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March 22 & 23, 2008
First Indian Festival
The Gathering - An American Indian Cultural Center in The Tennessee River Art
Village presents The First Indian Festival.
This is not a powwow but a festival to honor Heritage & Culture. We want this to
be a learning/teaching and sharing event.
Host Drum: All Nations Warrior Society Drum
Flute Playing & Story telling by Tony WalkingStick
Free Admission to the public.
Vendors are asked for but not demanded a 15% honor sales donation to help
off-set the center's expenses. All craft items, unless geared towards children,
must be handcrafted. This is FIRM!!
All vendors welcome!
All demonstrators welcome!
All dancers welcome!
All drums welcome!
Any Native performers in any medium welcome!
ALL VETERANS WELCOME!!
Raging Wolf & Spirit Eyes Stage 731-847-2532
April 4, 5, & 6, 2008
Powwow On The River
Located at Coolidge Park, 150 River Street, Chattanooga, TN
Contest Powwow, over $7,000 Prize Money $$$$
Dance, Drum and Tipi Competitions $$$$
MC - Scott Crisp, AD - Jimmie Thigpen, Headman - Arturo Adrian, Headlady - Mary
Beth Elkins, Host Northern Drum - A-Wo-Ha-Li, Host Southern Drum - Mossy Creek
Singers, Honor Guard - All Nations Warrior Society of NC, Musical Entertainment
- Jimmy Yellowhorse and Jamie Russelll
Tammera Hicks 423-240-7270
May 17-18, 2008
Cumberland Plateau 7th Annual Powwow
Saturday May 17th, gates open at 9:00 a.m. Grand Entry at 11:00 a.m.
Closing at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday May 18th, gates open at 10:00 a.m. Closing at 5:00 p.m.
We Welcome All Drums and Dancers !!!!!!!
Come and join us for a very special event!!!!
Putnam County Fairgrounds, Cookeville, Tennessee Behind Ryan's Steakhouse. Exit
287 off of I-40
Free primitive camping. NO hook-ups. Cold showers.
Trade blanket on Saturday night.
IIC feeds all of their staff, drums, dancers from Friday to Sunday. Set-up on
Friday.
Linda 931-544-4908 or Carol 931-372-0495
September 20-21, 2008
Holston Conference Gathering
Weekend event featuring workshops on various aspects of Native culture,pow
wow,fellowship,food,and fun.
Spiritual enrichment session and concert by two-time Grammy winner,Bill Miller.
Also featured will be the musical talents of Jamie Russell, Mona Juckett,
Emerson Begay, and Jimmy Yellowhorse, storytelling by Lloyd Arneach, and hoop
dancing by Jonathon Feather.
Head dancers are Emerson Begay and Vicki Standingdeer, Scott Crisp is MC.
Pre-registration is required for attending entire event.
Dancers who only wish to attend pow wow and concert should arrive after 2PM on
Sat. Sept. 20 and be in full regalia for Grand Entry at 3:15. They will receive
dinner and concert tickets. Non-dancers accompanying them will need to purchase
tickets.
Vicki Collins 865-435-0100
Tennessee
