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( August * September * October * November )

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'Federally Recognized Indian Tribes'
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**MICHIGAN EVENTS & POW WOWS**
FEBRUARY

**MSU MNAAJTOOYING ZAAGIDIWIN
The Pow-wow of Love (Held in February)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
East Lansing, Michigan ~ Michigan State University
Held at The Jenison Fieldhouse
Everyone Is Welcome And Encouraged To Attend!
Sponsor: North American Indigenous Student Organization
For More information, call Naiso, phone: 517-432-7153
For Pow-wow Trader info e-mail: Ashley Harding
Handicap services are available upon request,
contact Pat Dyer-Deckrow, phone: 517-353-7745,
at least 10 days in advance.

**ANNUAL MID-WINTER ESCANABA POW-WOW
(Held in February)
Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula:
Escanaba, Michigan
For more information call, phone: 906-789-0505

MARCH

**GLCIA ANNUAL MID-WINTER POW WOW
Great Lakes Indian Culture Association
(Held in March)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Baker College of Owosso, Michigan
1020 South Washington Street
Owosso, Michigan 48867-4400
Phone: 989-729-3350 ~ Toll-Free: 800-879-3797
FAX: 989-729-3359 ~ E-mail: adm-ow@baker.edu
URL: Baker College of Owosso, Michigan

**LEARNING TO WALK TOGETHER POW WOW
Sponsor: Center for Native American Studies, NMU
Northern Michigan university, Marquette, MI
Held Annually in March (March 17-18, 2007)
Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula:
Northern Michigan University Campus
1401 Presque Isle Ave., Marquette, Michigan 49855
Phone: 1-800-682-9797 (toll-free IL,IN,MI,OH,WI)
Path to Pow Wow Listings
For more information or to volunteer for the
event contact: Molly Meshigaud at the Center
for Native American Studies: 906-227-1397.

**ANNUAL "DANCE FOR MOTHER EARTH" POW WOW
Official University of Michigan Website
"Dance for Mother Earth" Pow Wow Home Page
(Held in March)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
University of Michigan Chrysler Arena,
(Corner of Stadium and Main) on U.S.23
at I-94, in Ann Arbor, Michigan!
Sponsored by NASA and MESA
Native American Students Association (NASA),
Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs (MESA).
Native American Coordinator Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs
2202 Michigan Union, Ann Arbor, MI ~ 734-763-9044
For more information send an e-mail or call:
MESA: 734-763-9044 ~ Pow Wow Infoline 734-647-6999
E-mail pow.web@umich.edu

APRIL

**ANNUAL CMU TRADITIONAL POW WOW
"Celebrating Life Contest Pow Wow"
Native Americans Honoring Women and their role in the culture.
(Held Annually in April)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Central Michigan University, Rose Arena, Mt. Pleasant, MI
Sponsored by CMU, the North American Indian Student
Organization, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe,
Minority Student Services, the Office of Institutional
Diversity and the Student Budget Allocation Committee.

Office for Institutional Diversity CMU Contact Information
Minority Student Services CMU Calendar
121 Bovee University Center Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
Phone: (989) 774-3945 ~ FAX: (989) 774-1376
(NAISO) North American Indian Student Organization
Lisa Tiger, Director Native American Programs,
CMU Bovee University Center 125,
Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859
Telephone: 989-774-2508
* CMU Museum of Cultural and Natural History
* Central Michigan University's Native American Gallery,
"Part of the CMU Museum, highlights the arts and crafts
of Native Americans from the Great Lakes area."

**ANNUAL WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY POW WOW
"LIVING OUR HERITAGE - TEACHING OUR CHILDREN"
(Held in Annually in April)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Straight south of Grand Rapids, on U.S.131 at I-94
in the Western Michigan University Arena.
On campus at the corner of Stadium Drive
and Oliver Street. - Kalamazoo, Michigan

Dance, Song, Regalia, Food, Jewelry, Arts and Crafts;
WMU students & children free.
*** *** *** *** ***
Western Michigan University
Native American Student Organization
Box 100 - Faunce Student Services
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008
For more information contact:
Contact: Adriana 269-321-0760

MAY

**ALGONAC AMERICAN INDIAN FESTIVAL
Held Annually in May!
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Algonac Elementary School
1300 St. Clair Blvd., Algonac, Michigan
South of Port Huron near Pearl Beach on M29.
For more information contact:
Melvin, John, or Sharon Kota (810) 984-3101

**ANNUAL MOTHERS DAY TRADITIONAL POW WOW
Held Annually on Mothers Day Week-end in May.
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Between Kalamazoo and Battle Creek on Interstate 94.
7250 S. 40th Street in Climax, Michigan.
Gates open at 10:00 a.m. Saturday & Sunday
Grand entry: Saturday 1:00 p.m. & 6pm - Sunday 1:00 p.m.
Participant dinner Saturday 4:30 p.m.

Contribution $5.00 daily, Participants Free,
Children under 18 free.
For more information contact:
Karen: (734) 763-8631 OR Sue: (616) 964-1506
(International Intertribal Association Inc.)
FREE THE CHILDREN

**ANNUAL SCOTTS MILL POW-WOW
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Scotts Mill Park, Scotts, Michigan
(Held in May.)
Phone: 734-996-8772 or 734-975-4709

**GISSAWAS CREEK VETERANS MEMORIAL POW WOW
(Held annually in May.)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
13819 5th Ave., Marion, Michigan.
For more information contact:
Bruce or Rose 616-257-0346 before 6pm,
phone: 616-878-9443 after 6pm.

JUNE

**RESTORING THE CIRCLE TRADITIONAL POW WOW
Held Annually in June (June 23rd & 24th, 2007)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Kent Co. Fairgrounds, Lowell, Michigan
For more information contact Lori;
Phone: 616-364-4697 ~ E-mail: Wabushna@aol.com

** DANCE BY RIVERBANK TRADITIONAL POW-WOW
(Held in June - June 15, 16, and 17, 2007)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Louis Adado Riverfront Park Lansing, MI
Public Invited -- Free Admission, and
parking at LCC's parking garage (accross the street)
Grand Entries SAT 1:00 & 7:00 Sun 1:00
Kid's Activity Saturday and Sunday
PUBLIC INVITED FREE ADMISSION!!!
NO POLITICS ~ NO PET'S
NO RIDING BIKES ON GROUNDS ALLOWED
NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS WILL BE PERMITTED ON GROUNDS

Native American Arts and Crafts Council is a
Nonprofit organization, 501(c), that organizes
and runs the Riverbank Traditional Pow Wow.
For more info, not related to vendors, please
contact Robin or Eva phone: 517-393-7236
Vendors, please contact Roy Cole (Sr. or Jr.)
phone: 517-543-7153
Or Send E-mail to...
Pow-Wow Chairman: Robin ~ Trader Chairman: Cole
E-mail: riverbankpowwow@yahoo.com

**TECUMSEH TRADITIONAL POW WOW
"MENDING THE SACRED HOOP"
Held annually in June- (June 30, July 1, 2007)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Hosted by The Leh-Nah-Weh Native American
Organization and The City of Tecumseh.
Cal Zorn Park, Tecumseh, Michigan
For informaiton contact: Cal Zorn Park
300 w. Russell Rd, Tecumseh, MI 49286
Contact-Abel Cooper: Phone: 517-263-323
E-mail: lehnahweh@msn.com

**ANNUAL PEOPLE'S TRADITIONAL POW WOW
"Pow Wow Honoring Earth"!
(Held Annually in June - June 22 to 24, 2007)
Gibraltar Trade Center, 237 N. River, Mt.Clemens, Michigan
Contact: Piper Locklear

Phone: 586-756-1350 ~*~ FAX: 586-756-1352
E-mail: pl_semii1975@yahoo.com
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Just east of Pontiac on I-75/U.S.59 not far from the beautiful shores of Lake St. Clair, at the Gibralter Trade Center North on North River Road in Mt. Clemens, Michigan!
Presented by South Eastern Michigans, Inc.
Host Drum: Tree Town
Grand Entry: Saturday 1:00 pm & 6:00 pm
Sunday 1:00 pm
Admission: Adults: $5.00 * Kids: $2.00
Seniors: $3.00 8 Group rates available.
Authenic North American Indian foods, arts and
crafts, dancers and drums, from many Nations!
Traders from across North America!

**ANNUAL HOMECOMING OF THE "THREE FIRES POW-WOW"
(Held in June.)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Riverside Park, Monroe Ave, Grand Rapids, Michigan
For more information contact:
Kelly Warsaw - phone: 616-458-8759 OR
Joe - phone: 616-458-8759 - e-mail: grboi3fpw@yahoo.com

ANNUAL HESSELL COMMUNITY POW WOW
(Held annually in June.)
Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula:
Hessell, Michigan is located thirty miles northeast
along the Lake Huron shoreline, discover the town of
Hessel nestled within the beautiful Les Cheneaux Islands.
"Les Cheneaux" is French in origin and means "the channels."
For more information send email
to: Wicasa@nativeweb.net
Visit the Kewadin Casino of Hessell, Michigan.

**SOUTH EASTERN MICHIGAN INDIANS, INC. POW WOW
"First People's Pow Wow Honoring Mother Earth"
(Held annually in June.)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Gibraltar Trade Center North, Mt Clemens, MI
Adms: Adults $5.00, kids (6-12) $3.00, Seniors $2.00
Grand entry: Saturday 1:00 & 6:00 pm, Sunday 1:00 pm
For more info contact SEMII:
26641 Lawrence Street
Centerline, Michigan 48015
Phone: 810-756-1350 ~ FAX: 810-756-1352
E-mail: semii@mail.com

**MACKINAC BAND OF NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS' POW WOW
(Held Annually in June.)
Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula:
DeTour State Park, DeTour, Michigan. Located
55 miles due east of the Mackinac Bridge, along the
scenic drive of M-134. Named DeTour because it is
a "turning point" on the water route to Mackinac.
For more information contact the,
DeTour Chamber of Commerce
414 Ste Marys St., DeTour, Michigan 49725
Phone: (906) 279-5987 ~ Email: DeTour@Sault.com

**ANNUAL GREAT LAKES AREA POW-WOW
(Held Annually in June.)
Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula:
Hannahville Indian Community is a Potawatomi
reservation, west of Escanaba on U.S. 47,
centerally located between the Wisconson
boarder and the shores of beautiful Lake
Michigan! Address: N14911 Hannahville
B-1 Road Wilson, Michigan 49896
For more information call: 906-466-9230

**HONORING OUR VETERANS TRADITIONAL POW-WOW
Held in Annually in June!

Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula:
Just south of the Bay Mills Indian Community
of the Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa
Indians, Bay Mills Reservation, Michigan,
in Brimely, Michigan!
For more information contact:
A. Carrick or R. Lebianc:
Phone: (906) 248-3241
Or
S. Tadgerson
Phone: (906) 248-3715

**NORTH PORT SESQUICENTENNIAL POW WOW
(Held Annually in June!)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
North Port, Michigan, on the shores of
Lake Michigan, north of Traverse City!
Soccer Field. Evenings hours only (6pm-9pm).
For more information contact Tanya Raphael
(616) 386-7859 or Lou Scott (616) 271-4640.

JULY

**DANCING CRANES POW WOW
Held annually in July (July 28th & 29th, 2007
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Bellevue Middle School, Bellevue Michigan
Admission $3.00
For More Information Contact:
Frank Snyder / Leslea Boyd
Phone: 269-763-3197 ~ E-mail: bellevuepow wow@yahoo.com

**SPIRITUAL GATHERING
Tribal Assembly of the Sault Ste.
Marie Band of Chippewa Indians!
(Held annually in July.)
Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula:
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe Pow Wow Grounds, just
off Shunk Road, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
For more information contact Cindy.
Phone: 906-635-6075

**ANNUAL TRADITIONAL POW-WOW AND SUMMER GATHERING
Sault St. Marie Tribe of Chippewas Indians
(Held annually in July.)
Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula:
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe Pow Wow Grounds
just off Shunk Road. Held during the Tribal
Assembly of the Sault Ste. Marie Band of
Chippewa Indians! Near the shores of the St.
Mary's River, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan!
For more information contact George Snider.
Phone: 906-635-6050 or 906-635-6080
E-mail: gsnider@saulttribe.net
URL: Sault St. Marie Tribe ~ Pow-Wow

**ANNUAL REUNITING THE SACRED CIRCLE
"Little River Band Traditional Pow-Wow"
(Held annually in July.)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Held at the Manistee County Fairgrounds,
south and a bit west of Traverse City
off US 31 on M-22, near Portage Lake in
Onekama, Michigan.
For more information contact:
Jay Sam, phone: 616-723-8288

**HONORING THE DRUMS TRADITIONAL POW WOW
(Held annually in July.)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Kalamazoo County Fair Grounds, Kalamazoo, MI

Come and Pow Wow with us and lets all
have a good time for Mother Earth.
No Pets. No Drugs. All Drums Welcome.
For more information contact:
Contact, John Bush 616-783-0302
E-mail NORTHERNSKY@LOCALLINK.COM
URL: http://www.northernsky.com

**CITY BY THE WATER POW WOW
Held Annually in July - July 21-22, 2007
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Held in Bay County, near beautiful Saginaw Bay,
at the mouth the Saginaw River! Just off
I-75 on M-13 at I-10 in Bay City, Michigan,
at the Bay County Fairgrounds Livingstone Ave.
Bay City, Mi. This is a traditional pow wow.
Admission $2.00 - 5 and under free.
For more information contact: Sandra Harrington
Phone: 989-684-8311 - FAX: 989-684-8311
E-Mail: natam2000@hotmail.com

**ANNUAL "HONOURING OUR HERITAGE" POW-WOW
Genesee Valley Indian Association of Flint, MI
(Held Annually in July!)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
South of Saginaw and Frankenmuth and just
north of Flint, on U.S. 23 in Clio, Michigan!
For More Information Contact:
Barb Mitcheli 810-239-6621

**HONORING THE EAGLE
Traditional Native American Pow Wow
(Held annually in July!)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
At Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad.
Just north of Flint, off exit 13 of I-475.
For more information:
Phone: (800) 648-7275

** GAGAGUWON TRADITIONAL POW WOW
Held annually in July. (Held every
year in the last full weekend of July)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Oscoda, Michigan - To be held at old Orchard Park.
883 E. River Road. 8 miles West of Oscoda, MI.
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!
Sponsored by "Preservation of Native American Culture".
The cuisine will offer corn soup, buffalo
burgers, blanket dogs and Indian frybread.
Grand entries begin at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
on Saturday, and 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Addmission fee is $2.00, under 5 free.
"Grand entries" are when dancer "dignitaries" formally
enter the pow-wow arena to perform. Many more dancers,
ages toddler to elderly, join the dignitaries. Pow Wow
visitors, too, will get an opportunity to learn
native steps during an inter-tribal dance.
For more details, Contact Joe or Sue Ireland, phone: 989-739-1994,
or e-mail to: info@michiganpowwow.com.
You can also contact the chamber phone: 1-800-235-4625.

**WHITECLOUD ANNUAL PURPLE HEART POW-WOW
"Honouring the Purple Heart Recipient"
(Held Annually in July - July 4 & 5, 2007)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
50 miles north of Grand Rapids, on M37!
Lake White Cloud, White Cloud, Michigan.
For more information contact:
Gene Ried, phone: (616) 689-0344
Native American dancing, singing, arts, crafts, foods.
No dogs on grounds. No alcohol or drugs. Bring Lawn chairs.
Visit White Cloud Chamber

AUGUST

** SAGINAW CHIPPEWA ANNUAL POW WOW
Held Annually in August - (August 3,4, 5, 2007)
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan
Questions? Please call the Pow Wow hotline,
phone: 1-800-225-8172 or send an e-mail
Vendors wanting information for this year�s
Annual Saginaw Chippewa Pow wow are encouraged
to call our office at 989-775-4071.
Since August is American Indian Sobriety Month,
this is an alcohol and drug free Pow Wow

**ODAWA HOMECOMING POW-WOW
(Held Annually in August!)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
South and a bit west of the Mackinaw Bridge and
just north of Petoskey, off I-31 on M-119, on
Little Traverse Bay, at the Ottawa Stadium, M-119.
In, [at one time the capital of the Odawa (Ottawa)
Indian Nation] Harbor Springs, Michigan!
For more information contact the:
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
of Michigan. LTBB Office Phone: (616) 348-3410.
Or call Melissa Laughiin (616) 439-3834 or
Marcia Sutton (616) 439-3825.

**LITTLE ELKS RETREAT CONTEST POW WOW
(Held Annually in August!)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Church On The Hill, Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Reservation, Saginaw Chippewa Campgrounds
in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
Saginaw Chippewa Campgrounds, Mt. Pleasant, MI
(1 mile from the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort).
For more information contact:
Phone: 1-800-225-8172 (ex.54072) or 989-773-9715
Mary Perez, phone: 989-775-4072 ~ e-mail: Kwe_99@hotmail.com
URL: http://www.sagchip.org/culture/pow-wow/index.htm

**ANNUAL TRADITIONAL LEONARD J. PAMP MEMORIAL POW WOW
(Held Annually in August.)

Held in front of Turtle Lake Resort,
9 Mile Rd.Union City, Michigan on M-60.
south of Battle Creek.
For more information call:
Pow Wow Information: 517-622-1206
Vendors call: 586-293-7248 or 810-459-8258

**LAC VIEUS DESERT TRADITIONAL POW WOW
"The Place Where Eagles Dance"
(Held annually in August!)
Sponsored by Lac Vieux Desert Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Michigan
Old Indian Village
P.O. Box 249 - Choate Road
Watersmeet, Michigan 49969
Phone: 906-358-4227 OR 906-358-4577
FAX: (906) 358-4785
Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula:
Just north of the Wisconsin boarder, in the
western part of the UP, on US 45 at US 2,
on Old Indian Village Rd., Co. Rd. 210 in
Watersmeet, Michigan

For more infomation contact:
Delores Williams
Phone: (906) 358-4226, ext. 317

**BLUE WATER INDIAN CELEBRATION/CONTEST POW WOW
(Held Annually in August)
Port Huron Museum, 1115 6th St, Port Huron, MI
Competition in 6 categories, 4 age brackets.
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Due west of Flint on Interstate 69, across
the beautiful St. Clair River from Sarnia,
Ontario, Canada, at the Pine Grove Park in
Port Huron, Michigan.
For more information contact:
Steve Williams, Port Huron Museum Director,
or Anna Garrett. Phone: 810-982-0891

**AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE POW WOW
Michigan State University
(Held Annually in August!)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
In the heart of southern Michigan at the
Valley Court Park, in East Lansing, Michigan!

For Information Call: 1-800-935-3378

**PESHAWBESTOWN CONTEST POW WOW
(Held Annually in August!)
Grand Traverse Band Ottawa & Chippewa Indians
2605 N.W. Bayshore Drive, Peshawbestown, Michigan
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
(North of Traverse City in Leelanau County,
Grand Traverse Band Pow Wow Grounds on
Stellman Road in Suttons Bay, Michigan.

For more information contact Thomas Shumin,
Phone: 616-271-4966 or 1-888-271-3538
FAX: 231-271-7568 ~ E-Mail: jschwander@gtbindians.com
Peshawbestown (say Shaw-be-town) was established
in 1852 by the Grand Traverse Band of Indians, which
consists of Ottawa and Chippewa Indian tribes.
Home of the Leelanau Sands Casino Resort.

**ANNUAL NEW BOSTON/OUTPOST POW WOW
(Held annually in August!)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Southeast of Detroit on I275 just south of
I94, 18855 Wahrman, in New Boston, Michigan.
For more information contact:
Mary or Dennis Pustelak 734-753-0522

**ANNUAL RAPID RIVER ANISHNABEG POW-WOW
Anishnabeg Pow-Wow Association
(Held Annually in August!)
Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula:
Rapid River, Michigan is in the central part of the UP
at Interstates 2 & 41, north of Escanaba on the shores
of Little Bay De Noc. Pow-Wow Dirctions: 8 miles north
of Rapid River, Michigan, in Hiawatha Forest.
For more information contact:
Don Jenerou, phone: 906-474-9910, or Bradley Nedeau
of the, Anishnabeg Mom-Weh Community Center
1219 First Avenue South, Escanaba, MI 49829
Centers Phone: 906-786-0556 ~ FAX: 906-786-8108
Pow-Wow Information Phone: 906-466-1963

**INTERNATIONAL TRADITIONAL SUMMER POW WOW
(Held annually in August!)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Between Kalamazoo and Battle Creek on I94.
Held at the Timberlake Campground, 7250
South 40th Street in Climax, Michigan.
For more information contact:
Karen: 734-763-8631 OR Sue: 616-964-1506
(International Intertribal Association Inc.)

**ANNUAL TRADITIONAL POW-WOW
(Held annually in August!)
Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula:
In the central part of the UP at Interstates 2 & 41,
north of Escanaba on the shores of Little Bay De Noc
in Rapid River, Michigan.
For more information contact:
George Antiano, phone 906-786-0556

SEPTEMBER

**ANNUAL GREAT NORTH WINDS POW-WOW
Held annually in September! (September 7, 8, and 9, 2007)

The Pines Park, Manistique Michigan
Manistique Michigan is located in
Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula!
Spiritual Gathering: Friday 10:00 a.m.
Grand Entries:
*Saturday: 12:00p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
*Sunday: 12:00 p.m.
Crazy Auction: Saturday 4:00 p.m.
Feast Meal: Saturday 5:30 p.m.
Head Male Dancers: Darren Church
Head Female Dancer: Vanessa DeNasha, Mohican Nation
Host Drum: Nanapowe' Singers
Co-Host Drum: TBA
Master of Ceremonies: TBA
Arena Director: TBA
Head Veteran: TBA
For More Information Contact:
John or Ruth - phone: 1-906-359-4645
E-mail: GNW Pow Wow ~ URL: GNW Pow Wow

**FRANK BUSH MEMORIAL WALK IN THE SPIRIT POW-WOW
Held annually in September.
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Held at Charlton Park in Hastings, Michigan
Grand Entry Saturday 1 pm, Sunday noon.
MC, Brian Dayson; Arena Director, Joe Dayson;
Head Veteran, Sam Bush; Head Lady, Erma Shriner;
Head Girl, Roberta Shriner; Host Drum, Pine Creek Singers.
Blanket money for guest drums.
For more information contact:
Anne Bush 616-633-0029, Chris Cheronne 574-234-2992;
Barb Seifried 616-363-6883, Paul Racine 517-726-0412
(Vendors by invitation only.) Vendors contact:
Ron and Pat Kennedy 616-945-2852
Chris Cherrone- Pow Wow Committee,
e-mail: ccherrone@walk-inthe-spirit.com
URL: Walk-In The Spirit

**ADRIAN CONTEST POW WOW "LEAST OUR CHILDREN FORGET"
(Held annually in September.)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Siena Heights University, Adrian, Michigan
Hosted by The Leh-Nah- Weh Native American Organization

For information contact Todd Harder
E-mail: hardertodd3@aol.com ~ Phone: 989-264-1690

**ANNUAL UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN TRADITIONAL POW-WOW
Uofm, Native American Student Organization
(Held Annually in September!)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Due south of the Saginaw Bay on I-75 at I-69 at
the University of Michigan in Flint, Michigan!
For more information contact Catherine Davids,
phone: 810-762-3328 or FAX: 810-762-3190.

**ANNUAL "HONORING OUR ELDERS" TRADITIONAL POW-WOW
(Held Annually in September!)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
South of Ludington just off I-31 not far from
the shores of beautiful Lake Michigan at the
Ocean County Fairgrounds in Hart, Michigan!
For more information contact:
Emily Smith or Robin Mangold after 5:00 p.m.
Phone: (616) 861-5352 or (616) 861-0012
Contact: Paty Bearry after 6:00 p.m.
Phone: (616) 873-2129 or (616) 894-8361
Or send an email message to Robin Mangod.
mailto: rmangold@oyager.net

**MICHINENMACKINONG TRADITIONAL POW-WOW
(Held Annually in September!)
Marquette Museum of Ojibwa Culture
500-566 N. State St.
St. Ignace, MI 49781
Museum phone: 906-643-9161
Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula:
At the foot of the Mackinac Bridge in
St. Ignace, Michigan.
For more information contact:
Kathleen McNeely, phone 906-863-9831

**ANNUAL GRAND VALLEY AMERICAN INDIAN LODGE TRADITIONAL POW-WOW
"Honoring Each Other, in Friendship"
Held Annually in September! (September 8 & 9, 2007)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
On I-131 and I-96 at the Riverside Park,
in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
For more information Contact:
American Indian Lodge - Lori,
By phone: 616-364-4697 or by email Wabushna@aol.com

**ANNUAL CENTRAL MIGHIGAN UNIVERSITY POW-WOW
(Held Annually in September.)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Held at the Rose Arena, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
Grand entries: Saturday 1:00pm, and 7:00pm.
Sunday 1:00pm. Doors open at 11:00am both days.

For more information call: 989-774-2508
Central Mighigan University Native American Programs

OCTOBER

ANNUAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ART MARKET
(Held annually in October.)
Held at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
Sponsored by the Ziibiwing Center for Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways
and 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, phone: 989-775-4750 and visit the
Ziibiwing Center for Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways online!

EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY ANNUAL POW WOW
(Held annually in October.)
Held at the Bowen Field House, Eastern Michigan
University (EMU) located in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
For more information contact:
Jayna Vineyard - Email: LaCholaja@aol.com
Pow Wow information: Danielle (734)332-0293
Traders contact: Shannon Martin (734)763-9044
E-mail: smmartin@umich.edu

**ANNUAL LAND OF FALLING WATERS TRADITIONAL POW-WOW
"Honoring All Nations' Elders"
(Held annually in October!)
Parkside Middle School
2400 4th St.
Jackson, Michigan
Native American drumming, singing, arts,
crafts, food and intertribal dancing!
Doors open at 11:00 a.m. both days!
Grand Entries: Sunday 1:00 p.m.
Saturday 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Presented by the NASCO Movement:
Native American Student Community
Organization Movement
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
In central southern MI, just off 127
at I-94 in Jackson, Michigan.
For more information contact:
Linda Cypret - 616-781-6409
Heather MIller - 517-768-8018

NOVEMBER

**ANNUAL NATIVE AMERICAN SPEAKER'S FORUM
And SPIRIT OF THE HARVEST GATHERING & POW WOW
(Held Annually in November!)
Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula:
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan.
For more information, please contact:
Carole LaPointe, RN -Coordinator
Native American Outreach
MICUP Transfer Degree Program
306 Educational Opportunity Building
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Phone: 906-497-2920 (ext.24) ~ FAX: 906-487-3101
Email: Carole LaPointe cllapoin@mtu.edu
Email: Doreen Baron dgbaron@mtu.edu
Native American Association Web Page:
URL: http://www.admin.mtu.edu/naa/
This event is sponsored by Lucent Technologies
and Michigan's King Chavez Parks Initiative.
Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity
educational institution / equal opportunity employer.

**ANNUAL GREAT LAKES ANISHNAABE TRADITIONAL POW WOW
(Held annually in November!)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Lansing Community College, Lansing, Michigan,
in the Gannon Vocational Technical Gymnasium.
For more information contact,
Lisa Krug, phone: 989-483-1059.

**NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN ASSOCIATION POW WOW
(Held Annually in November!)
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
East and a bit south of Lansing, on I-96
at I-275 just SW of Pontiac, MI, at the
Novi Exposition Center in Novi, Michigan!
For more information contact:
Naomi Wilson, Director, phone: (313) 535-2966

**MORE GREAT LAKES AREA EVENTS**
Minnesota ~ Wisconson ~ Indiana ~ Illinois ~ Canada

Minnesota

**WAUBUN-OGEMA TRADITIONAL POW WOW
(Held Annually in April!)
Waubun High School, Waubun, Minnesota
on the White Earth Reservation
Grand Entries:
1:00 & 6:00 p.m., Dinner at 4 PM
Host Drum & Head Staff: TBA
Contact Susan Hanks: phone 218-473-2774

**LITTLE EARTH, MOTHER'S DAY POW WOW
(Held annually in May.)
East Phillips Park, Cedar Av &
24th St. South, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Little Earth had been the site of the
University MN Pow Wow for many years.
For more Information contact Joe Big Bear:
Phone: 612-724-0023 or 612-462-4983
Email: joebigbear@progworks.net

**CIRCLE OF NATIONS TRADITIONAL POW WOW
(Held annually in April.)
University of Minnesota, Morris
Student Center Mall, U-MN, Morris, MN
Rain Site: UMN, Physical Education Gym
Grand Entries: 1:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Staff Contact:
Mike Miller Phone: 320-589-6094
Email: millermr@mrs.umn.edu
Student Contacts:
Lori Williams Phone: 320-589-2561
Email: willialj@cda.mrs.umn.edu
Emily Smith Phone: 320-589-6998
Email: smithe@cda.mrs.umn.edu

**ANNUAL SPIRITUAL GATHERING
(Held annually in April.)
University of Minnesota, Duluth

For more information contact:
Franky Newton phone: (218) 726-8771 or (218) 726-8141

**25th ANNUAL JUEL FAIRBANKS CONTEST POW WOW
Held annually in April.
Washington Jr. High School
1041 Marion St.
St. Paul, Minnesota
Grand Entries:
Saturday, 6:00 p.m, Sunday, 12 Noon
Open House & Feast:
Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Feast at Noon, Halfway House,
806 N. Albert St., St Paul, MN
All Events are Free & Open to the Public!
For more information call: phone 651-644-6204

** ANNUAL COUNCIL OF INDIAN STUDENTS POW WOW
(Held Annually the 1st Week-End in MAY!)
Bemidji State University, Minnesota
CMU John Glass Fieldhouse
The Coucil of Indian Students (CIS) is an organization of Indian students at Bemidji State Univesity. The purpose of CIS is to provide a continuing emphasis achievements for the enrichment of the student body and community. Some of the activities the CIS is involved in include Indian Week (held the first week in May), pow-wows, Ojibwe Art Expo, participation in the National Indian Education Association, Native American culture classes, softball and basketball tournaments and Indian social and cultural events.
For More Information Contact:
Bemindji State University
c/o Indian Student Services
1500 Birchmont Drive NE,
Bemidji, Minnesota 56601-2699
Lorena Cook: (218) 755-2032
Email: lccook@vax1.bemidji.msus.edu
OR
BSU University Contact:
Phone: 218-755-2040
Fax: 218-755-2048
Toll Free: 1-800-475-2001
URL: http://www.bemidji.msus.edu/

**AABITTA NIIBING
LEECH LAKE 4th of JULY POW WOW
(Held annually in July.)
Veterans Memorial Grounds
Cass Lake, Minnesota
Men's & Women's Softball Tourney
For more information call.
Phone: (218) 335-8289 or (218) 335-8387

**SONG OF HIAWATHA PAGEANT
"51th Anniversary Performance"
(Held Annually July - August!)
The pageant takes place Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings the last two weekends of July and first weekend of August. in Pipestone, Minnesota!
Contact for more information and tickets:
Hiawatha Club, Box 1VG, Pipestone, MN 56164
Phone: (507) 825-4126 or (507) 825-3316
Email: pipecham@rconnect.com
URL: http://www.pipestone.mn.us/pageant.htm

**ANNUAL SPIRIT OF THE NORTH TRADITIONAL CELEBRATION
Held annually in August)
Shooting Star Casino, Casino Road, Mahnomen, Minnesota
Host Drums - White Thunder, Dowagiac, MI & Grassy
Narrows, Ont. Can. Honor Host Drum - Kokomissinan,
Ont. Can. White Earth Host Drum - TBA Invited Drums -
Hanishaa, Whitefish Bay, Ont. Can. - Manitou, Rainy
River, Ont. Can.- TBA MC's Clarence White - Whitefish
Bay, Ont. Can. & Paul Schultz, White Earth Nation
AD's - Thomas Mason & Sam Mason, White Eath Nation
Grand Entry Time - Fri. - Warm Ups 8 p.m.
Sat. - 1 p.m. & 7 p.m. Sun. - 1 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Craft Tables & Food Vendors Welcome
Honorarium For All Registered Singers & Dancers
All Tribal, Family and Personal Eagle Staffs
Invited and Welcomed All Royalty Invited Central
Sound System Provided - No Outside PA's
ABSOLUTELY NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL ALLOWED
Official Host Hotel, Shooting Star Lodge,
Special pow-wow rate, call 800-453-STAR
For more information contact:
Thomas Mason, phone 218-846-9749
or 218-573-2104 (after 4 p.m.)

**ANNUAL SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTION DAKOTA COMMUNITY POW WOW
(Held annually in August!)

Shakopee Pow-wow grounds.
Shakopee, Minnesota
For more information call:
phone: (612) 445-8900

**MILLE LACS POW WOW
(Held annually in August.)
Pow Wow grounds.
Mille Lacs, Minnesota
For more information call:
Phone: (320) 532-4181

**ALL VETERANS HONORING POW WOW
"Honoring of Gold Star Mothers"
(Held Annually in September!)
Itasca County Fairgrounds
Grand Rapids, Minnisota
Grand Entries:
1 p.m. & 7 p.m.
For more Information Phone:
Jon Tinquist - 218-327-0363
Pow Wow Committee - 218-335-8011
Visitor Camping Information:
Phone: 1-800-472-6366
or Write:
International All-Veterans Reunion Committee
3402 E Hwy 169
Grand Rapids, Minnisota 55744

AMVETS MEMORIAL MOUNUMENT TO LEECH LAKE VETERANS
(Held annually on Memorial Day)
The AMVETS Post #40 and the Project Committee members
have been working on bringing a Memorial Monument to
the Veternans Powwow Grounds in Cass Lake, Minnesota.
For more information, please contact:
Bernard J. Rock, Sr., Commander
Memorial Monument Project
E-mail: eaglerok@northernet.com
URL: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/1059/amvets.html

AMERICAN INDIAN DAY - Saint Paul, Minnesota
(Held annually in September.)
Indian Mounds Park, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Potluck Community Picnic - 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Special Presentation by Ain Dah Yung Youth
"Nanabush and the Great Flood": A Play narrated by Eric
Keast "Circle Your Wagons" Red Wagon Float contest
Special Recognition of Suki Albert, Parade Founder
M.C. Jerry Dearly
Agency Participants should bring a dish & beverage to Share.

COMO PARK ANNUAL & WOMEN OF NATIONS POW WOW's
(Held annually in September.)
Como Park, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Corner of Lexington and Horton
Como Park Conservatory
Grand Entry-NOON ~ Feast & Giveaway 5:00 p.m.
First eight registered drums will be paid.
First fifty dancers will be paid.
Master of Ceremonies:
Sam Keahna - Jerry Dearly - Mitch Walking Elk
Arena Directors:
Edward Rufus Howard - Windy Downwind
Host Drums:
Black Bull - Cante Wasake - Thunder Nation

**MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
URL: http://www.mnhs.org/index.html">
*Museums & Historical Places
URL: http://www.mnhs.org/places/index.html
*Mille Lacs Indian Museum URL: http://www.mnhs.org/places/sites/mlim/index.html "Opened May 18, 1996, offers exhibits dedicated to telling the story of the Band. Trace their journey to settle in Northern Minnesota..." (Location: U.S. Hwy. 169, 12 miles north of Onamia, Minnesota on the southwest shore of Lake Mille Lacs.) Events by Location:
URL: http://www.mnhs.org/events/calendar/mlim.html
*MINNESOTA TERRITORY 'Welcome to the Territory'
http://www.mnhs.org/places/historycenter/exhibits/territory/
"This Web site contains activities and stories about Minnesota in the years before it became a state. An exhibit, Tales of the Territory, can be seen at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul from October 1999 until fall 2004. Stop by and enjoy many of the stories of people and events introduced here."

**KATHERINE E. NASH GALLERY
University of Minnesota
Department of Art
208 Art Building
216-21st Ave. S
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0494
Exhibit - ABSENCE/PRESENCE:
The exhibit ran January 7 through February 25, 1999.
Physical Address:
Katherine E. Nash Gallery
Lower Concourse, Willey Hall-West Bank
225-19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Managing Director: Chris Zerendow
Phone: (612) 624-6518
URL: http://artdept.umn.edu/nash
Description - ABSENCE/PRESENCE:
"The Artistic Memory of Holocaust and Genocide An exhibition dealing with the memory of the Holocaust, Armenian genocide, Native American genocide, genocide in the former Yugoslavia and in Africa. The artisit represent a broad mix of ethnic and religious backgrounds in dealing with these subjects." URL:
http://artdept.umn.edu/nash/currpage.AbsencePresence.htm#Main Gallery

Wisconsin

**ANNUAL "SPRING TRADITIONAL POW WOW
"University of Wisconsin" Field House
(Held Annually in April.)
No admission charge!
A traditional feast for all!
Contact Information:
University of Wisonsin Field House
1440 Monroe St.
Madison, Wisconsin 53726-0020
Sponsored by the Wunk Sheek, Native
American student group, U of W campus.
Phone: (608) 262-9890
Email: schouse@students.wisc.edu
Email: lmwolf@students.wisc.edu

**8th ANNUAL GATHERING OF WARRIORS
Veterans of the Menominee
(Held annually in May.)
Honoring "Co. K" , all Menominee Civil War
regiment & Menominee WWII Decorated veterans.
Woodland Bowl, Keshena, Wisconsin
Host drum - Menominee Chiefs
Head male dancer: Quentin Shawano
Head female dancer: Lisa Lopez
Head veteran dancer: Martin "Monk" Pyawasay
Grand entries:
Saturday 1:00 & 7:oo p.m. - Sunday 12 noon
Friday 6:00 p.m., Flag raising & grounds blessing.
Friday 8:00 p.m., Menominee Indian pageant
For more information contact Alan Caldwell:
phone: work 715-799-5602, or home 715-787-3300
Color Guards: Dave Turney, phone: 715-799-4744
Vendors: contact Elmer Wilber, phone: 715-799-3267
Camping, firewood and security provided!

MENOMINEE NATION CONTEST POW WOW
(Held annually in August.)
Woodland Bowl Powwow Grounds, Keshena, Wisconsin
For more information call.
Phone: (715) 799-3341 or (715) 799-5114

23rd MOHICAN VETERANS TRADITIONAL POW WOW
(Held annually in August.)
Many Trails Park, Bowler, Wisconsin
For more information call:
Phone: 715-793-4111

**26th ANNUAL ST. CROIX WILD RICE FESTIVAL/POW WOW
(Held annually in August!)
St. Croix Casino Hwy 63 & 8, West of Turtle Lake
Turtle Lake, Wisconsin
For more information call:
Phone: 1-800-236-2195 (exts., 122, 127, or 185)

**BAD RIVER ANNUAL MANOMIN TRADITIONAL POW WOW
(Held annually in August!)
Old Odanah Pow-wow grounds.
Odanah, Wisconsin
For more information call:
Phone: (715) 682-7111 0r (715) 682-6277

**ANNUAL LABOR DAY WEEK-END CELEBRATION
Pow Wow grounds.
Black River Falls, Wisconsin
For more information call:
phone: (608) 847-5694

**INDIAN SUMMER FESTIVAL
"Two Continents, One People"
(Held in September.)
Lakefront Henry Maier Festival Park
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Festival hours are 5 p.m. to midnight Friday; noon
to midnight Saturday; and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets are $6 in advance, $8 at gate for adults;
$4 in advance $5 at gate for children and seniors.
Children 5 and under are free.
For more information,
Phone: (414) 774-7119
FAX: (414) 774-6810
Email: info@indiansummer.org
URL: http://www.indiansummer.org/

Indiana

**ANNUAL SPRING TRADITIONAL POW WOW
(Held annually in April.)
Sponsored by the American Indian Council
Boone County 4-H Grounds-Community Bldg.,
Lebanon, Indiana
For more information contact:
Nancy Maleterre (765) 482-3315 or
Susie Deem (317) 545-5057

**COTP TRADITIONAL POW WOW, EVANSVILLE, IN
(Held annually in May.)
Circle of the People, P.O. Box 4120, Evansville, IN 47724-0120
Six miles north of Evansville on U.S.41 at Vanderburgh 4-H fair grounds.
Saturday: Gates open at 10 A.M. Grand entry at 1 P.M.
Sunday: Gates open at 10 A.M. Grand entry 1 P.M., Ends 5 P.M.
Event Contact, Ruby Norris, 812-985-0963 ~ Email: cotp@evansville.net
Trader Contact, Stella Brown, 270-988-2650 ~ E-mail: IndianGard@aol.com
URLs Circle of the People ~*~ Circle of the People Pow Wow

**MIHSIHKINAAHKWA TRADITIONAL POW WOW
(Held annually in August!)
Morches Park, Columbia City, Indiana, USA
For more information contact Ruth Kirk.
Phone: 219-625-4370 or (219) 244-6372

**AMERICAN INDIAN COUNCIL'S TRADITIONAL POW WOW
(Held annually in August!)
Boone County 4-H Grounds, Lebanon, Indiana.
For more information contact:
Nancy Malaterre, phone: (765) 482-3315
or Susie Deem, phone: (317) 545-5057.

**KIE BOON MIENKAA FESTIVAL
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indian Nation
(Held annually in August!)
St. Patrick's Park
South Bend, Indiana
For more information contact:
Kevin Doherty, phone: (616) 424-5650 or
Gregory Baliew, phone: (219) 233-6518

Illinois

**POTAWATOMI TRAILS FRIENDSHIP POW WOW
(Held Annually in March.)
Tremper High School, 30th and 85th Street,
Kenosha, Illinois.
For more information contact:
Bill Brown (847) 746-9086

**ANNUAL NAES COLLEGE (CONTEST) POW WOW
(Held annually in June.)
Mather Park in Chicago, Illinois
(Corner of Peterson & California across
the street from NAES College, 2838 West
Peterson, Chicago, IL 60659 ~ 773-761-5000)
Host Drum: Lightning Boy,
Meskwaki from Tama, Iowa
Grand Entries: Friday 7:00p.m.
Saturday 1:00p.m. & 7:00p.m.
Sunday 12:00p.m. (NOON)
Admission: Adults $6.00
Seniors $3.00, Children $3.00
For more information contact:
Leonard Malatare, phone: 773/761-5000

**RAINBOW DANCERS POW WOW
Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park, Kewanee, Illinois
(Held annually in July.)
Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park
27500 N. 1200 Avenue
Kewanee, Illinois 61443
Phone: 309-853-5589
"Located on a glacial moraine that forms the beautiful,
rolling hills of Henry County in north-central Illinois,
the park sits astride a trail that led Native Americans
from Lake Michigan to the confluence of the Mississippi
and Rock rivers. Directions: Off Illinois Route 78,
Johnson-Sauk Trail is 6 miles south of Interstate 80
and 5 miles north of Kewanee."
For Pow Wow information contact:
Richard McCamy
Day phone: (309)382-2779
Evening phone: (309) 968-6848
email: walkhawk2@ntslink.net

**4th Honor the Mounds Gathering Traditional Pow Wow
(Held annually in August.)
Beattie Park, Rockford, Illinois
About 70 miles northwest of Chicago on Interstate 94.
For more information:
Phone: 815-877-2522 or 815-398-0162

**46th ANNUAL A.I.C. POW WOW
At the University of Illinois Chicago Pavillion
(Held Annually in November!)
Contact Information:
University of Illinois,
Chicago Pavilion
1150 West Harrison St., Chicago, IL
Email: Warren McPerl
mcperl@msn.com
Sponsored by:
The American Indian Center of Chicago
P.O. Box 30141, Chicago, IL 60630
Phone: (773) 275-5871

Canada

**SAULT STE. MARIE INDIAN
FRIENDSHIP CENTRE'S TRADITIONAL POW-WOW
(Held Annually in August!)
Hiawatha Highlands on 5th Line and Black Dirt
Road, off Hwy 17 North in Sault Ste. Marie,
Ontario, Canada. Just across the beautiful
St. Marys River from Sault Ste. Marie, MI.
For more information contact:
Gary Stevens or Jenny Boyer
Phone: (705) 256-5634

**ALGONQUINS of PIKWAKANAGAN ANNUAL POW WOW
"Honouring the Teaching of our Seven Grandfathers"
(Held Annually in August!)
Golden Lake, Ontario Canada, south of Pembroke.
For more information contact Jane Commanda.
Phone: 613-625-2800 (8:30-4:30)

**EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS

**NATIVE AMERICAN GALLERY
Central Michigan University
Center for Cultural and Natural History
Rowe Hall, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to Noon
and 1 to 5 p.m., year-round!
The Native American Gallery at Central Michigan University
The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe and Central Michigan University
"Working Together for the Future of Mid-Michigan"!
Featuring baskets, bead work, ceramics,
paintings, sculpture and stone carvings.
Central Michigan University
URL: http://www.cmich.edu
Multicultural Programming Center
Ulana Klymyshyn, director
Bovee University Center 125
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Mich. 48859
Telephone: (989) 774-7318
URL: http://www.cmich.edu/DIV_MPC.HTML

**FLINT INSTITUTE OF ARTS
Native American Indian Art
1120 East Kersley
Flint, Michigan
Sunday's: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00am to 5:00pm
Friday Evenings - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Admission is Free to the public!
Phone: (810) 234-1695
URL: http://www.flint.org/fia

**ECHOES OF THE NIGHT:
NATIVE AMERICAN TALES OF THE NIGHT SKY
School Program, Grades 5-12 (45 minutes)
Longway Planetarium
1310 Kersley St.
Flint, Michigan
Interview with Longway Planetarium,
Director Mike GardnerMichael Gardner
Skyguide Subscription (1 year $6.00)
Longway Planetarium
1310 East Kearsley Street
Flint, Michigan 48503
Reservations are necessary for all groups.
Phone: (810) 760-1181
URL: http://flint.org/longway/

**NOKOMIS LEARNING CENTER
"A Native American Culture Center"

Location in Michigan's Lower Peninsula:
Nokomis Learning Center
5153 Marsh Road
Okemos, Michigan 48864-1198
Open Tuesday - Friday 10:00am to 5:00pm
Saturday 12 noon to 5:00pm
Phone: (989) 349-5777 FAX: (989)349-8560
Email: Cameron Wood, Diretor cameron@nokomis.org
Email: Marclay Crampton, Educational Coord. marclay@nokomis.org
URL: http://www.nokomis.org/index.htm
"The Center is "hands-on" adventure in doing, where children and adults can challenge their preconceptions, discover new roles, develop new skills, and explore the past and living traditions of Native Americans." Okemos is just east of Lansing.

**MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM
"...is a special place!"
Michigan State University Museum
West Circle Drive
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1045

Phone: (989) 355-2370
MSUM URL: http://museum.cl.msu.edu/
To Honor And Comfort * Native Quilting Traditions
URL: http://museum.cl.msu.edu/museum/exhibitions/quilts/index.html
"Michigan State University Museum is committed to understanding, interpreting, and respecting natural and cultural diversity. As Michigan's land grant university museum, this commitment to society is met through education, exhibitions, research, and the building and stewardship of collections that focus on Michigan and its relationship to the Great Lakes, and the world beyond."

**WELCOME TO MICHIGAN CULTURE LINK
"An Arts and Humanities virtual center to
serve Michiganians into the 21st century."
URL: http://miculturelink.h-net.msu.edu/
Men's Fancy Dancer - Published Information
http://miculturelink.h-net.msu.edu/curricula/powwowpub.html

**SANILAC PETROGLYPHS
Featuring rock carvings by ancient Woodland
tribes, at the Sanilac Petroglyph Site.
Located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula, west
of Bay City and south of Bad Axe in the middle
of the thumb. Take M-53 to Bay City-Forestville
Road, then proceed east to Germainia Road, turn
south. The parking lot is located on the west
side of Germainia Road, about one-half mile south
of the Bay City-Forestville Road intersection.
Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday to Sunday ~*~ Free admission.
URL: http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/museum/musesan.html

MORE MICHIGAN INDIAN CONTACTS!

**THE MICHIGAN COMMISSION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS, Lansing, MI
http://www.state.mi.us/audgen/digests/98_99/1511198.htm
"The Commission will consist of eleven active members appointed by the Governor. Nine members shall have not less than � quantum blood, two shall be from Indian reservations and recommended by the intertribal council, five shall be appointed by the Governor from geographic areas representative of Indian population, and shall be appointed by the Governor from a city having a population greater than 1,000,000 and two members at large, not necessarily Indian." [MCIA "Pow Wow" & Events Schedule Event Path 1 ~*~ Event Path 2]
**MICHIGAN URBAN INDIAN CONSORTIUM
http://www.concentric.net/~derusha/MUIC.html
"The Michigan Urban Indian Consortium is a non-profit statewide organization formed by eight non-profit Urban Indian Organizations: the Anishnabeg Mom-Weh Indian Center in Escanaba, Detroit American Indian Health and Family Services Center in Detroit, Genesee Valley Indian Association Center in Flint, Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Indian Center in Grand Rapids, Lansing North American Indian Center in Lansing, Saginaw Inter-Tribal Association Indian Center in Saginaw, and Southeastern Michigan Indians Center in Centerline. These Organizations work together to address common problems and concerns." [East Lansing, Michigan 48823 USA "A Non-Profit Statewide Urban Indian Organization"]
**NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTE, Lansing, Michigan
"Urban Affairs Programs Michigan State University"
http://www.msu.edu/unit/nai/index.html
**Saginaw Valley Information Site ~ Saginaw, Michigan
http://www.saginawvalley.com/
*Community Services Directory ~ Bay & Saginaw Counties
http://www.saginawvalley.com/csdir/COMPASS.HTM
(A Service of the Bay County Library System.)
*Saginaw Inter-Tribal Indian Center
"All Indian Affairs Program"
http://www.concentric.net/~derusha/MUIC.html