- This topic has 12 voices and 36 replies.
-
Posts
-
Sophronia,
The tribal grounds hosted the first OBSN pow wow there this year. They had previously had a fall gathering there. The village was looking great…along with the garden and the orchards. They have many projects to finish and all should be quite an accomplishment. I can tell many people have worked hard.
As far as accomodations, there is just primitive camping there for now. And it was hot, but, we stayed cool under the canopy and hydrated as much as possible.
We very much enjoyed our time with Beeleaf and her friends…they were such a hoot. Looking forward to seeing them again…maybe in July at Cheroenhaka.
Yes, we plan to be around Clarksville in August. I have made reservations at our little special place already. Would like to come up on Friday night and spend the weekend…but, will depend on finances and other obligations.
Hi Family,
I really enjoyed myself on Saturday. I did not attend early because I just could not deal with the heat and humidity so I waited until 4:00 PM.
I assumed that most people arrived early that day and left by the time I arrived. Very friendly people as usual and once again I felt like I was “home.”
I loved the village too. 😀
Oh Yes, the dancers………..they were on point!!!!! I mean, the dancers were in step together and it was so beautiful. For instance, the shawl dancers all bowed during the honour beats together with the same rhythm. I felt the Spirit dwelling. I almost cried!
I am excited about attending another Pow Wow and yes, I will attend Occoneechi’s Pow Wow next year!!!!
We must have missed you…we were there until the closing of the drum as was Beeleaf and her entourage. Wish you had let us know…we could have shared our canopy with you. We were sitting over on the far side under the white canopy.
Yeah, the only problem I had was when the dancer passed out…I was thinking that maybe next year they should have an EMT “crew” standing by…especially with the high temps and all. Or maybe have one of those misting tents to cool folks off like they do at the Eno Festival every year.
But, we had a grand time otherwise…and enjoyed all our talking.
Mousini78 wrote: We must have missed you…we were there until the closing of the drum as was Beeleaf and her entourage. Wish you had let us know…we could have shared our canopy with you. We were sitting over on the far side under the white canopy.
Yeah, the only problem I had was when the dancer passed out…I was thinking that maybe next year they should have an EMT “crew” standing by…especially with the high temps and all. Or maybe have one of those misting tents to cool folks off like they do at the Eno Festival every year.
But, we had a grand time otherwise…and enjoyed all our talking.
Yes, I do remember when the dancer passed out. I also agree that there should of been an EMT “crew” available. Most Pow Wow’s I’ve attended in Southside VA, North Eastern NC are wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy back in the woods and if there’s an emergency, it would take more time for help to arrive.
Yes, I should of posted here that I was going to attend. I am sure I saw you and your family but we did not know each other.
I will attend the Cheroenhaka Nottaway Pow Pow on July 21 and the Annual Campout in Clarksville, VA, so I will have the opportunity to meet you there. 😀
Hi y’all,
Thanks a million more times to Becky and Ken for sharing their canopy & stories Saturday! We enjoyed meeting you and are looking forward to the next pow-wow we can get to.
1_Optimistic, sorry that we missed you. Your post in the Monacan pow-wow thread was what alerted me to this one. I looked for you Saturday, but didn’t recognize you. You weren’t wearing an Indiana Jones type hat, were you?
We took a few pictures & will post some shortly, if that’s ok.
1_Optimistic, sorry that we missed you. Your post in the Monacan pow-wow thread was what alerted me to this one. I looked for you Saturday, but didn’t recognize you. You weren’t wearing an Indiana Jones type hat, were you?
No, but I was talking to one lady who was wearing a straw hat. Her hair was in loose braids. I was sitting on the side of the circle where the Jeffries family was sitting. I was sitting next to a group of people that had a blue canopy.
I was not wearing any hat. I was wearing a v-neck white shirt with beadwork, jean capris and shiny sandles. I also was wearing sunshades. My hair was up in a bun shape.
I know it is not a great description but that’s the best I can do. 🙂
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
