Will yu be going to the North Bend Park event in August, that Felicia is having? I am planning on going then. LORD willing~~~~Take care, Sophronia
At most of the powwows we attend, after the grand entry, all veterans of all colors and creeds are invited into the circle to be honored. They dance or walk behind the flagbearers as the dancers and standing spectators show them respect as the drum sings an honor song. I danced for an 86 year old veteran of WW2 and Korea who has just joined the ancestors, I dance for another WW2 veteran who has entered dementia, I dance for my brothers who died in Nam, I dance for the son of a dear friend currently in Afganistan.
- Pow-wow grounds (done)
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