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

 

Is It January Yet???

 Is it January Yet??  We are finishing up our business that has kept us from the pow wow trail this last month.  Gotta get inspired to do some beading and crafting, hopefully Andi will come over and help me with that   ~ I have a very special set of bells that need to be made, and I have Ponies that need to be painted, and spirit web totems for people I have yet to meet...    I have been working on the 2009 Pow Wow Calendar on the dot com.  Next Pow wow up is Boomers First at Webster's Westside Market - Should Be a Good one!  Kick the New Year off right with Pow Wow!  Then Auburndale right after that one, which Ken will be Arena Director.  Then it's the BEST Pow Wow in the SouthEast  ~ Thundering Spirit Pow Wow ~

 

 

 January 2 - 4, 2009 ~ Boomer's First Inter-tribal Gathering & Dance

Across from Webster Westside Market ~ Webster, Florida 33597

Hours Friday Noon - 10pm; Saturday 10am - 10pm; Sunday 10am - 5pm; Host Drum - Family Drum ; Grand Entry Fiday-7pm, Sat-1&7pm, Sun-2:30pm; Native American Dancing and Drumming; Food & Craft Vendors; Trade Blanket Saturday Night; Indian Auction and Raffle; 50/50 Drawing; Luck of the Draw for Dancers in Regalia; Public Welcome; Admission $2 Donation, under 12 FREE with an adult; This is a NO Drug, NO Alcohol, NO Firearm event - Bring the Kids and Lawn Chairs and spend the day! FREE Primitive Camping for Dancers - Very Limited electric available at $5 per day - Pets on Leash - NO Big Dogs! Vendors/Traders by Invitation Only - For more info contact Boomer & Teresa (Home) 352-568-2425 (Cell) 352-603-2643; John Ferguson 352-232-3378; Raven 352-232-0684

  January 9 - 11, 2009 ~ Spirit of the Buffalo Pow Wow

International Market World ~ Auburndale, Florida 33823

Festival Hours Friday 8am - 8pm; Saturday 8am - 10pm; Sunday 8am - 4pm; MC - Ric Bird ; AD - Ken Cloudwalker;  See Demonstrations of Native American crafts including Tomahawk Throwing, Bow and Arrow, Flint Knapping, Fire Making, Bead and Feather Work, and much more.  Watch East meets West Wild West Show, Drumming, and Dancing!  Indian Village with Historic Artifacts, Intertribal Dance Competition, Artisans & Crafters,  Taste Authentic Food, Native American Music, Live Buffalo - January 9th FREE Kids Day - School Busses Welcome, call for schedule, plenty of bus parking - All Pre-registered groups will receive a FREE 8 X 10 group picture in front of a Live Buffalo on Kids Day!  Food Vendors include; Smokin' Joe's BBQ, Calypso Kettle Corn, Buffalo Burgers.  From Orlando take I-4 to exit 17 off toll 570 (Polk Parkway) From Tampa take I-4 to exit 28 - US hwy 92E - Open Rain or Shine!  Campsites availableJan 2 - 12 limited electricity - Dance competition, Luck of the Draw

Pictures Uploaded ~ Heading South

Pictures Uploaded ~ Heading South

I got the pictures uploaded from the last couple pow wows, I won't be able to do the video's until I get to Dothan.  The pictures from King NC are awesome, especially the fire.  Ken participated in lighting the fire, he is our Firekeeper at Thundering Spirit Pow Wow.  There was an eagle dancer, and Iroquoi Smoke Dancers.  The woman Grass Dancer, Diamond,  is the daughter of Robert Roach a Lakota, She walks in leg braces normally and was given the Grass Dance by several Cherokee Elders.  She was Amazing!!  I love ALL MY GrassDancers.  It had Rained really hard Saturday night, but the Firekeeper kept the fire going through it.  When we came out to the shop, both vendors on either side of me had to move because they got flooded out, yet we were dry.  It was weird, We were on the Baseball diamond behind the pitchers mound and the ground was hard when it was dry, yet when it rained it became like Quick Sand!! As always we met more extended family, met a veteran that knew some of our people in Florida, and Utah Ferris, Rex Beggae, Lola Brantly were all there.  Irene Bedard was there, she and her husband sang together and told stories in a very unique way.  She did the voice for Pocahantas and starred in various Native American Movies.  As I say It was a really awesome Pow Wow - Check out the photos, and dont forget you can go to my Flickr account to see the pics closer.

While travelling to Alabama, I got rather good at taking photos from the moving vehicle   So you will see the Huntsville NASA Center.  And the Bluff Creek Pow Wow was very small and rainy, we only had a little time on Saturday to pow wow.  However, Keep look out for a video I shot of my Brother Tatankla Yellowbird's son playing the flute, He was really good!!

Love,

wrulf

Thank you Lance Redhawk!

Just a BIG THANKS to Lance Redhawk for fitting us into his pow wow in King, North Carolina!  If anyone is near there, this is going to be a really good Pow Wow, I haven't stopped hearing about it since we got to North Carolina in June.  Also, We haven't stopped bugging Lance about getting into it for about as long. 

So we have a week to make more product and get ready for pow wow the weekend of the 15th.  Check the calendar for details, also check my dot com for the google map to the pow wow grounds.

Odessa ~ Florida ~ Pow Wow ~ September 2007

Spirit People 1st Annual Spring Pow Wow

at the Beautiful J.B. Starkey Ranch

September 21 ~ 22 ~ 23, 2007

State Road 54 in Odessa, Florida 33556

Easy access from US 19, the Suncoast Expressway and I-75

Only 1/2 mile West of Gunn Hwy.

Host Drum: Decendants

Grand Entry: Fridsay - 7pm; Saturday: 12-1pm and 7pm; Sunday 1pm

We will have Drumming, Dancing, Singing, Storytelling, Vendors from around the country, on site silversmith, and Educational Village & Demonstrators.

Gates open at 10am and there is a $5 donation per car.

All Drums and Teepees welcome.

Dancers and Drum receive primitive camping and 2 meal passes per day.

Camping is avbailable for either primitive sites or electrical for your RV.

Spend the day with us. Bring your chairs or Blankets, some shade and don't forget your bug spray.

Host Motel - Tahitian Motel - hwy 19 North - reservations: 800-931-0333

Vendor Info: Robert or Sue Langlais - 801-546-4958 - spirit_wonders@yahoo.com

Let them know at the gate that Six Directions Traders sent you!