Wednesday, May 28, 2008

From the Pow Wow Trail

Greetings,

We are still in Alabama, going to Oxford in1 week for the next pow wow.  Please check out the pictures and video from the Napier Field Pow Wow.  This was an awesome first time pow wow, we will be back next year! 

Also got invited to do this pow wow at the end of June:

  June 28 - 29, 2008 ~ 4th Annual Eastern Native American

"WE are all RELATED" Charity Pow Wow

Whippoorwill Hollow Organic Farm ~ Walnut Grove, GA

(Between Conyers and Monroe on Hwy 138)

Profits will go to support Native Americans with Diabetes and support OUR Elders - Demonstrators, Craft and Food Vendors, Educational Children's Games and activities, Story Tellers and Much More!  Admission $10 per Vehicle - Bring the whole Family!! Gates open 10am - 6pm Saturday Grand Entry at 12 noon - Sunday 10am - 5pm Grand Entry at 1pm - Primitive Camping available for tents and campers for dancers and vendors only - Flag retirement ceremony & Trade Blanket on Saturday night - Contact: Whippoorwill Hollow Farms whippoorwillholf@bellsouth.net 678-625-3272 Andy Byrd - 770-601-0109 Hilda Byrd - NO Politics, NO Weapons, NO Drugs, and NO Alcohol !  Vendors by invitation only - Directions: From Atlanta, take I-20 east to exit #82 (Conyers/Hwy 138). Take a left onto Hwy 138 and go 9 miles to Walnut Grove (Walton County). Continue through the traffic light - our farm is 1 mile on the left.

 

There is a gathering in July which we will also attend that is put on by a good friend of ours Squirrel.  Here is the info for that one:

July 7 - 14, 2008 ~ A Journey of the Seventh Fire: A Continuation

1232 Indian Trail ~ Blackshear, GA 31516

Presented by Tradin' Tyme at the Squirrel's Den - To Honor the Creator, To honor the influence of the Positive Energies of the Universe and to Honor the Guidance of the spirits of the Good Ancestors.

HOW: Meditation and Contemplation.  A loose schedule of events will be planned.  Intertribal and Stomp Dance are definitely being considered.  The Gathering will begin at 7am on 07/07/08 and will continue for 7 days to 07/14/08 on 7 acres of land.

It will begin by 7 fires lit by 7 fire keepers and 7 fire bearers by live embers carried in Alabama Mussel Shells to 7 Camps.  When the fires are all lit, 7 Conch Shells will be sounded and the festivities will begin!

There will be Trade Blanket Daily and NO Vending - The FEED will be Communal Stone Soup- The specialty of the House!!

**NOTE: This event is by Invitation Only and NOT Open to the public ** Please call me if you are interested in attending or if you wish to help make this gathering a success.  Squirrel 912-449-3335 squirrelysden@yahoo.com Very Little electricity - However there are Hot and Cold Showers and  Restrooms on the grounds.

Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability:  Your participation in this private event is at your sole and exclusive risk.  The host of this event may refuse admittance, or ask you to leave the event at any time for any reason.  You agree and understand that injuries and damages can occur by natural causes or by the acts of other persons or third parties, either as a result of negligence or because of other reasons and that you are personally responsible for all costs and/or risks associated with this activity.  You agree and understand and intend that this assumption of risk and release is binding upon you and includes any minors accompanying you at this event.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Wolf Cry

Two days ago I was awakened in the early morning hours with this
message: "Call your tribe." I am not an indigenous person so the
word 'tribe' coming at me like this is a bit startling. However,
working with the Great Council of the Grandmothers who have come to
return the earth to balance, and working with the teaching and
helping spirits of the upper and lower world have taught me to sit
loose in the saddle and let myself go where I am being guided.

It was Wolf, the great teacher, who was speaking. "Call your tribe,"
he said again. "Call them and tell them the time is NOW! They are
needed!" he emphasized. " More people are needed to do the work of
holding the Net of Light at this time," he said. "Tell them to call
on the Net of Light and take their place on it. Ask them to then
hold it and cast the Net further and further. Wherever there is
suffering on earth and where there are people who long to serve, but
don't know how-cast the Net of Light," he said. "Tell everyone you
know," he said, "and write an article calling people to the Net of
Light." When the spirits speak to me like this, I listen.

The Net of Light is called by different names. Web of Light, Grid of
Light, Indra's Net, Net of Life and Net of Light are a few. They
all, however, refer to the same thing. The Great Council of the
Grandmothers say, "This is the Net of Light that will hold the earth
during the times of change that are now upon you." ("A Call to
Power: the Grandmothers Speak" by Sharon McErlane)

A few weeks ago the Grandmothers said, "In addition to casting the
Net of Light wherever there is suffering on the earth, begin now to
also cast to people who are disturbed by the rise of negativity on
earth and want to help in some way. Many of them have no spiritual
path to follow," they said. " They cannot relate to organized
religion and they have not found a way that speaks to their heart.
We ask you to cast the Net of Light to them now," they said, "so the
Net can take them to their path." When Wolf woke me in the middle of
the night he was basically repeating what the Grandmothers had said,
except that his message was much more urgent, ("Tell them that the
time is NOW!")

It is my experience that the Grandmothers and the helping spirits do
not mess around and they ask that now we not mess around either.
They are asking for our help. You can think of the Net as a lighted
fishnet that covers the earth, holds it from above, from below and
at the same time penetrates the body of the planet as well as the
body of everything that lives here on earth. The Net is lit by the
jewel of the heart of each person who holds it; it is held in
selfless service.

The Grandmothers urge us to "Go forward now and take your place on
the Net of Light. Somewhere where two strands come together is a
place that will feel just right for you. Walk forward now and take
your place. Hold this place on the Net and let the Net hold you. You
hold and you are held in light," they say.

At this point there are thousands of people working with the Net of
Light through the Grandmothers network as well as seventy
Grandmothers groups focused on spreading their message in different
countries of the world. The Grandmothers say, "From this place on
the Net of Light, cast now to those who do not know that they too
are held in light. Cast to those who are suffering and also to those
who wish to help with this work but who have not had a way to access
the healing, love of the Net of Light.  "We ask you to do this for
yourself," they say, "and for everything that lives. And as you work
with the Net of Light," they add, "you will become a walking
blessing upon the earth."

"We bless you."

Both the Grandmothers' website:
www.grandmothersspeak.com , and 'A
Call to Power: the Grandmothers Speak'
give a more detailed
explanation of the Net of Light.

We have been asked to get this message to as many people as
possible, so if you have suggestions as to where we might post this
(magazines, newsletters, etc.), please get back to me. Also please
forward to people who would resonate with this urgent message.

I salute the beauty/power within you,

Sharon McErlane

Some of the women from last years Gathering of the Grandmothers

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Alabama Pow Wows

Mother's Day pow wow was pretty good, the people came out.  It's the last one in the area until fall now, so we will be travelling north to Alabama.

Here are the next pow wows we are going to be at:

 

May 24 25, 2008 ~ Napier Field VFD & VPD 1st Fund Raiser Powwow

Napier Field, Napier, AL 36303

Napier Field Volunteer FIre Department and Volunteer Police Department 1st FUndraiser Pow Wow sponsored by: Napier Filed Volunteer Fire and Police Departments and will be held at: 358 Headquarters Street 1 block from the Dothan airport. No contest powwow. Admission Fee: Adults- $4, children -$2, elders 65 & up and children 6 & under-Free. MC: Gary Smith. HL: Gwen Babs. AD: Peter Kassaras. Invited drums: all drums welcome. Booths and fees: 30 craft vendors, Fee $50 plus 1 donated item for the auction. Food vendors 2, Fee $100. Directions: I-65 get off at the Dothan airport exit Napier Field is 1 block from the airport at 358 Headquarters Street. General contact name: Charles Klien 334-983-3007 www.nffd.net Vendor Contact: Mark or Ruth Davis ravenspiritwalker@yahoo.com 256-820-6315

 

June 7 -8, 2008 ~ Native Solutions 10th Annual Intertribal Powwow

Oxford Lake Park across from the tennis courts, Oxford, Alabama

ravenspiritwalker@yahoo.com

Native Solutions 10th Annual Intertribal Pow Wow sponsored by: Native Solutions and will be held at: Oxford Lake Park across from the tennis courts. No contest powwow. Admission Fee: Adults $5; elders 65 & up and children 12 & under-Free. MC: Bryan Halfday, Chippewa Nation, Ontario. HM: Jerry "Smitty" Smith. HL: Gwen Babs. AD: Cowboy. Host Northern Drum: TBA. Host Southern Drum: TBA. Invited drums: all drums welcome. Booths and fees: 25 craft vendors, fee $130. 2 food vendors, fee $200. Comments: Times: Sat-10-7, grand entry 11:00; Sun-10-6, grand entry 12:00 Luck of the draw for dancers Pow wow ambassador contest No drugs or alcohol allowed Bring your own lawn chairs; rain or shine. Directions: I-20 exit 185, going westbound, turn right at the end of the exit, take a right at Shoney's, pow wow will be on the right just past Days Inn; going eastbound turn left, go under the overpass, turn right at Shoney's, pow wow will be on the right just past Days Inn. General contact name: Tony 256-835-0110 Vendor Contact: Mark or Ruth 256-820-6315

 

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Loading out for pow wow

Greetings,

We are loading out and will get on the road tomorrow for Dade City.  Then we will be heading to Alabama for 3 weeks.  Hope to see y'all there.

Much Love and many prayers,

~wrulf

1drumstick

May 9 - 11, 2008 ~ 17th Annual Mothers Day Native American Pow Wow
Withlacoochie River Park ~ 12449 Withlacoochie Blvd., Dade City, Florida

 "Mittie, Robert Wood, and family are back to stay" There will be 35 Vendors, 2 Demonstrators, and 2 Food Vendors - Set up On Wed & Thurs May 7 & 8 - All School Children on May 9th - For more info call or e-mail ~ Mittie Wood 1-352-583-3388 or mvto@embarq.com or Sharon Thomas 1-352-521-3012 or windspirit1985@yahoo.com Withlacoochee Native American Indian Culture, Inc. PO BOX 215 - Trilby, Florida 33593-0215 - No Alcohol, No Drugs, No Firearms, All Pets Must be on a Leash - NO WOLF'S ALLOWED

1drumstick
 

Napier Field Volunteer FIre Department and Volunteer Police Department 1st FUndraiser Pow Wow sponsored by: Napier Filed Volunteer Fire and Police Departments and will be held at: 358 Headquarters Street 1 block from the Dothan airport. No contest powwow. Admission Fee: Adults- $4, children -$2, elders 65 & up and children 6 & under-Free. MC: Gary Smith. HL: Gwen Babs. AD: Peter Kassaras. Invited drums: all drums welcome. Booths and fees: 30 craft vendors, Fee $50 plus 1 donated item for the auction. Food vendors 2, Fee $100. Directions: I-65 get off at the Dothan airport exit Napier Field is 1 block from the airport at 358 Headquarters Street. General contact name: Charles Klien 334-983-3007 www.nffd.net Vendor Contact: Mark or Ruth Davis ravenspiritwalker@yahoo.com 256-820-6315

 

June 7 -8, 2008 ~ Native Solutions 10th Annual Intertribal Powwow

Oxford Lake Park across from the tennis courts, Oxford, Alabama

ravenspiritwalker@yahoo.com

Native Solutions 10th Annual Intertribal Pow Wow sponsored by: Native Solutions and will be held at: Oxford Lake Park across from the tennis courts. No contest powwow. Admission Fee: Adults $5; elders 65 & up and children 12 & under-Free. MC: Bryan Halfday, Chippewa Nation, Ontario. HM: Jerry "Smitty" Smith. HL: Gwen Babs. AD: Cowboy. Host Northern Drum: TBA. Host Southern Drum: TBA. Invited drums: all drums welcome. Booths and fees: 25 craft vendors, fee $130. 2 food vendors, fee $200. Comments: Times: Sat-10-7, grand entry 11:00; Sun-10-6, grand entry 12:00 Luck of the draw for dancers Pow wow ambassador contest No drugs or alcohol allowed Bring your own lawn chairs; rain or shine. Directions: I-20 exit 185, going westbound, turn right at the end of the exit, take a right at Shoney's, pow wow will be on the right just past Days Inn; going eastbound turn left, go under the overpass, turn right at Shoney's, pow wow will be on the right just past Days Inn. General contact name: Tony 256-835-0110 Vendor Contact: Mark or Ruth 256-820-6315

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Mother's Day Pow Wow

Greetings,

Loading out to get ready for pow wow in Dade City.  Hope everyone is well. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.

Love,

wrulf