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*SPRING*

• The Sequoyah Alumni Annual Weekend Homecoming
  "The Sequoyah Alumni Foundation "of the Sequoyah Orphan
  Training School of Tahlequah, Oklahoma" "Chartered in
  1946" P.O. Box 187, Park Hill, Oklahoma 74451-0187."

*March

• Indian Summer Winter Traditional Pow Wow March 1 and 2, 2008
  Wisconsin State Fair Park, Wisconsin Products Pavilion building,
  8100 West Greenfield Avenue , West Allis, Wisconsin 53214
  For information send e-mail or call 414-604-1000.

• Tribal Journeys: Suquamish Renewal Pow Wow 2008
  March 28-30, 2008 - Suquamish Tribal Gym - Poulsbo, WA

• Eastern Band Cherokee Nation ~ Cherokee, North Carolina
  Cherokee Events ~ Cherokee Events March

• 37th Annual California State University, Long Beach Pow Wow
  Held annually in March ~ March 10th & 11th 2007
  Proudly presented by The American Indian Studies Department,
  American Indian Student Council, Native American Alumni
  Chapter, Division of Student Services, Student Life and
  Development, 49er Shops, Inc., and Associated Students, Inc.

• MTSU American Indian Festival First Weekend in March
  Friday Reserved for School Groups, Saturday and Sunday Open
  to the Public. Tennessee Livestock, Center Middle Tennessee
  State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

• Annual "Learning To Walk Together" Traditional Pow Wow
  Held annually in March, Vandament Arena - Northern Michigan University
  Marquette, Michigan, Phone: 906-227-1397, FAX: 906-227-1396,
  Or send e-mail to: Steve Knauf

• Annual California Indian Storytelling Symposium & Festivals
  Ohlone Community College, Fremont, California
  7th Southern California Indian Storytelling Festival
  Held in March.

• Anniversary of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend
  " Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, AL will host
  the Anniversary of the Battle of the Horseshoe in
  March. For more info contact Ove Jensen, 256-234-7111

• National Indian Education Association's Higher Education Conference
  Held in March. Orlando, FL, Annual Conference
  For information call, 202-833-4000.
  National Indian Education Association, 110 Maryland Avenue,
  N.E., Suite 104, Washington, D.C. 20002, Phone: 202-544-7290
  FAX: (202) 544-7293 E-Mail: niea@niea.org
  NIEA's Tribal Education Directory

• Denver March Pow-Wow Official Site Held Annually in March!
  Held annually in March. ~ Denver Coliseum, Denver Colorado
  Contact the Pow-Wow Committee, send email to: e-mail
  Call, telephone: 303-934-8045 or FAX: 303-934-8046.

• Annual California Indian Storytelling ~ Events
  Ohlone Community College, Fremont, California
  NorthWest - March ~ Southern, Spring - May
  Northern, Fall - September

• Native Lifeskills Spring Weekend Workshops Begins in March
  Moundville Archaeological Park, Alabama Indian Resource Center
  Tuscaloosa, AL. Moundville is located 13 miles south of Tuscaloosa
  off State Highway 69. Call, 205-371-2234 or 205-371-2572.

• Annual Hozhoni Dayz Pow Wow Held annually in March.
  Fort Lewis College Gym, Durango, CO. Presenting sponsor,
  Southern Ute Tribe Send e-mail to: Native American Center
  • Links Related to Native Events About Wanbli-Ota, About Hozhoni Days,
    Halloween Masquerade Benefit Pow-wow, Annual Hozhoni Days Contest Pow-wow
    Annual Dennis "Chum" Sinquah Basketball Tournament, Miss Hozhoni Days
    Pageant, Native American Alumni Association (NAAA), 5K Run.

• Annual Great Falls Native American Art Show Held annually in March.
  "The Great Falls Native American Art Show, is sponsored by Great
  Falls Native American Art Association." The annual art show is
  held at the Civic Center in Great Falls, Montana.

• Indian Market.net "Texas Indian Markets" Proudly
  presents America's three premier festivals of Art and
  Entertainment for Indian, Southwest, Western, and Wildlife!!!"
• The Annual Texas Indian Market and Southwest Showcase
  Held in March. Arlington Convention Center Arlington, TX

• Cabazon Band of Mission Indians Indio Pow-Wow
  The Cabazon Band of Mission Indians keeps this cultural
  tradition alive by holding semi-annual powwows. The Indio
  Pow-Wow, as it is called, is a three-day celebration
  held the last weekends of March and October.

*April

• Annual Dance for Mother Earth Pow Wow April 5 & 6, 2008
  "Official University of Michigan Website!' Held at the UofM,
  Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The event is hosted by the
  University of Michigan's Native American Student Association,
  U-M Chapter of the American Indian Science & Engineering
  Society, Native American Law Student Association, Native
  American Public Health Association, Native American Business
  Student Association, Native American Programming Task Force,
  and the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs a Division
  of Student Affairs.

• Eastern Band Cherokee Nation ~ Cherokee, North Carolina
  Cherokee Events ~ Cherokee Events April

• First Nations at Indiana University ~ Annual Pow Wow
  April 21 and 22, 2006 ~ General Public Welcome! Free
  Admission - Indiana University Fieldhouse, Bloomington, IN
  Contact: Wesley Thomas, First Nations at IU,
  Phone: 812-855-3862 or send email to: fniu@indiana.edu

• NCIPA Annual Contest Pow-Wow Loveland, CO
  Held April 8-9, 2006, Larimer County Fairgrounds
  Sponsor: Northern Colorado Intertribal Pow-wow Association
  "Prayer, dancing and songs to the beat of the drum
  bring people of all races together in unity."

• 35th Annual First Nations @ UW Spring Pow Wow Held in April.
  Held at the HEC Edmunson Pavillion. For more information
  send e-mail to: fnuw@u.washington.edu

• Annual Northern Arizona University Contest Pow Wow
  Held in April, University Union Field House,
  Flagstaff, Arizona

• Annual Chucalissa Spring Pow-Wow Held in April.
  University of Memphis, Chucalissa Museum Spring Pow-Wow
  Native American Dance, Music, Art, and Food!
  Contact: Phone: 901-785-3160 ~ FAX: 901-785-0519
  E-mail: cbell1@memphis.edu Memphis, Tennessee
  *See also: Choctaw Heritage Festival information!
  Held annually in August!

• Tia-Piah Annual Powwow Held annually in April.
  Sponsored by the Texas Gulf Coast Tia-Piah Society
  Held at the A.V. Sallas County Park in New Caney, Texas.
  (Located 1 mile west of U.S. 59 & 1 mile south of FM
  1485 at McCleskey Rd. (South Bound feeder of Hwy 59)
  about 30 miles North of Houston.) Free Admission!!!
  For information send e-mail to: Secretary@tiapiah.com

• Annual Cornell Powwow and Smokedance Held annually in April.
  Barton Hall, Garden Avenue and Campus Road,
  Cornell University , Ithaca, New York

• NIGA Annual Trade Show & Convention Held in April.
  "National Indian Gaming Association"

• Annual University of Iowa Pow-WowHeld in April.
  Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa ~ For information send e-mail
  to: American Indian Student Association, or phone: 319-335-6883.

• Annual Moundville Knap-in and Atlatl Event Held in April
  Ancient Technologies Revealed ~ Moundville Archaeological Park,
  Alabama Indian Resource Center, Tuscaloosa, AL. Moundville is
  located 13 miles south of Tuscaloosa off State Highway 69.
  For more information call, 205-371-2234 or 205-371-2572.

• Annual Kent State University Kent, OH Tradtional Pow Wow
  Held in April ~ The Commons (KSU Main Campus)
  "Event hosted by the Native American Student Association of
  Kent State University, Undergraduate Student Senate, Black
  United Students, Alpha Psi Lambda, Native American Studies
  Pan-African Department, Multi Cultural Student Center, All
  Campus Programing Board

• Annual International Wildlife Film Festival Held in May.
  "The mission of the International Wildlife Film Festival is to
  foster knowledge and understanding about wildlife and habitat
  through excellent and honest wildlife films." Missoula, Montana

• Annual Gathering of Nations Pow Wow ~ Miss Indian World
  "Among numerous educational efforts, the Gathering of Nations
  hosts two annual pow-wows. The Gathering of Nations Pow Wow,
  Miss Indian World Traditional Talent Presentations, and also
  the Indian Trader's Market the last weekend of every April
  in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA."

• Musical Echoes Held in April.
  Musical Echoes is an "American Indian" flute
  show, held in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida.
  Contact: fishhawk@musicalechoes.com

• Annual Mother Earth Water Walk
  We Walk To Make A Difference!
  * Past Mother Earth Water Walk 2004 - Lake Michigan
  * Past Mother Earth Water Walk 2005 ~ Lake Huron!
  * Future Mother Earth Water Walk 2006 ~ Lake Ontario!
  * Future Mother Earth Water Walk 2007 ~ Lake Erie!
  Biidaajiwun Inc. would like to welcome you. Our mission is to
  raise awareness about our water. "Water is precious and sacred...
  it is one of the basic elements needed for all life to exist."
  All Events Sponsored By The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe!

*May

• Eastern Band Cherokee Nation ~ Cherokee, North Carolina
  Cherokee Events ~ Cherokee Events May

• Penn Cove Water Festival Free! Coupeville, WA
  Saturday May 6th 2006 ~ Coupeville Waterfront!
  "The Penn Cove Water Festival features annual
  tribal canoe races, Native arts and crafts,
  demonstrations, storytelling, dance performances,
  artist demonstrations, authentic Native foods,
  children's activities, and exhibits and displays."

• Annual Mother Earth Water Walk
  We Walk To Make A Difference!
  * Past Mother Earth Water Walk 2004 - Lake Michigan
  * Past Mother Earth Water Walk 2005 ~ Lake Huron!
  * Future Mother Earth Water Walk 2006 ~ Lake Ontario!
  * Future Mother Earth Water Walk 2007 ~ Lake Erie!
  Biidaajiwun Inc. would like to welcome you. Our mission is to
  raise awareness about our water. "Water is precious and sacred...
  it is one of the basic elements needed for all life to exist."
  All Events Sponsored By The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe!

• American Indian Magnet School, Saint Paul, MN
  AIMS School Pow-Wow Held annually in May
  Come join us outdoors for a traditional powwow
  from 12:30 to 3:15 PM. After all students go
  home we'll all come back at 5:00 for a feast
  to be followed by a second Grand Entry at 6:00.
  For more information call: 778-3100

• Annual Foster Family Honor Pow Wow Held annually in May.
  Cherokee Nation Pow Wow Grounds - Hwy 62—Tahlequah
  Hosted by Cherokee Nation Indian Child Welfare

• DeAnza College - Annual Pow-Wow & Indian Arts Festival
  Held annually the third week-end in May!
  21250 Stevens Creek Blvd. Cupertino, California 95014
  For information call: 408-864-8355 or call the American
  Indian Studies Department, office phone: 408-864-5448

• Planting Ears of Corn Festival Held in May!
  The Museum of Indian Culture, Allentown PA
  The first weekend of May each year.
  Featuring Native drumming, singing, dancing, life ways demonstrations,
  Native crafts and foods, children's area and much more.
  For more information send e-mail
  to: info@museumofindianculture.org or call:
  Voice: 610-797-2121 FAX: 610-797-2801

• Chi-Tock-Non Kote-U-Pu Spring Celebration (Held annually in May.)
  "Once a year the American Indian Council of Mariposa County (AICMC)
  organizes a traditional Native American celebration. To most people
  this celebration is known as a Pow Wow but, to us it is known as
  Chi-Tock-Non Kote-U-Pu - a drug-free, alcohol-free, smoke-free
  Spring Celebration. Mariposa Fairgrounds. Mariposa, California."
  Contact: Phone: 209-966-2432 or FAX: 209-966-6273
  E-mail: mariposafair@sierratel.com

• AIS Social Activities & Powwows American Indian Society of Washington, DC
  "Annual Powwows: The Society also sponsors pow wows. Our Anniversary Celebration
  has grown from a picnic for our members to a pow wow that is open to the public.
  Every year it is held the first weekend in August at the Urbana Fire Hall on Route
  355 in Urbana, Maryland. Also each year, we hold a Mother's Day Powwow at
  'Indian Pines' on the Saturday immediately preceeding Mother's Day."

• Annual Dartmouth Pow Wow on the Green (Held Mother's Day Weekend, May)
  "Sponsored by the Native American Alumni Association of Dartmouth"
  [Dartmouth Green, Hanover, NH (Rain Location is Thompson Arena)]

• Annual Aurora Pow Wow Held in May.
  "The public is invited to join the dancing during
  inter-tribal dances held throughout the Pow Wow."
  Aurora University, Aurora, IL

• The Annual Stanford Powwow "Mother's Day Weekend at Stanford
  University's Eucalyptus Grove, across Galvez St. from Stanford Stadium,
  Stanford, California. Presented by SAIO, 'Stanford American Indian
  Organization' Powwow Committee."
  

• Mother's Day Gathering at the Nevada Test Site
  Sponsored, in part, by the Shundahai Network
  "'Shundahai' is a Newe (Western Shoshone) word meaning
  'Peace and Harmony with All Creation'.

• Tribute to a Generation The National World War II
  Memorial was dedicated on Saturday, May 29, 2004.
  "The National World War II Memorial is the first national
  memorial dedicated to all who served during World War II.
  The memorial, which was established by the American Battle
  Monuments Commission, honors all military veterans of the
  war, the citizens on the home front, the nation at large,
  and the high moral purpose and idealism that motivated the
  nation's call to arms. The Second World War will be the only
  20th century event commemorated on the Mall’s central axis."

*SUMMER*

• Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument ~*~ Plan your visit!

• Alaska.com ~ Summer festivals and events
  "Summer is a busy time in Alaska."

• Annual Native American Music Awards!
• Native American Music Awards, Inc.
  511 Avenue of the Americas Suite 371 New York, NY 10011
  Phone: 212-228-8300 or 212-228-8495 ~ E-mail

• Welcome to Pow Wow Cruise "The Pow Wow Cruise is
  very unique...an experience you will never forget!"
  Departures from the West Coast ~ Alaska ~ East Coast

*June

• 8th Annual Riverbank Traditional Pow Wow Held annually in June.
  (June 20, 21, 22 2008) Public Invited. Admission is
  free. Parking at LCC's parking garage (accross the street).
  Held at the Louis Adado Riverfront Park, Lansing, Michigan.

• Eastern Band Cherokee Nation ~ Cherokee, North Carolina
  Cherokee Events ~ Cherokee Events June

• Cherokee culture has grand celebration in June weekend
  "The first re-enactment of the Trail of Tears is
  planned and the second rewrite of the outdoor drama
  “Unto These Hills … a Retelling” will debut."
  Story by Jon Ostendorff
• Cherokee, North Carolina - Unto These Hills
  Beginning June 8 June 8 thru August 18,
  shows are nightly, except Sundays.

• Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation ~ Pow-Wow Held in June.
  For more information, contact: Micki Martinez or Rebekah Potts
  phone: 1-877-727-6743 or e-mail powwow@pbpnation.org
  Direction: 20 Minutes North of Topeka, KS on U.S. 75 HWY
  to 158th Road, then west 5 miles to M Road

• Eastern Shoshone Annual Indian Days Pow Wow Held in June.
  Wind River Indian Reservation
  Pow-Wow Grounds, Fort Washakie, Wyoming
  Held Annually in June "For More information
  contact the Eastern Shoshone Entertainment
  Committee - Message Phone: 307-332-3532

• CDA ~ Aboriginal Conference Held in June.
  Aboriginals and the Canadian
  Military: past, present, future
  "The conference will have a mixed format in order
  to reflect the important participation of various
  communities of participants. The conference will
  begin on 21 June with an opening ceremony that
  highlights Aboriginal and military individuals
  and traditions, framed by their respective symbols."
  Royal Military College, Kingston Ontario

• Annual Red Earth Festival To be held in June
  'Red Earth: A Special Festival' "Oklahoma City's Red
  Earth Festival is the world's largest visual and performing
  arts event of its type, attracting thousands of people from
  all walks of life who appreciate the beauty of Native American
  cultures and traditions. The Red Earth Festival is held the
  second weekend each June, Oklahoma State Fair Park,
  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma."

• Dreamspeakers Festival Held in June
  "An International Celebration of First
  Nations art, culture and film making."
  Deadline: June 30 - Contact Sharon Shirt
  9914-76 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 1K7, Canada
  Phone: 403-439-3456 ~ FAX: 403-439-2066

• Alabama-Coushatta ~ Annual Indian Pow-Wow
  The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas will host its Annual
  Indian Pow-Wow in Livingston, Texas at the Tribe's ballpark
  located about 90 miles north of Houston on U.S. 190 East
  between Livingston and Woodville. For more information
  contact the A-C Tribe Pow-Wow Association.

• Annual American Indian Language Development Institute
  Held in June, Gathering Talk: Documenting, Describing
  and Revitalizing Our Languages. The American Indian Language
  Development Institute (AILDI), The University of Arizona
  Department of Language, Reading and Culture College of
  Education, Room 517, P.O. Box 210069, Tucson, AZ 85721-0069
  Phone: 520-621-1068 FAX: 520-621-8174, E-mail

• Annual Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians Pow Wow
  Held in June, Bay City Lake Campground
  North of Hessel, MI. (Turn north on 3 Mile Rd. in Hessle,
  at the blinking light, then west on Bay City Lake Rd.)
  (*NOTE: Not a federal or state recognized tribal entity!)

• National Aboriginal Day June 21!!! Everyone Welcome!
  National Aboriginal Day is an occasion for all Canadians to
  celebrate the rich contribution Aboriginal peoples have made
  to Canada. Special Events are held through out Canada!

• Annual Noongam Tradtitional Pow Wow Held in June.
  Dow's Lake, Queen Julianna Park Carling Ave. & Prince of
  Wales Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada/ For information contact:
  Phone: 613-786-1552 ~ E-mail: noongampowwow@yahoo.com

• Annual First People's Festival ~ Montreal, Canada Held in June
  "The First People's Festival takes place in June. This festival, was
  developed and produced by LAND InSIGHTS, aims to promote and spotlight
  the many cultures of the First Nations of the three Americas."

• Annual Return to Pimiteoui Intertribal Pow Wow Held in June.
  "This weekend long event, held annually in June, is an
  educational and cultural experience for all people of
  all ages interested in Native American culture, arts,
  crafts, and traditional lifeways skills." Sponsored by
  the Peoria 1691 Foundation and Peoria Park District,
  W.H. Sommer Park, Peoria, Illinois

• Battle of Little Big Horn Memorial Held in June.
  Dedication date of the Indian Memorial at Little Bighorn
  Battlefield National Monument held at the
  Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.
  Contact: Darrell J. Cook, phone: 406-638-2621
  [For information on the artists selected to design and
  construct the Spirit Warriors elements of the Indian
  Memorial go to Explore Spirit Warriors.]

• Annual Northern Arapaho Pow Wow Dates TBA
  Arapaho Pow Wow Grounds, Arapaho, Wyoming
  For more infomation send e-mail or call 307-332-8548.
  Wyoming Travel & Tourism - Pow Wows
  Cheyenne, WY 82002, Toll Free: 800-225-5996

• Annual Oglala Commemoration Youth Music Festival
  Oglala, South Dakota ~ Loneman School (5pm)
  Held annually in June. Contact: Robert Quiver, Jr.,
  Andy Mader or Lisa Reinhold, Oglala Commemoration Planning
  Committee, by e-mail: oglala_commemoration@yahoo.com
  Visit the Official Oglala Commemoration Site!
  • Oglala Commemoration Auction "Any and all proceeds
    go directly to the Leonard Peltier Oglala Projects."

• Great Dakota Gathering & Homecoming! Held in June.
  "On the Shores of Beautiful East Lake Winona,
  MN, at the Jaycees Pavillion, we will host a
  historical and unique gathering of Dakota
  peoples from all over the Midwest and Canada."

• Annual Eskasoni Pow-wow Ko'jua Held annually in June.
  (Traditional Gathering) Re-Patriation of Our Mi'kmaq Song & Dance
  Honouring Our Youth & Elders ~ Sponsored By Eskasoni Chief & Council
  Eskasoni First Nation, Unama'ki, located in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
  For information contact: Joel 902-379-2073 or Jay Denny 902-379-2580

• Sheep is Life Celebration Held annually in June.
  "Fiber Arts Workshops, Diné College, Tsaile, Arizona
  on the north-east rim of Canyon De Chelly. For more
  information, send an e-mail to: Jay Begay, or Rebecca Baker.

• Annual Red Cloud Indian Art Show "The Red Cloud Art Show
  is open to all enrolled Native American artists of the 50
  states and Canada. It is held from the first part of June
  till the middle of August yearly and is open 7 days a week.
  We are closed on major holidays. During the Art Show, free
  summer tours are available to the public. All pieces in the
  annual art show are for sale, providing an excellent market
  for Native American artists." (Contact Bro. C.M. Simon, S.J.,
  Director of The Heritage Center, P.O. Box 100, Pine Ridge,
  South Dakota 57770, 605-867-5491. For more information
  please feel free to e-mail the center.)

• AIEC ~ Annual Competition Pow-Wow & Festival
  Held at Edgewater Park, Cleveland, Ohio
  Held in June. Held Father's Day Weekend!
  Edgewater Park, Cleveland Ohio. Join us for the
  Largest Powwow in Ohio for three days of food,
  art, music dancing and more! Rain or Shine!!!
  Public Welcome. Bring your own lawn chairs.
  We welcome the Blacklodge Singers, Traditional
  Aztec Dancers, and Professional Hoop Dancers.
  Contact Info: American Indian Education Center
  1700 Denison, Suite 102, Cleveland, OH 44109
  Phone: 216-351-4488, E-mail: AIECInc@aol.com

• The Annual Return to Pimiteoui Intertribal Pow Wow
  Held in June. "W.H. Sommer Park, Peoria, Illinois
  The annual Return to Pimiteoui Intertribal Pow Wow
  honors the Woodland Indian tribes once inhabiting
  the Illinois River Valley in the land they called
  Pimiteoui, and welcomes the return of their descendants
  and all Native American peoples to this area rich
  in early French and Indian history."

• World Peace and Prayer Day "Having completed our commitment,
  the responsibility now belongs to the people - to continue the
  protection and honoring of their sacred sites throughout the world.
  We stand committed in petitioning the United Nations for an
  "Honoring Sacred Sites Day" on June 21st. It is our hope that
  someday - all people will be able to reclaim this fundamental
  human right. Wolakota Foundation 'Facing the Winds of Change'

• Indian Summer Day Camp June, July and August
  A weeklong program teaching children (ages 10 through 16).
  Moundville Archaeological Park, Alabama Indian Resource Center
  Tuscaloosa, AL. Moundville is located 13 miles south of Tuscaloosa
  off State Highway 69. Call, 205-371-2234 or 205-371-2572.

*July

• Annual Michigan Indian Family Olympics Held Annually in July!
  Mt. Pleasants, Bennett Track at Central Michigan University

• World Eskimo-Indian Olympics (W.E.I.O.)
  "World Eskimo-Indian Olympics held in mid-July
  in Fairbanks, Alaska. Competition in traditional
  native athletics, with native dancers performing."
  
• World Eskimo-Indian Olympics (WEIO) "The first World Eskimo Olympics
  was held in Fairbanks in 1961 drawing contestants and dance teams
  from Barrow, Unalakleet, Tanana, Fort Yukon, Noorvik and Nome.
  The event was a big success and has been held annually ever since."

• Eastern Band Cherokee Nation ~ Cherokee, North Carolina
  Cherokee Events ~ Cherokee Events July

• Annual Choctaw Indian Fair Held in July
  "In beautiful Choctaw, Mississippi!
  Enjoy four fun-filled days of Choctaw
  culture and spirit including Tribal
  arts, crafts, dances and the thrilling
  action of World Championship stickball.

• Nevada Indian Days ~ All Indian Rodeo 3rd Weekend in July
  For information, please contact: Write to
  the Attention Of: Fallon Rodeo 2005
  Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe - 8955 Mission Road,
  Fallon, Nevada 89406 Telephone: 775-423-6075

• North American Indigenous Games Held in July.
  Colorado Indigenous Games Society, Inc.
  "As 2006 begins, we eagerly anticipate the 2006
  North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) taking
  place thoughout the Denver, Colorado metro area."

• Cherokee Cultural Society of Houston Stomp Dance
  Our Stomp Dance is the last Saturday of the July!
  All are welcome!!! cherokeeshouston@yahoo.com,
  Alvin, Texas

• Colville Tribes Annual July 4th Celebration
  Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
  Nespelem, Washington

• Annual Seafair Indian Days Pow Wow! Held annually in July.
  Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, Discovery Park ~ Seattle,
  Washington "The United Indians of All Tribes Foundation holds
  this annual celebration on the beautiful grounds of Discovery
  Park, Seattle, Washington. The Pow Wow averages 400 - 600 dancers
  in full regalia, 30 drum groups, and 10,000 spectators which all
  come to celebrate the richness of the Native American culture."

• Annual Great Northern Arts Festival Held in July!
  "Since 1989, up to 80 visual artists and 40 performers
  from across the North gather each summer in Inuvik to
  celebrate the diversity that is Canada’s North."

• Sault Ste. Marie Tribe Annual Pow-Wow And Summer Gathering
  The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians holds its
  annual Summer Gathering and Pow-wow on July 4th week-end.
  For information on the Summer Gathering you can call "Bud"
  Biron, phone: 635-4755.

• Kainai Indian Days Summer Powwow & Rodeo
  Held annually in July, in Standoff, Alberta.
  
• Tsuu T'ina Nation Annual Powwow & Rodeo
  Held in July ~ Tsuu T'ina, Alberta

• Keepers Indian Arts Festival Mini Pow Wow Held in July.
  400 N. Hiawatha Ave. Pipestone, Minnesota 56164
  To be held July 28, 29 & 30, 2006. Special
  Invitation to all Veterans, Veterans Groups, and
  Color Guards. All Drums and Dancers welcome.
  Call Pipestone Chamber for information 507-825-3316.

• Raven's Journey Held in July. The Spiritual Unity of the
  Tribes Committee together with the Native Village of Tanacross
  again plan to co-host a gathering." Contact the: Spiritual
  Unity of the Tribes, P.O. Box 71122, Fairbanks Alaska 99707

• Annual Wildhorse Pow-wow Held June/July.
  The public is welcome to attend this free event
  At Wildhorse Resort and Casino on the
  Umatilla Indian Reservation. The pow-wow is held
  outdoors and includes many food and craft vendors."
  For more information, call 1-800-654-WILD (ext.1510).

• UIATF Annual Seafair Indian Days POW WOW! Held in July.
  Held at the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center,
  Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington. Sponsored by
  United Indians of All Tribes Foundation (UIATF).

• Border Crossing Celebration Held annually in July!
  Sponsord by the Indian Defense League of America
  "Every third weekend in July!!!"

• Red Lake Independence Day Contest Pow-wow Held in July.
  "Pow-wow ground Red Lake (celebrates the 1889 agreement with
  the U.S. Government acknowledging Red Lake as an independent
  sovereign Tribal Nation)." Red Lake, Minnesota

• Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indian Fair Neshoba County, MS
  "For countless centuries the Choctaws have gathered
  at the ripening of the first corn. The Annual Four
  Day Choctaw Indian Fair, begins in the early morning
  of the second Wednesday after the Fourth of July."

• Grand River Pow Wow Held annually in July.
  Grand River Champions of Champions Pow-wow
  Held annually in July. Sponsored by the 'Six Nations of
  the Grand River' Brant County, Ohsweken, Ontario

• The Annual Aabita Niibing (Midusmmer) Pow wow
  The Annual Fourth of July Pow Wow!!!
  Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe ~ Leech Lake, Minnesota

• Gagaguwon Indians-"Ever Running Water" Held in July.
  (Held every year in the last full weekend of July!!!)
  The Preservation of Native American Culture, abbreviated
  P.O.N.A.C., is basically just what it says. Best known for
  hosting the annual Gagaguwon Traditional Pow Wow in Oscoda, Michigan
  Held at Old Orchard Park, 883 E. River Road. 8 miles West of the city.
  For more information contact: Joe or Sue, phone: 989-739-1994,
  or e-mail to: info@michiganpowwow.com.
  Or contact the Oscoda Chamber, phone: 1-800-235-4625.
  Directions: Follow US-23, along the shores of Lake Huron to Oscoda,
  Michigan, turn west, on River Rd. at the light by the Dairy Queen!

• North American Iroquois Veterans Association Annual Pow Wow
  Held in July, Veterans Park, Broad Street, Salamanca, New York

• Northern Plains Indian Culture Fest "Held annually on the last
  full weekend of July from 10:00am to 4:00 p.m. MT, at
  the Knife River Indian Villages NHS. The park is located one
  half mile north of Stanton, North Dakota. Concessions available
  on site for this event. There is no admission or parking fee."

*August

• Roasting Ears of Corn Festival Held in August!
  The Museum of Indian Culture, Allentown PA
  The third weekend of August each year.
  Featuring Native drumming, singing, dancing, life ways demonstrations,
  Native crafts and foods, children's area and much more.
  For more information send e-mail
  to: info@museumofindianculture.org or call:
  Voice: 610-797-2121 FAX: 610-797-2801

• Eastern Band Cherokee Nation ~ Cherokee, North Carolina
  Cherokee Events ~ Cherokee Events August

• 2008 North American Indigenous Games
  'Journey of a Generation' Cowichan Tribes
  "With the support of other central Vancouver
  Island First Nations and the non-aboriginal
  community, we are hosting the 2008 North
  American Indigenous Games from August 2–10, 2008.

• Indian Council of Many Nations Summer Powwow
  Held Annually in August (August 24-26, 2007)
  Indian Ministries Campus
  33301 E. AA HWY (old HWY 40)
  Grain Valley, Missouri

• Barry Cohen's Indian & World Tribal Arts Show, Chicago
  The 2007 Tribal Antique Show is scheduled for August 9 through 12.

• The NMAI National Pow Wow August 10 - 12, 2007
  Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.
  The National Pow Wow in Washington, D.C. is hosted by
  Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.

• Red Hawk American Indian Cultural August 19 & 20, 2006
  Society 10th Annual Pow Wow
  Youngstown, Ohio ~ Contact: Nancy Bottiglieri

• Choctaw Heritage Festival Held in August!
  Native American Dance, Music, Art, and Food!
  Hosted by the Ripley American Indian Association
  Held at the Chucalissa Museum /University of Memphis
  Contact: Phone: 901-785-3160 ~ FAX: 901-785-0519
  E-mail: cbell1@memphis.edu Memphis, Tennessee

• Annual Tyendinaga Mohawk Pow Wow Held in August!
  "Honoring Our Men Deseronto, Ontario, Canada"

• Blue Water Indian Celebration Pow Wow Held in August!
  Presented by: Port Huron Museum. In Pine Grove Park,
  Port Huron, Michigan. Saturday 10am-9pm, Sunday
  10am-6pm. Grand Entries at 12:00 (Noon)!

• LLHSM Native American Festival Held in August!
  Lenni Lenape Historical Society Museum of Indian Culture
  2825 Fish Hatchery Rd., Allentown, Pennysylvania, USA
  For more information contact, phone: 610-797-2121

• Piikani Nation Annual Celebration Powwow & Rodeo
  Held in August ~ Brocket, Alberta

• Annual Cherokee Days of Recognition
  Held the first Saturday and Sunday in August.
  Red Clay State Historic Park in Cleveland, TN
  1140 Red Clay Park Road, SW; Cleveland, TN 37311
  Includes native dance, games, authentic Cherokee
  "This event features authentic Cherokee crafts, music,
  dance, and storytelling. Visitors have the opportunity
  to learn firsthand about Cherokee culture. For those
  dancing up an appetite, food booths will be available
  
  • Tennessee Overhill Experience

• Annual August Meeting/Green Corn Thanksgiving Pow Wow
  Held in August. Narragansett Indian Tribe Old Mill Rd,
  Rte. 2, Narragansett Church, Charlestown, Rhode Island
  Phone: 401-364-1100

• 50th Annunal O-Sa-Wan Powwow.htm Held annually in August.
  
• 50th Annunal O-Sa-Wan Powwow.PDF Held annually in August.
  Hosted by the Mascoutin Society of Chicagoland
  Boone County Fairgrounds 8791 SR 76 Belvidere, Illinois
  Public Welcome! Contacts: Dan Pierson, phone: 815-735-5666
  For Trader information contact: Don Gatske,
  phone: 630-859-2554 ~ Native American Crafts only

• Annual Sacajawea Festival Held annually in August.
  Always held the first week-end in August at the Sacajawea
  Festival Building in Cloverport. Cloverport, Kentucky
• Sacajawea Heritage Days "This three-day event from August 15th
  through August 16th featured guided trail tours, interpretive
  programs, Native American music and dance, a "salmon feast",
  a Main Street festival, blessing ceremonies, a Dutch Oven
  lunch, concerts, and traditional craft fairs." Salmon, Idaho

• Nesika Illahee Pow Wow Held annually the second Week-end of August,
  Friday through Sunday. Confederated Tribes of Siletz, Siletz, Oregon
  For information contact: Mona Fisher by e-mail: monf@ctsi.nsn.us
  or by telephone: 1-800-922-1399 (ext.1230).

• Annual Thunder Mountain Native American Festival Held in August!
  Contact the Thunder Mountain Lenapé Org. (Not a recognized tribal entity!)
  236 Skyline Drive, Saltsburg, PA 15681

• I.I.C.O.T. Annual Pow-Wow of Champians Held annually in August.
  at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds, Expo Building.
  Sponsored by the Intertribal Indian Club of Tulsa, Oklahoma
  Call for information: 918/838-8276 or 918/836-1523

• Saginaw Chippewa Annual Pow-Wow August 4-6, 2006
  Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan, Mt. Pleasant, MI
  7529 E. Tomah Rd. ~ Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
  E-mail: sagchippowwow@sagchip.org
• Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways
  6650 E. Broadway ~ Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
  Phone: 989-775-4750 ~ FAX: 989-775-4770
  Ziibiwing Center Calendar of Events

• Annual Frank Liske Park Powwow Held in August.
  4001 Stough Road, Concord, NC 28025
  Pow Wow Info Contact: George Hoyt, Chairman
  Phone: 704-786-5705 or e-mail: gehoyt@concordnc.com
  Traders please contact: Gene Hall
  1150 Sidney Street Lexington, NC 27292
  Phone: 336-236-1099

• Crow Fair and Rodeo / Big Horn County Youth Fair
  Held in August on Rocky Boy's Reservation
  Crow Fair 08/4-6/06 Crow Agency: 406-638-3793
  Chippewa-Cree Business Committee
  Box 544, Rocky Boy Route
  Box Elder, Montana 59521
  P.O. Box 25 Havre, Montana 59501
  Phone: 406-395-4282 Toll Free: 800-823-4478

• Annual Oglala Lakota Nation Pow Wow & Rodeo 1st Weekend in August
  "Pine Ridge, South Dakota. For more information, please contact
  the Pine Ridge Chamber of Commerce by phone: 605-455-2685,
  or call, 605-867-5821 or send an e-mail praco@gwtc.net .
  Visit Big Bats, located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation,
  events list. Big Bat's is the place to find out from local Lakota
  people what to see and where to go when visiting South Dakota .

• Annual Shoshone-Bannock Indian Festival (Held Second Weekend of August)
  "One of the most popular Indian gatherings in North America. It attracts the
  best dancers in "Indian Country" with tribes throughout the United States
  participating. Held the second weekend of August each year at the Festival
  and Rodeo Grounds in Fort Hall, Fort hall Indian Reservation, Idaho.
  Send e-mail for more information. Visit Sho-Ban News online.

• Welcome to the Baltimore Pow-Wow web site! Held in August.
  The Baltimore American Indian Center and the Native American
  Indian Student Association of the Community College Of Baltimore
  County, Catonsville Campus, cordially invites you to visit our
  site and plan to attend the Annual Baltimore Pow-Wow!
  BAIC address 113 South Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland 21231
  Phone: 410-675-3535 E-mail: info@baic.org

• Annual Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial Held annually in August.
  Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial Association, Gallup, New Mexico
  Phone: 800-242-4282 or 505-863-3896 ~ e-mail

• Red Lake Indian Fair and Traditional Pow-Wow
  "This event is held annually between the second and fourth
  weekend in August depending on the crops which are exhibited
  along with handicrafts, and school exhibits. Other highlights
  include a parade and the selection of royalty comprised of
  Miss Red Lake Nation Jr., Miss Red Lake Nation and Red Lake
  Brave, whereby young ladies and boys are selected to represent
  the Red Lake Nation through out pow-wows as well as other
  events for one year." Red Lake, Minnesota

• Bad River Band ~ Annual Traditional Manoomin Pow Wow
  "The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa holds their
  annual Pow Wow in August, in Old Odanah located West of the
  Casino, on the Bad River Reservation, Odanah, Wisconsin. Open
  Drumming/Singing/Dancing is held at 7:00 p.m. Free Admission.
  There is Indian Jewerly & Crafts for sale. For more information,
  contact Chuck Whitebird, phone: 715-682-2126, Bad River Band of
  Lake Superior Chippewa P.O. Box 8 Odanah, Wisconsin 54861."

• Siksika Nation / Powwow & Fair (Held annually in August)
  "Siksika Nation is located one hour's drive east of the city
  of Calgary, and three kilometres south of the Trans Canada
  Highway #1. The Administrative and Business district are
  strategically located adjacent to the Town of Gleichen to
  accommodate visitor traffic." Phone: 403-734-5100

• Omak Stampede and World Famous Suicide Race Always held 2nd
• Omak Stampede Indian Encampment & Pow Wow week in August.
  Omak Stampede & Indian Encampment Grounds; Omak, Washington
  P.O. Box 2028, Omak, WA 98841 ~ 1-800-933-6625
  Office: 509-826-1983 (office) ~ Tickets: 509-826-1002
  Concession information: Flodell Williams, 509-634-2571
  E-mail: stampede@northcascades.net

• Crow Fair and Rodeo Held anually in August. 'Rodeo, parades,
  Indian Dancing, Authentic Costumes, Teepee Capital of the World.'
  "From every western state and Canada, Indians come to camp
  along the Little Bighorn River. Spectacular parades each
  morning; all Indian rodeo, with cowboys from all over the
  nation; parimutual wagering, wild horse races and dancing.
  Crow Agency is located 60 miles south of Billings off of I-90,
  in Long Grass, Montana."

• Annual Rosebud Fair & Rodeo Held annually in August.
  Held annually on the 4th weekend in August, Rosebud, South Dakota
  "No other event captures the Native American spirit like the pow-wow
  or "wacipi." (pronounced WA CHEE PEE) Dancers in colorful dress
  move gracefully around the ring, a steady drum beat directing their
  movements. Tradition is passed from one generation to the next."
  Rosebud Sioux Tribe ~ Rosebud Sioux Tribe Dept. of Tourism
  Phone: 605-856-5644 FAX: 605-856-5647

• Schemitzun ~ 500 Tribes. One Pow-Wow. Held in August
  Rodeo ~*~ Arts and Crafts ~*~ Dancing ~*~ Singing
  'Annual Feast of Green Corn and Dance' presented by the
  Mashtantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, in North Stonington, CT.
  Schemitzun draws 3,000 Native dancers and 500 food and craft
  vendors." For more information call, 1-800-224-CORN

• Chippewas of the Thames Traditional Gathering Held in August.
  "This gathering is held in the tree lined community Chippewa
  Ballpark. We are located 20 minutes southwest of London off
  the #2 Hwy and also between the #401 and #402 Hwys. There
  will be camping available." Muncey, Ontario, Canada
  Chippewa of the Thames Board of Education R.R. # 1, Muncey,
  Ontario, N0L 1Y0 Phone: 519-289-0621 FAX: 519-289-0633

• Southern California Indian Center ~ Annual Pow Wow Held in August.
  "The largest Pow Wow and American Indian Arts & Craft Show in California!
  Held at the Orange County Fairgrounds 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, California.
  For more information contact: S.C.I.C., Fountain Valley.

• Circle of Tradition Traditional Pow-wow Held in August.
  Union County Fairgrounds, Rt. 4, Marysville, Ohio
  Sponsored by The Ohio Center for Native American Affairs
  For more information call Kerry Donahue, director
  Union County Convention and Visitors Bureau;
  phone: 1-877-473-4314 ~ 614-873-5548 or send e-mail.

• Gathering of the Four Winds "This concert presentation is held every year on the third thursday of August and is a Thunderwolf Records production. Ticket information at G&B Select-a-Seat 1-800-325-SEAT. An annual presentation of Native American art, music, comedy, and dance located at the Met theater in Spokane, Washington. This concert presentation is a production of Thunderwolf Records.

• American Indian Exposition! ~ Annual Presentation, EXPO
  First full week in August! A weeklong event that features
  many exciting highlights. Free admission to the parades,
  arts, crafts and camping. Adults $5 for pageants, grand
  entry and dance. Caddo County Fairgrounds, Anadarko, OK.
  Visit Anadarko, Oklahoma Tourism for more event info!

• Andrew J. Blackbird Museum, located in Harbor Springs,
  Michigan, committed to the preservation of Odawa Indian
  traditions and culture. Managed by the Little Traverse
  Bay Bands of Odawa Indians. [Open: Memorial Day weekend
  to Labor Day, weekends through October.

• Mohican ~ Annual Honor Our Veterans Pow-wow (Held in August.)
  "The annual Pow-wow, held in early August, draws drummers,
  dancers, traders and spectators from all over the country.
  Held at the Pow Wow Grounds, Stockbridge Munsee Many Trails
  Park and Campground Moh He Con Nuck Road, Bowler, Wisconsin."
  (The Stockbridge-Munsee now call themselves the 'Mohican
  Nation, Stockbridge-Munsee Band'.) Contact Robert Little

• Annual Makah Days Celebration "This celebration is
  held every year towards the end of August. Come and join
  the festivities!" 'On Washington's Olympic Peninsula'
  Makah Tribe, P.O. Box 115, Neah Bay, WA 98357
  For information call, telephone: 360-645-2201

*FALL*

• Annual Kee Boon Mein Kaa Pow Wow Held annually Labor Day Weekend
  Dowagiac, Michigan - Labor Day weekend, September 1 and 2, 2007
  Presented by Pokagon Band of Potawatomi.

• Cherokee National Holiday - Flash ~ Non-Flash "Held annually on Labor Day week-end. The Cherokee National Holiday has been held since 1953 in commemoration of the signing of the 1839 Cherokee Constitution. This annual event has grown into one of the largest events in Oklahoma, attracting more than 70,000 people from across the world. People see old friends and make new ones while enjoying the many activities the Cherokee National Holiday offers." For more information: Write: Cherokee National Holiday P.O. BOX 948 Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74465 Or Phone: 918-456-0671, Or send an e-mail to: holiday@cherokee.org.

*September

• Eastern Band Cherokee Nation ~ Cherokee, North Carolina
  Cherokee Events ~ Cherokee Events September

* Andersontown Pow Wow and Indian Market Held Annually in September
September 8 and 9, 2007 "Enjoy exhibition and competitive dancing,
performances, cultural demonstrations, storytelling, food and family
fun held on the banks of the White River at Athletic Park in Anderson,
Indiana near the original Delaware settlement of Chief Anderson."
1-800-533-6569 ~ 765-643-5633 ~ info@andersontownpowwow.org

• St. Patrick’s County Pow Wow - South Bend, Indiana Sept, 1-2, 2007
  St. Patrick County Park, 50651 Laurel Rd. South Bend Indiana.
  On the Indiana & Michigan Stateline 60 miles east of
  Chicago, IL. U.S. North 933 old US north 31 make left at
  state line go 1/2 mile you are at the park. Make a right
  if coming from Michigan. Please call for information
  Gary Morseau, 574-287-0967 Dan Rapp 616-782-0277.

• Annual Iroquois Indian Museum Labor Day Festival
  Held annually ever Labor Day Week-End!!!

• United Tribes International Powwow Held in September at
  United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, North Dakota.

• Annual Great North Winds Pow-wow Held in September
  Honor Our Warriors! Held at The Pines Park,
  Manistique, Michigan! Email: greatnorthwindspowwow@yahoo.com

• Milwaukee's Indian Summer Festival Inc. Held in September
  This year's theme, "Sounds of Indian Summer"!
  Held at Milwaukee Wisconsin's beautiful
  lakefront Henry Maier Festival Park!
  The Indian Summer Music Awards (ISMA)!
  
• Indian Summer Festival and Pow Wow Held in September
  Products Pavilion, 8100 W. Greenfield Ave. Milwaukee, WI."
  For information send e-mail or call 414-604-1000.

• Mahkato Annual Traditional Wacipi Held in September
  'Honoring the 38 Dakota' ~ All Nations Welcome!
  "Annual Mahkato Moccasin Tournament"
  Dakota Wokiksuye Makoce (Land of Memories Park)
  Mankato, Minnesota

• Frank Bush Memorial Walk in the Spirit Pow Wow!
  Held annually in September ~ Charlton Park, Hastings MI
  "The Walk in the Spirit Pow Wow is a traditional Pow
  Wow honoring the memory of our much respected spiritual
  leader, Frank Bush, as well as all the elders who
  continue to share teachings and culture with our people."

• Mississauga Ojibway Nation Curve Lake Pow-Wow Held in September
  Located in Ontario, 2.5 hours North of Toronto, Canada.
  Held at Lancewood Park, Curve Lake - Directions: Hwy 401 east,
  Exit Hwy 115 to Peterborough to 7A (Fowlers Corners) Bridgnorth
  to Selwyn County Road 29 north. Left at Curve Lake Road.
  For more information contact Dorothy Taylor,
  phone: 705-657-8045 or send e-mail!

• Annual Guilford Native American Association Pow Wow Held in September
  "Be a part of the most exciting and largest Pow-Wow in North Carolina.
  Preserving, Promoting, and Sharing the Native American Culture and
  Tradition. Native American Dancers, Singers, and Artists From Across
  the State and Nation compete for Over $10,000 in prize money."
  Co-Sponsored by Greensboro City Parks and Recreation. Greensboro
  Country Park, Greensboro, North Carolina

• Annual Navajo Nation Fair Held annually in September.
  Sovereignty, Faith and Freedom - Rembering Our Hero's"
  Navajo Nation FairGrounds in beautiful Window Rock,
  Arizona, the Capitol of the Navajo Nation."

• Annual Kee Boon Mein Kaa Pow Wow "Building of a Nation"
  Held end of August first of Sept., by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
  St. Patrick Park 50651 Laurel Rd. South Bend, Indiana

• Cherokee Trail Of Tears Park Intertribal Pow Wow Held in September.
  Held First full week-end of September, or the first full weekend after Labor Day.
  "This historic park is one of the few documented sites of actual trail and campsites
  used during the forced removal of the Cherokee people to "Indian Territory". It was
  used as an encampment in 1838 and 1839. Every year on the first full weekend of
  September, the Trail Of Tears Commission sponsors an Intertribal Pow Wow at the
  park, located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky."

• Louisiana Folklife Festival "The festival Highlights the continuing work
  of the Louisiana Folklife Program within the Louisiana Division of the Arts,
  Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism in order to document, preserve,
  and promote Louisiana's folk culture resources. Join us each year during the
  second weekend of September in Monroe, Louisiana to celebrate our heritage."

• Annual United Tribes International Pow-Wow Held in September.
  Held at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, North Dakota.
  United Tribes Technical College, is a nonprofit organization privately
  owned by the recognized Indian Nations of North Dakota.
  Contact United Tribes Technical College, phone: 701-255-3285 (ext.293).

• Annual Indian Summer Festivals, Inc. Held in September.
  *Indian Summer Festival: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  Milwaukee's lakefront Henry Maier Festival Park.
  For more information send an e-mail to, the Indian
  Summer Festivals, Inc. office or call 414-604-1000.
  • "The Way Of The Pow Wow" Available on DVD and VHS!
    Provides Intriguing Look at a Native American Tradition
    Produced by Indigenous Pictures & Indian Summer Festivals, Inc.,

• Treaty 7 Commemoration (1877- 2003) Held in September.
  "What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a
  buffalo in the winter time. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass
  and loses itself in the sunset." --Chief Crowfoot of the Blackfoot Nation
  Siksika Nation P.O. Box 1100 Siksika, AB, Canada T0J 3W0 ~ 403-258-1775

• Annual Trail of Tears Commemorative Motorcycle Ride®
  Held in September. "This web site is about the
  Trail of Tears Commemorative Motorcycle Ride® that
  begins in Chattanooga, TN and ends in Waterloo, AL."
  "No Registration & No Fees To Ride"

• Naavaasya at Bear Creek Gallery Check events for September
  Contact Bear Creek Gallery, 8659 River Crossing Blvd.
  Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 Phone: 317-580-0882, FAX: 317-580-0307
  or send e-mail to: martins@bearcreekgallery.com

• National Museum of the American Indian's Inaugural Pow Wow
  Held in September on the National Mall Washington D.C.
  "The pow wow's purpose is celebration and education. It will show people
  who live in the Washington D.C. region and visitors to the city that
  Native peoples and cultures are alive, they are vibrant, and they have
  a presence in the Nation's capitol. The pow wow is being organized by
  George Horse Caputre (A' Aaninin Gros Ventre) and will focus on both
  Northern and Southern Plains style dancing, drumming, and singing
  under an expansive tent (rain or shine). Bleachers will be provided
  for more than 1,000 guests. There will be lots of Native vendors
  with food, and crafts. Dancers and drummers at this Inaugural Pow
  Wow will compete for prize money totaling more than $65,000.

• Ocmulgee National Monument ~ Ocmulgee Indian Celebration Held in September.
  "The Celebration gives the entire Bibb County and the visiting public an opportunity
  to directly experience the arts/crafts, music, dance, technology, foods, storytelling,
  technology, and history of Southeastern Native Americans, especially the Muscogee
  (Creeks) who once inhabited Middle Georgia." Macon, Georgia

• Annual "Everything Is Sacred" Pow Wow Gathering September 18-19, 2004
  Hosted California Indian Council Foundation Thousand Oaks, CA, with cooperation
  by the Conejo Parks and Recreation District. For more information please contact
  Richard or Michelle Tatro. CICF P.O. Box 3374 Thousand Oaks, CA 91359,
  Phone: 805-493-2863 FAX: 805-493-2163

• A Prayer Vigil for the Earth "An Invitation to All" Held in September.
  Creating a Culture of Peace A Prayer Vigil for the Earth. Starts at Sunrise.,
  near the Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. Sunrise, Sept. 15-16-17, 2006.

• Okanagan Annual Salmon Feast & Celebration Held in September.
  The Okanagan Nation Alliance and Okanagan Nation Fisheries Commission
  9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Okanagan Falls Provincial Park
  Contact Vanessa Mitchell, Events Co-ordinator. 3255C Shannon Lake Road,
  Westbank, British Columbia Canada V4T 1V4
  Phone: 250-707-0095 ~ FAX: 250-707-0166

• Spirits Of The Elk Historical Festival Held in September.
  The "Spirits of the Elk Historical Festival" held the
  fourth weekend of each September beginning on Thursday
  involves three activities into one weekend. The purpose
  of the festival is to honor those who walked the Trail
  of Tears in Giles County, Tennessee. Held in the Elkton
  City Park, Elkton Tennessee. ~ Contact Giles County Tourism
  or the Giles County Chamber of Commerce

• Annual Permian Basin Inter-Tribal Pow-Wow Held annually in September.
  'Renewal of American Indian Heritage in the Trans-Pecos Region'
  "Admission is FREE to the Public! Canned Food Donations: 2 Cans
  Adults – 1 Can Children & Elders Food Donations to benefit
  the West Texas Food Bank!, Odessa College
  Student Support Services, Odessa College Student Union Building - Room 213
  201 West University, Odessa, Texas 79764 Phone: 432-335-6476 SSS E-mail
  Sports Center, 201 W. University Blvd., Odessa, Texas 79761

• Sequoyah Birthplace Museum ~ Vonore, Tennessee ~ Calendar of Events
  'Annual Cherokee Arts and Crafts Fall Festival' Held annually every September,
  the first weekend after Labor Day, on the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum grounds. Two days
  of Indian dances, music, food and beautiful Native American and Appalachian hand-made
  crafts and products." [Operated by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Tennessee's
  only Indian operated historical attraction. E-mail ~ Phone: 423-884-6246]

• Annual Mahkato Traditional Wacipi 'Honoring the 38 Dakota'
  Held annually in September. All Nations Welcome! Held
  annually on the third full weekend in September at the Dakota
  Wokiksuye Makoce (Land of Memories Park) in Mankato, Minnesota.

• Annual Four Winds Pow-Wow September 9-10, 2006
  Sponsored by the Four Winds Intertribal Society, Inc. Killeen
  Special Events Center, Killeen, Texas. IH 35 to U.S. Hwy. 190 West
  (Exit at W.S. Young Drive, at light turn south, go south 1/2 mile.)

• Annual Indian Summer Festivals, Inc.
  *Indian Summer Festival: September
  *March Pow-Wow: Indian Summer Mid-Winter POW-WOW
  For more information send an e-mail to, the Indian
  Summer Festivals, Inc. office or call (414) 774-7119.

• Annual Council Tree Pow Wow and Cultural Festival Held annually in September.
  "Western Colorado's premier American Indian dancing and singing competition.
  The three day event includes a Ute cultural festival and an Indian market with
  many high quality arts and crafts." (Sponsored by the City of Delta, Northern
  Ute Tribe, Southern Ute Tribe, & Ute Mountain Ute Tribe) Held at Confluence
  Park, Delta, CO, in September. Contact: Wilma Erven, phone 1-800-874-1741
  or send 970-874-1718 or email: counciltree@doci.net

• American Indian Heritage Weekend Held annually in September!
  Frontier Days: Native American Culture 'A weekend of
  programs about Native American culture, children's
  activities and a Saturday evening campfire program.'
  "This popular event will feature a camp comprised of lodges and
  tepees with hobbyists and historians interpreting the Plains Indian's
  way of life including trade with Indian traders. Fort Scott
  National Historic Site hosts this annual American Indian
  Heritage Weekend event in September."

• Choctaw Nation - Traditional Labor Day Festival
  Located on HWY 271 in Tuskahoma, Oklahoma.

• The Standing Bear Intertribal Celebration and Pow Wow
  "The Standing Bear Pow Wow is an annual event held
  the last weekend in September, Ponca City Oklahoma.
  For information call, 580-762-1514 or e-mail.

• Red Lake Nation Labor Day Traditional Pow-Wow Held annually in September.
  "Held Labor Day weekend at the traditional community of Ponemah, MN."

• Annual California Indian Storytelling Symposium & Festivals
  Ohlone Community College, Fremont, California
  NorthWest - March ~ Southern, Spring ~ Northern, Fall

• Waywayseecappo First Nation Labour Day Rodeo Waywayseecappo, Manitoba
  Our dual-sanctioned rodeo attracts competitors from across the Prairies.
  Events include bull riding, saddle bronc, calf roping and horse racing.
  Entertainment includes a demolition derby, bingo, baseball, rides and
  games for the children. Located on Highway 45 just 20 miles east of
  Russell and just a few miles from the southwestern corner of Riding
  Mountain National Park." "Origin of Pow Wow"

• Chickasaw National Holiday & Festival Held end September-October
  Chickasaw Annual Meeting & Festival Questions ? call 1-800-593-3356,
  Chickasaw Nation Tourism Office Of Special Events, located in Tishomingo, OK.

*October

• Eastern Band Cherokee Nation ~ Cherokee, North Carolina
  Cherokee Events ~ Cherokee Events October

• The Michigan Story Festival Held in October!
  "Mount Pleasant, Michigan - The two-day Michigan
  Story Festival offers a complete showcase of the
  power of storytelling in all its art forms. Michigan
  Story Festival is one of the only storytelling
  festivals to integrate the stories of many cultures
  and traditions." Exciting presenters at the 2005
  festival include... James Bruchac AND
  Robert & TerriLynn TallTrees

• A Time of Thanksgiving Festival Held in October
  The Museum of Indian Culture, Allentown PA
  The third weekend of October each year.
  Featuring Native drumming, singing, dancing,
  life ways demonstrations, Native crafts and foods,
  children's area and much more.
  For more information send e-mail
  to: info@museumofindianculture.org or call:
  Voice: 610-797-2121 FAX: 610-797-2801

• Citizen Potawatomi Nation's, Fall Intertribal Pow-wow
  Held in October. - Held at the CPN's pow-wow grounds
  (Raymond Peltier Park) in Shawnee, Oklahoma! For more
  information contact the current Pow Wow Committee:
  Jeremy Finch - 405-275-3121 (Ext.1270)
  Zack Morris - 405-275-3121 (Ext.1325)

• Annual Black Hills Pow Wow and Art Market
  The He Sapa Wacipi is held in October.
  Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City
  Sponsored by the Black Hills PowWow Association
  P.O. Box 8131, Rapid City, South Dakota, 57709
  Phone: 605-341-0925 ~ E-mail: info@blackhillspowwow.com

• LLHSM Native American Festival (Held in October)
  Lenni Lenape Historical Society Museum of Indian Culture
  2825 Fish Hatchery Rd., Allentown, Pennysylvania, USA
  For more information contact, phone: 610-797-2121

• Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup Held in October
  "Custer State Park in the beautiful Black Hills is full of lush
  forests, quiet and serene meadows and majestic mountains. This
  71,000 acre park is also home to one of the world’s largest bison
  herds, 1,500 strong. The ground rumbles and the dust flies as
  cowboys, cowgirls and park crews saddle up to bring in the
  thundering herd. The annual roundup is open to the public."

• Annual Harvest Festival of Thanksgiving Held in October.
  Narragansett Indian Tribe Indian Long House,
  Rte. 2, Charlestown, RI - phone: 401-364-1100

• Chickasaw National Holiday & Festival Held end September - October.
  Chickasaw Annual Meeting & Festival Questions ? call 1-800-593-3356,
  Chickasaw Nation Tourism Office Of Special Events, located in Tishomingo, OK.

• Transform Columbus Day ~ Denver, Colorado Held annually in October.
  Four Directions All Nations March ~ Protest the Columbus Day Parade
  "The Transform Columbus Day Alliance actively rejects the celebration
  of Christopher Columbus and his legacy of domination, oppression,
  and colonialism. By saying NO to Columbus we are saying YES to a
  new future in the Americas."

• Ziibiwing Annual Indigenous Peoples Art Market
  "The Ziibiwing Cultural Society of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
  of Michigan invites you to our Annual Indigenous People's Art Market.

• Annual Conference / Quiz Bowl Held in October.
  Minnesota Indian Education Association (MNIEA)
  The MNIEA will hold it's annual conference at the
  Shooting Star Casino, in Mahnomen, Minnesota. Call
  Teri Malbraaten, phone: 218-335-8584 or Tom Andrus,
  phone: 320-654-5449.

• Annual Traditional Native American Indian Feast and Fundraiser
  Held annually in October. "For the Native American Scholarship program,
  sponsored by Reservation Creation Women's Circle Charitable Trust, will
  be held on Saturday, from 6 pm to 9 pm at the San Xavier Plaza, Tucson,
  Arizona. This event is open to the public." Contact: Pam Weikert, 520-682-2740
  Carole J. Garcia, 520-622-4900 ~ Carmen Mattias, 520-295-1350

• Annual Kauai Pow Wow Held annually in October.
  Hosted by the American Indian Pow Wow Association
  (AIPA) Held at Thomas Square in Honolulu, Hawai`i.
  Visit the Kauai Pow-Wow Council online, or send
  e-mail to: kauaipowow@yahoo.com

• Moundville Native American Festival Held in October.
  "Native American performing artists, craftspeople, and
  musicians will entertain and educate visitors during the
  Moundville Native American Festival, at the UA’s Moundville
  Archaeological Park." Tuscaloosa, Alabama

• Red Lake Celebration of Sovereignty Contest Pow-Wow
  "2nd weekend of October - Red Lake Humanities Center
  (Occurs the same weekend as Columbus Day) Red Lake, MN"

• Annual Indigenous Peoples Art Market Held in October 2004.
  Held at the Ziibiwing Center, in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Sponsored
  by the Ziibiwing Cultural Society of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe.
  This event features Native artists competing in a juried art show and
  art market with over $20,000 in prize money. Categories include Jewelry,
  Pottery, Paintings, Photography, Sculpture, and Weavings & Baskets.
  For more information call, 1-800-225-8172 (ext.54121) and visit
  the Ziibiwing Cultural Society online!

• Annual Black Hills Pow Wow & Arts Expo
  Held in October ~*~ Come Dance With Us!
  Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Rapid City, South Dakota
  "Sponsored by the Black Hills Pow Wow Association
  An all-volunteer, not-for-profit organization founded
  in 1987. All contributions are tax-deductible."

• Native Artists.org ~ Returning The Gift XI Held annually in October.
  "The Returning The Gift Native American Writer's Conference is
  an annual event which has taken place at various locations across
  the United States and Canada. In honor of the first gathering
  at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma in 1992, all
  subsequent gatherings are called RTG's.

• Tulsa Run Twenty-Five Years Running. Held in October.
  "It's our Silver Anniversary, and we've got special commemorative
  events all year to celebrate a quarter-century as Oklahoma's
  greatest race." Contact: tulsarun@prodigy.net

• Dreamcatcher Aborigianl Youth Conference Held in October.
  'Celebrating Past, Present and Future Dreams'
  Grant MacEwan College Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  "Designed for youth 13-18 years of age and their adult
  chaperones, the Dreamcatcher Conference is one of the
  largest Aboriginal Youth gathering in Canada."

• IBA Annual Fall Conference 2002 Held in October.
  The Indigenous Bar Association The conference theme is:
  "Self-Government: Inherent Rights and Institutional
  Development" Held at Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen Street
  West, Toronto, Ontario.

• Ossahatchee Indian Festival & Pow Wow 3rd Weekend in October.
  Held on the Harris Co Soccer Field, GA Hwy 116E, Hamilton, GA
  "American Indians from all across the United States and Canada
  will gather in Hamilton, GA, located in the beautiful Pine
  Mountain range of mid-western Georgia, just 25 miles north
  of Columbus, GA. Always held the third weekend in October.
  Sponsored by the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce and the
  Ossahatchee Foundation, Inc., phone 706-628-7653 / e-mail

• SouthEastern Indian Intertribal Powwow Held in October.
  Friendly City Park / E.B. Hamilton Complex / Tifton, GA
  For information contact Becky Griggsm Tift
  County Tourism Association, phone:229-386-0216
  Native Way Productions

• Annual Black Hills Pow Wow & Arts Expo Held in October.
  Rushmore Plaza Civic Center ~ Rapid City, South Dakota
  Presented by the Black Hills Pow Wow Association

• Moundville Native American Festival Held in October.
  "Native American performing artists, craftspeople, and
  musicians will entertain and educate visitors during
  the Moundville Native American Festival, from 9 a.m.
  to 5 p.m. at the UA's Moundville Archaeological Park."
  Please call 205-371-2572 or 205-371-2234 to register
  your group or for more information." Moundville, AL

• Annual California Indian Storytelling Festival Held in October.
  San Leandro Public Library 300 Estudillo Ave. San Leandro, California
  (San Francisco Bay Area)

• IACA 2004 Spring Wholesale Market
  Held Annually in October (Open To The Trade Only)
  Mesa Centennial Center, 201 North Center Street
  Mesa, Arizona 85201

• Indio Pow-Wow "The Cabazon Band of Mission Indians keeps
  this cultural tradition alive by holding semi-annual powwows.
  The Indio Powwow, as it is called, is a three-day celebration
  held the last weekends of March and October.

*November

• Eastern Band Cherokee Nation ~ Cherokee, North Carolina
  Cherokee Events ~ Cherokee Events November

• National American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month
  "Indian Health Service and Partners-In-Celebration Site"

• 10th Annual Fall Pow Wow Honoring Veterans
  November 17, 18, & 19, 2006 - American Indian
  Association of Millington, TN - Held at N82
  (Navy Base) Gym in Millington, Tennessee

• Annual NNALEA Training Conference Held in November
  National Native American Law Enforcement Association
  And Indian Country "Homeland Security" Summit.
  Please mark your calendars for November 14th - 17th for
  NNALEA's 13th Annual Training Conference. This year's
  conference will be held at the MGM in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Annual Chehaw Natiive Indian Cultural Festival Third Week-End in November!
  'Come Celebrate Our Mother Earth With Us' Exchange Club Fairgrounds;
  Albany, Georgia. Contact Information: 105 Chehaw Park Rd., Albany, GA 31701
  Office phone: 229-430-5280 ~ E-mail: nacf@parksatchehaw.org

• 17th Annual Texas Championship Pow Wow November 11 & 12, 2006
  Presented by the Dallas-Fort Worth Inter-Tribal Association
  "A two-day Native American Pow Wow with colorful tribal dance
  contests, an Indian artist and traders arts & crafts tent,
  teepee, visiting with old friends, making new ones, honoring
  ceremonies, singing, dancing and much more will be part of
  the 13th Annual Texas Championship Indian Pow Wow."

• The Annual Pow Wow & Indian Festival Held annually in November.
  Stone Mountain Park, Atlanta, Georgia. Stone Mountain Park is located
  only 16 miles east of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, on Highway 78. For
  24-hour Park information call 770-498-5690 within the metro Atlanta
  area or 1-800-317-2006 outside metro Atlanta or send an e-mail.

• Annual AIA Orlando Pow Wow November 3-5, 2006
  Central Florida Fairgrounds West Highway 50,
  (West Colonial) Orlando, Florida
  Come enjoy Native American Dancing, Singing, Arts
  and Crafts, Food, Demonstrations and much more.
  Sponsored by the AIA Board of Directors.
  American Indian Association of Florida, Inc.,
  P.O. Box 260 - Winter Park, Florida 32790-0260
  Venders Contact: Clara Spurlock 407-656-2170
  or contact Martha Christy, phone: 407-695-5810
  E-mail: aiaofflorida@hotmail.com
  

• Annual First Nations Film/Video Festival
  Fall Film Festival News: The Next venue to
  confirm for the "Finding Our Footing" Fall
  Screening Series ... November 10, 11, 12, 2006.
  "The FNFVF Committee has decided in its effort to
  bring the best to you, that the Tenth FNFVF will
  take place in November of 2007. Held in Chicago."
  The following films and works in progress funded by Native
  American Public Telecommunications (NAPT).

• Annual Canadian Aboriginal Festival November 24, 25 & 26, 2006
  Held at the Roger's Centre (SkyDome), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  The Festival: Pow Wow, Music Awards, Education Day, Market
  Place, Fashion Show Lacrosse Competition, Traditional Teachings,
  Film & Video, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Workshops."
  The Festival offers something for everyone from shopping,
  food, spectacular dancing, lacrosse, contemporary music,
  visual arts and many other items. For any questions on this
  event, please feel free to contact us, phone: 519-751-0040
  or e-mail us, info@canab.com.

• Annual Northwest Inter-tribal Gathering & Elders Dinner
  Held in November ~ Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, Eureka, CA
  Sponsored by the Northern California Indian Development
  Council, phone: 707-445-8451 E-mail: Keith Taylor

• Annual 4 Day Thanksgiving Pow Wow ~ Held Thanksgiving Weekend
  'Minneapolis American Indian Center, Minneapolis, MN'
  "Sponsored by; Hennepin County Chemical Health Division, Mental
  Health Division, Diversity Committee, AFSCME Council 6, MIWRC, St.
  Olaf Church, Grotto Foundation, AIBDC, ECI, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe,
  Prairie Island Dakota, The Circle Newspaper, Minneapolis American
  Indian Center, MAAJII, Healthy Nations, American Indian Services,
  Minneapolis Public Schools." For more information send e-mail
  to: Joe Big Bear or call, telephone: 651-462-4983

• Annual Austin Pow Wow & American Indian Heritage Festival
  Always scheduled for the first Saturday in November!
  "Austin Independent School District's Toney Burger
  Center in Austin, Texas!

• Canadian Aboriginal Festival ~ Toronto Skydome Held end of November.
  'The Largest Multi-Disciplined Aboriginal Arts Event in North America'
  Events; Pow Wow, Music Awards, Film Festival, Economic Conference,
  Visual Arts, Fashion Show, Lacrosse Competition, Educational Day
  Market, Place, Tradition Teachings, Performing Arts."

*WINTER*

• Welcome to Pow Wow Cruise "The Pow Wow Cruise is
  very unique...an experience you will never forget!"
  Departures from the West Coast ~ Alaska ~ East Coast

*December

• Eastern Band Cherokee Nation ~ Cherokee, North Carolina
  Cherokee Events ~ Cherokee Events December

• The Annual Pueblo Grande Museum Indian Market Held in December.
  "Native Peoples Magazine and Cowboys & Indians Magazine voted our Indian
  Market among the top 10 best Indian events of its kind in the country."
  To be held at the new Steele Indian School Park on Indian School Road
  and Central Avenue. For more information, contact the museum.

• News Year's Competition Pow Wow Indian America Held end of December.
  Rillito Raceway Park, River Road & 1st Ave., Tucson, AZ
  $7.00 Admission Per Day ~ Arizona Horse Drawn Stage Coach
  Will Bring You to the Pow-Wow. Everyone Welcome!

• New Millennium First Peoples' World Fair and Pow Wow, Thunder in the Desert
  December 26, 2003 - January 4, 2004 ~ Where will you be when the thunder comes?
  The New Millennium First Peoples' World Fair and Pow Wow, "Thunder in the Desert"
  will take place in Tucson, Arizona at the Rillito Raceway Park. Read press release!

• Sequoyah Alumni Annual New Year's Eve Dance Held December 31.
  MUST be 21 to attend! This is a fund raiser for the Sequoyah Alumni
  Foundation. For more information contact, Wanda Jones, 918-458-9118.
  Call Econo Lodge, 1-800-424-4777 Tulsa, Oklahoma, for reservations.

• OCNAA Tenth Annual New Year's Sobriety Pow Wow
  Held at the Ohio Exposition Center in Columbus, Ohio.

• New Year's Competition Pow Wow Held end of December.
  'Indian America Indian Craft Market & International Day'
  Rillito Raceway Park (Inside Racetrack), River Road & 1ST Avenue
  Tucson, Arizona ~ $7.00 Admission per day. Arizona Horse Drawn
  Stage Coach Will Bring You to the Pow-Wow. December 29th -
  Indian Craft Market & International Dancers

• Annual OCNAA New Year's Sobriety Pow Wow
  Ohio Exposition Center, 717 East 17th Ave., Columbus, Ohio.
  This event is funded in part by: The Ohio Arts Council and
  sponsored in part by the Ohio Center for Native American Affairs
  Directions: Off Interstate 71, Exit 17th Ave. in Columbus.
  For More Pow Wow Information call: 614-830-0562
  Traders by Invitation Only, traders contact Dan and Betty
  Jaeger, phone: 614-879-8469.

*January

• American Indian Exposition Jan. 27th - Feb. 12th 2006
  Tucson Expo Center, Irvington Rd. & Palo Verde Rd.
  I-10 - Exit 264B, 3750 E. Irvington Rd., Tucson, Arizona
  10,000 Years of Culture ~ 150 Tribal Nations - 14 Days
  Info from:National Native American Cooperative

• 1st Annual Tennessee American Indian Pow-Wow & WinterFest
  January 14, 15, 16, 2005 Calsonic Indoor Arena
  Shelbyville, Tennessee

• Thunder in the Desert First Peoples' World Fair and Pow Wow
  Where will you be when the thunder comes? The New Millennium
  First Peoples' World Fair and Pow Wow, "Thunder in the Desert"
  Tucson, Arizona, Rillito Raceway Park.

• Annual OCNAA New Year's Sobriety Pow Wow
  Ohio Exposition Center, 717 East 17th Ave., Columbus, Ohio.
  Directions: Off Interstate 71, Exit 17th Ave. in Columbus.
  This event is funded in part by: The Ohio Arts Council.

• Annual Western Indian Gaming Conference Held in January.
  "The 75 member tribes of the California Nations Indian
  Gaming Association are proud to present the 8th annual
  Western Indian Gaming Conference. Produced by CNIGA the
  WIGC is rapidly becoming the largest and best-attended
  Indian gaming show in the Western United States. 'Sharing
  a Vision and Building a Future' we trust the WIGC will
  benefit all in this common goal."

• Health Promotion Programs, University of Oklahoma
  HPP was established in 1985 to meet the growing needs in
  health promotion and wellness for Native American people.
  Annually, HPP conducts the largest native wellness
  conferences in North America, including the 'Wellness &
  Women' and 'Wellness & Native Men' Conferences."

• Annual Traditional Medicine Colloquium
  Held in January ~ Xipe Totec, Yelapa, Mexico
  Special focus: Women's traditional healing,
  integrative medicine and community change:
  Can the jungle and city be bridged?

• Indian Market.net "Texas Indian Markets" Proudly
  presents America's three premier festivals of Art and
  Entertainment for Indian, Southwest, Western, and Wildlife!!!"
  * Colorado Indian Market and Southwest Showcase

*February

• Heard Museum"> ~ Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest
  "The chance to clinch the World Champion Hoop Dancer
  title draws together the very best Native hoop dancers
  from throughout the United States and Canada for one
  spectacular weekend of athleticism, speed and grace.
  Saturday and Sunday, February 4 & 5, 2006.

• Annual Legislative Summit February 13-15, 2006
  National Indian Education Association 110 Maryland
  Avenue, N.E., Suite 104 Washington, DC 20002

• MSU MNAAJTOOYING ZAAGIDIWIN "The Pow-wow of Love"
  Held in March - East Lansing, Michigan ~ Michigan State University
  Held at The Jenison Fieldhouse
  Everyone Is Welcome And Encouraged To Attend!
  Sponsor: North American Indigenous Student Organization

• American Indian Exposition Held annually in February.
  10,000 Years of Culture ~ 150 Tribal Nations ~ 14 Days ~ One Location
  Flamingo Hotel Ballroom, Stone & Drachman, Tucson, Arizona

• Annual Wiyot Sacred Site Fund Benefit Concert
  Held in February ~ From 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at the
  Eureka Theater for the Arts. Table Bluff Reservation
  Wiyot Tribe, 1000 Wiyot Dr. Loleta, California 95551.
  Phone: 707-733-5055 ~ FAX: 707-733-5601 ~ E-mail

• The Annual Marin Indian Art Show Held in February.
  Marin Civic Center & Embassy Suites, San Rafael, Ca.
  K.R. Martindale Show Managment Sherman Oaks, California

• Tulsa Indian Art Festival Held annually in February.
  Greenwood Cultural Center, 322 N. Greenwood Tulsa, OK 74120
  Business Phone: 918-838-3875 ~ FAX: 918-742-1063 ~ e-mail
  Celebrating 17 years of excellence, this event showcases fine
  art and traditions honoring the spirit of the American Indian.
  Attractions include an art market, cultural demonstrations,
  educational exhibits, storytelling, Indian dancing, student
  art show and authentic American Indian food. Located South
  of OSU Tulsa Campus. Cost: $5 General Admission

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**CALENDAR MONTH/REGIONAL PATHS**
"Monthly-Yearly-Regional"

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• Michigan Indian Quarterly Pow Wow & Events Schedual
  "Michigan Department of Civil Rights"
  For free copy, call MDCR, phone: 517-335-3165

• Michigan Indian Cultural Events & Neighboring Great Lake States!
  "The Great Lakes State! ~ Winter, Water, Wonderland!"
  Minnesota ~ Wisconson ~ Indiana ~ Illinois ~ Canada

• Indian Plaza Gift Shop Intertribal And Social Pow Wows
  Route 2, Mohawk Trail, Charlemont, Massachusetts
  2007 Pow-Wow Schedule: For more information 413-339-4096

• Native Trails / Scottsdale Arizona
  "Enjoy a celebration of Native American culture most Tuesdays, Thursdays and
  Saturdays (exact dates listed) because no trip to Scottsdale is complete without
  experiencing the culture of Native America." Location: Scottsdale Civic Center
  Mall Admission: Free When: Most Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, noon-1:15 p.m.

• Pow Wows / Other Events from the First Perspective, Canada

• POWWOW'S "wacipi" ~ Rosebud Indian Reservation Wacipi Calendar
  Join the People's Dance ~ Powwow Etiquette ~ Powwow Schedule

• Official web site of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
  "The Cherokee Indian Reservation is located in western North
  Carolina and is home to 13,079 enrolled members. We are
  adjacent to both the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
  and Blue Ridge Parkway." Plan a visit: Special Events
  

• Great Lakes Intertribal Council "Native Wisconsin Home Page"
  "Welcome to the Native Wisconsin Home Page, your reference
  to Native American communities and events in Wisconsin."

• American Indian Center of Chicago (AIC)
  'Discover Native America in Chicago!'
  1630 W. Wilson Ave. Chicago, IL 60640

• Minneapolis American Indian Center's Happenings Website
  "The interactive pow wow and event calendar of the Twin Cities."

• Mille Lacs Indian Museum "Location: U.S. Hwy. 169, 12 miles north of Onamia,
  Minnesota on the southwest shore of Lake Mille Lacs.)   Events by Location!

• Iroquois Indian Museum Calendar of Events "All events
  are held at the Iroquois Indian Museum, Howes Cave, New York."

• CWIS Seminar, Lectures, Clinic and Workshop
  Schedule for Center for World Indigenous Studies
  Traditional Healing Arts and Sciences & Fourth World
  Studies, Education Programs Applied Scholarship

• Alaska Native Knowledge Network Events Calendar

• alter*NativeVoices ~ Regional Events Calendar

• Northern Colorado Intertribal Pow-wow Association
  "Prayer, dancing and songs to the beat of the drum
  bring people of all races together in unity."
  • What is a Pow Wow? "You can feel the spirit of the
    circle everywhere and it is very positive and welcoming."
    Upcoming Regional Native American Events

• Annual Florida Pow Wows! Listed by Month!

• Santa Fe Calendar of Events "Santa Fe is home to some
  of the most interesting events of their kind. Indian Market
  is the world's largest showing and sale of Native American
  arts while Spanish Market is the largest exhibition and
  sale of Spanish Colonial artwork in the country."

• Crazy Horse Memorial 'Never Forget Your Dreams' "A tribute
  to the Native American Now In Progress! 50TH Anniversary
  celebration - Unveiling and dedication of Crazy Horse's face,
  was June 3, 1998." Crazy Horse, South Dakota
  Special Events at Crazy Horse Memorial

• June 21 Canada's Aboriginal Day "On 13 June 1996, a proclamation
  was issued declaring June 21 of every year to be National Aboriginal
  Day. This website is dedicated to promoting National Aboriginal
  Day and the events that Canadian communities plan in celebration.

• South Dakota Arts Council ~*~ Arts Council Events Calendar
  "Arts Alive in South Dakota"

• Pow Wow'S "wacipi" Rosebud Indian Reservation Wacipi Calendar
  Rosebud Sioux Tribe Tourism Office, Old Bristow Ranch, Mission, SD
  • Lakota Spirituality "This information was developed with the
    ideas, participation and final review from the Sun Dance leaders
    of the 13 Sun Dances held on the Rosebud Reservation. Their honesty,
    sincerity and guidance regarding information that visitors are told
    certain rules, ethics and behavior is greatly appreciated. The Sun
    Dance leaders provide the prevailing direction for this tribal program
    to abide by regarding, protecting and preserving Lakota spirituality."

• Wyoming - Montana Tribal Leaders Council ~*~ Upcoming Events
  "Information about upcoming events in Indian Country,
  pow-wows, conferences, and other events."

• Native American Pow-Wows & Events in North America
  And Festivals Courtesy Lenni Lenape Historical Society

• Annual Pow-Wows In South Dakota!
  Information from 'Travel South Dakota'
• South & North Dakota Annual Events
  "Pow Wow's July through October!"

• South Dakota Pow Wows 'Join the Peoples Dance'
  "List of major powwows that occur annually throughout
  the state. 'Travel South Dakota'

• Tribal Leaders Council of Montana - Wyoming
  Pow Wows in Montana "Listings by month for
  Events, Conferences, Meetings, and Pow Wows!"

• Native Events Calendar Site by Shane Caraveo.
  "We have implemented a login system now that allows
  you to edit or delete any events that you post to the
  events list. This should make using the events list much
  easier on both you and us! Join the Native Events
  Email List and get updated events via email!"

• Native PeopleS Magazine ~*~ 'Destinations Throughout Indian Country'
  "Native America is rich and vibrant. From powwows to festivals to
  art markets to rodeos, the more than 600 Native communities of North
  America share a common element: hospitality. These sovereign nations
  often welcome visitors during major public events to learn first-hand
  about their cultures."

• Welcome to alaskan.com, - your guide to America's Last Frontier.
  Featured inside are valuable resources and information
  on Alaska's businesses, Alaska travel information, tour
  operators and guides, Alaska real estate and much more!

• ' Alaska Native Knowledge Network'