Monday, June 29, 2009

On the Pow wow trail to be with the people

Greetings,

Grandfather blessed us with a much needed surprise, which will be very helpful in our travels this summer.  We are very Thankful for all that we have, and all that we do not.  It doesn't matter how many times I see for myself, but each time it humbles me and Strengthens my Faith.

We will be heading North on the pow wow trail.  I have slimmed down my online venues to make it easier on me.  I may not be on myspace too often, so Please if you want to message me, use an e-mail address or contact me through my Multiply site. 
 
See the pow wow page on the dot com for pow wow listings and where we will be, as I will not be updating the multiply calendar.  We are heading for Georgia on Tuesday.  See y'all on the Trail!
Much love and many prayers
Spiderwrulf & Cloudwalker
Six Directions Traders


Thundering Spirit Family Pow Wow
Honoring 'The 7 Directions' ~ March 5 - 7, 2010 ~
www.ThunderingSpiritFamily.com
The Family Drum Singers ~ www.FamilyDrum.com


"On the plains of hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions who, at the dawn of victory, sat down to wait, and waiting--died!"


 

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Pow Wows Still in Need of a few Vendors

Greetings ~ The following pow wows still have some open spots for vendors.  For more pow wow listings please see :   

  
 July 10 - 12, 2009 ~ Strong Sun Festival & Pow Wow

2147 Historic Bethabara Rd - Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Flyer
This is a Gathering of Native American people to share our Traditions and Customs with you. Master of Ceremonies - Ric Bird; Head Veteran - TBA; Arena Director - Elton Smith; Lead Dancers - Mike & Jennie Crawford; Honor Lead Tiny Tot Dancer - Riley ;Special Appearance - National POW MIA KIA Memorial Rolling Thunder, William E, Vaughan-Lloyd, Jr. Vice Chief .  We also have many other surprisers planned for you. Host Drum - “Bird Chopper”; Guest Drum - Cedar Creek Medicine.   All Traditional Drums Welcome.   Sound furnished by Dewin Underwood.   Special Programs and Dances for all ages.  Gate will Open at 12 noon Friday and Grand Entry at 1 Pm - Children day Gate will open at 9Am and Grand Entry at 10am. - Gate will open at 11 Am Grand Entry At 12 Noon Until 5:30 Pm.  Admission by Small Donation: Adults $6.00 - Children 4- 18 $4.00 - Senior over 62 Free - Children 4 years old and under Free.   This is a Family Program, Please have all Pets on Lease, No Alcohol, Drugs or Firearms Permitted. So grab a friend a Veteran and a Lawn Chair and come have some Fun. Shoes will be required at all times.Neetribe, Inc. - 3517 Union Hill Rd - East Bend, NC 27018 - 1-336-816-7747 or info@neetribe.org
 

  July 24 - 26, 2009 ~ Wolf Creek Indian Village & Museum 
Green Corn Festival & Pow Wow ~ Bland County Fairgrounds - Main Street - Bland, Virginia 24315
To help sponsor this event in 2009 or for vendor information contact Penny Plummer or Denise Smith at 276-688-3438 Vendor Spaces Limited -  indianvillage@naxs.net  

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Upcoming Pow Wows

Upcoming Pow Wows ~ We will be getting a late start this season, our first will be in Winston-Salem, NC ~

All listings with will designate ones we are tentatively setting up at. 

Loading up the trailer, just got a new shipment of pipestone in.  Got some great new Jewelry made with Florida fossil shark teeth, peacock feathers, and much more.  Hope to see some of y'all out on the trail.

Please be sure to visit our full listing of pow wows at

www.SixDirectionsTraders.com

June 26 - 28, 2009 ~ 21st Annual Trade Days Festival

228 Modock Road ~ Trade, TN 37691

If you are looking for a weekend full of festivities, make plans now to attend the 21st Annual Trade Days Festival,  just off Highway 421 South near the Tennessee/North Carolina State Line. Much is offered in the way of entertainment with new exhibits and shows for 2009 and of course the Indian pow-wow. Donnie Freeman and his Inter-Tribal Pow-Wow will be returning this year. Don’t miss this educational as well as entertaining and spectacular event with Native American Tribes in their native dress. This year the pow-wow will feature competition drumming and dancing. Telephone: 423.727.3007 ADMISSION Adults: $8.00, Children 6-12 years: $5.00, Children 5 years & under FREE, Senior Citizens Day Friday 26th $5.00, 3 day Adult pass: $20.00, 3 day Children's pass: $10.00

 

July 3 - 5, 2009 ~ 9th Annual Hobby Horse Ranch Mountain Spirits Festival

Hobby Horse Ranch 428 Hartz Rd ~ Fleetwood, PA

Hobby Horse Ranch 610-944-5797, or 610-944-9034  Gates Open 10am - dusk; Grand Entry 12 noon; Adults - $5, Children $3, under 6 FREE; Just 10 minutes from Reading, PA

 

 

    July 10 - 12, 2009 ~ Strong Sun Festival & Pow Wow

2147 Historic Bethabara Rd - Winston-Salem, NC 27106

Flyer

This is a Gathering of Native American people to share our Traditions and Customs with you. Master of Ceremonies - Ric Bird; Head Veteran - TBA; Arena Director - Elton Smith; Lead Dancers - Mike & Jennie Crawford; Honor Lead Tiny Tot Dancer - Riley ;Special Appearance - National POW MIA KIA Memorial Rolling Thunder, William E, Vaughan-Lloyd, Jr. Vice Chief .  We also have many other surprisers planned for you. Host Drum - “Bird Chopper”; Guest Drum - Cedar Creek Medicine.   All Traditional Drums Welcome.   Sound furnished by Dewin Underwood.   Special Programs and Dances for all ages.  Gate will Open at 12 noon Friday and Grand Entry at 1 Pm - Children day Gate will open at 9Am and Grand Entry at 10am. - Gate will open at 11 Am Grand Entry At 12 Noon Until 5:30 Pm.  Admission by Small Donation: Adults $6.00 - Children 4- 18 $4.00 - Senior over 62 Free - Children 4 years old and under Free.   This is a Family Program, Please have all Pets on Lease, No Alcohol, Drugs or Firearms Permitted. So grab a friend a Veteran and a Lawn Chair and come have some Fun. Shoes will be required at all times.Neetribe, Inc. - 3517 Union Hill Rd - East Bend, NC 27018 - 1-336-816-7747 or info@neetribe.org

 

July 17 -18, 2009 ~ Festival of Native Peoples and

Cherokee Indian Art Market

Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds ~ 745 Tsali Blvd ~ Cherokee, NC

This year our annual gathering of tribes from throughout the Americas takes its rightful place as the finest showcase of native dance, art, and culture in the southeast. The Festival of Native Peoples is an exposition of non-competitive dance, storytelling, and song performances expressing the collected history, culture, tradition, and wisdom of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. Entertainment throughout the day will include a replica of an Apache dwelling with audience participation, hoop dancing, flute music, and Cherokee storytellers. Other performers include the Halau Palaihiwa O Kaipuwai, Hopi Senom Dance Group, Phoenix, Arizona - Ambassador's of the State of Arizona and the Yellow Bird Apache champion dancers who have been performing for presidents and heads of state for 22 years  Gates open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily with performances throughout the day. Art market opens at 9 a.m. Adult admission $10; children six and under are free. For Discount Ticket Packages or more information, call 800.438.1601 or visit www.cherokee-nc.com Contact: Cherokee Welcome Center - (800) 438-1601 — Contact: John Grant - (828) 497-4496     *We will be meeting with family here this week

 

  July 24 - 26, 2009 ~ Wolf Creek Indian Village & Museum 

Green Corn Festival & Pow Wow ~ Flyer

Bland County Fairgrounds - Main Street - Bland, Virginia 24315

To help sponsor this event in 2009 or for vendor information contact Penny Plummer or Denise Smith at 276-688-3438 Vendor Spaces Limited -  indianvillage@naxs.net  

 

August 14 - 16, 2009 ~ Red Hawks Gathered Nations City of King Pow Wow

436 South Main Street -  King, NC 27021

MC - Danny Two Eagles; Host Drum - Iroquois Thunderheart; AD - Little Hawk; Head Man - Chief Harry Dakota; Head Lady - Beverly; Performers - Allegheny River Indian Dancers; Sponsored by Red Hawks American Indian Education and Cultural Awareness Council - Camping spaces for tipi or tents are available at no cost to all participants and their family members. Restrooms and shower facilities are on pow wow grounds. Camper/trailer slips with water, sewer and electric hook-up are also available to all participants and their family members however these spaces require a fee that must be paid directly to the American Legion.(to reserve one of these spaces please contact Jim Lone Eagle at (336) 983-3608) Gates open at 5:00 pm Friday and Grand Entry is 7:00 pm. Saturday gates open at 9:00 am and Grand Entry is 11:00 am and 7:00 pm. Sunday gates open at 10:00 am and we close 6:00 pm and Grand Entry time for Sunday will be 2:00 pm. This event is to "Honor our Veterans" of past and present and is a drug and alcohol free environment. Have a great - safe summer. See you soon! Lance Red Hawk 336-985-3837 cityofkingpowwow@yahoo.com

 

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

In Loving Memory of My Only Best Friend Denine

In Loving Memory of My Only Best Friend Denine

 


Denine Camaione

September 27, 1967 - January 15, 2009


Denine Camaione of Blackwood, NJ passed away on January 15, 2009 at the age of 41 yrs. Dearly beloved daughter of Albert and Phyllis Camaione of Blackwood.

Denine and I grew up in Blackwood, we always tried to be like twins because we were born on the same date.  She always bragged about being 6 hours older than me though.  She was a cat person and I was a dog person, so we always seemed to balance one another.  I moved to Florida in the middle of sixth grade, but we kept touch into our teens.  I would go up in the summer and we would hang out at the Brigantine Castle trying to gain the attention of the good looking male monsters there. 

Denine was a Nationally Certified EMT and volunteered for Gloucester Township, which again compliments my own Firefighter Certification and service. 

I can honestly say that Denine was THE only woman friend I have ever bonded with.  As her sister just wrote me:
Celeste,
 
This is Michele, Denine's older sister, I was just telling someone how you were Denine's only true girlfriend, and I remember how close you two were.  If you want any information, or would like to talk, I would like that too.  It has been so very hard, and unexpected.
 
I hope you and your family are doing well.
 
Love,
Michele

Nener, I am sorry that I was not able to find you sooner and re-connect.  Much Love and many prayers go out to your family and children.