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My husband thinks we’re going into another Dark Ages. At first I thought, well, if that happens we won’t have any more time to be researching our roots, then I re-thought that one and realized, heck, if it comes to that, we’ll really need that info. My friend from WV, who speaks Appalachian Iroquois, said the old people insisted on teaching the kids how to live on acorns, just in case….
I saw Suzy and Bill Gringriss this weekend. She says she does survival training for groups if there’s a minimum of twelve, preferably fifteen. She doesn’t fool around with marketing it anymore, she only does it when someone approaches her with a group already organized.
I think it’s a three-day thing, you’ll learn how to make a fire, find food and make yourself a shelter. The techniques I assume are western NC Native. I’ve seen her in action at reenactments, feeding a big crowd with her soapstone grill and wooden rack over a fire, while Bill can make a fire with a flint as fast as you can with a lighter.
If anybody thinks they might be interested in a workshop like this, contact me. If all this blows over, it’s not a waste, we’ve gotten a chance to learn about our heritage.
Sun Butler is working on putting a workshop together on the Farm in Mecklenburg Co with Bill and Suzy
Itonani
I’ll see how it firms up with Sun and let you know. We also have a yahoo group where a lot of events like this gets communicated: http://www.yahoogroups.com/saponi. Below is a list of some events for our Southside Virginia/Piedmont Native American Descendants Association
SVNADA 2002 Event Schedule
Southside Virginia/Piedmont Native American Descendants Association (SVNADA)
Events in Bold are our tribal events and everyone should try and make these!!
Workshop Dec 9, 2001
Tutelo Workshop Feb 23
Workshop Mar 10, 2002
Occoneechee Roanoke River canoe trip down the Roanoke March
20,21 HALIWA-SAPONI Pow Wow – Warren Co NC
Occoneechee STATE Pow Wow – CLARKSVILLE,VA May 11
MONACAN Pow wow, VA May 18
CHESAPEAKE,VA Pow Wow June 1,2
HILLSBOROUGH June 7 and 8
Living Village HILLSBOROUGH June 15
Campout/demonstration at North Bend Park in Boydton VA June 25 to July 1
Greentown Festival/Workshop Lawrenceville – Aug 17
SOUTH BOSTON,VA Pow Wow Aug 24,25
CHICKAQHOMINY Pow Wow Sept 28, 29
CHASE CITY ARCHEOLOGY DAY Oct 5
BRUNSWICK Pow Wow Oct 12
Workshop Oct 13
Boydton Day Festival October 26
John Kerr Dam 50th year celebration – October
Barry
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