Fwd: Annual Odenong Powwow Saturday and Sunday, 5/28-5/29!
Juliet Carvajal
From: Marita Banda <marita....@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, May 27, 2022 at 11:26 AM
Subject: Annual Odenong Powwow Saturday and Sunday, 5/28-5/29!
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Dear Friends,
This Saturday and Sunday please consider going to the 2nd Annual Odenong Powwow which is free and open to the public! It has been moved to the Amherst high school gymnasium from 10am-7pm with the Grand Entry happening at 12pm.
This is a GREAT opportunity to connect with our local Indigenous community. There will be Native American food, dancing, music, art and more. I HIGHLY recommend attending. It is quite an experience.
With love,
Marita Banda
The 2nd Annual Odenong Powwow
For additional information contact Kara Nye at ny...@arps.org
The 2nd Annual Odenong Powwow has moved from the Amherst Town Common to the Amherst-Pelham Regional High School's gymnasium.
The powwow is FREE & open to the public. Donations welcome and encouraged. There is free parking for everyone with a designated parking area for vendors, singers, & powwow staff.
The doors will be open to the public starting at 10am on both Saturday & Sunday. Grand Entry is planned for 12 noon both days.
Native American singing, dancing, food, artwork, crafts, clothing & more will be featured. This year's head staff includes Bruce Curliss (Nipmuc) as our MC, Hector Rosa Lebeau (Cheyenne River Sioux) as our Arena Director, Hailey-Jade Araujo (Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa) as our Head Lady Dancer, Jonathan Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag) as our Head Man Dancer, Iron River (MA) as our Host Northern Drum, & Walking Bear (NH) as our Host Southern Drum.
Ron & Cheryl Welburn (Accomack/Gigaskin & Ojibwe/Saponi respectively) are sponsoring Golden Age (55+) dance competitions. There will be one combined category dance competition for women and one for men, each with prizes of $225, $175, & $100 for 1st place, 2nd place, & 3rd place.
On Sunday, there will be an Honor Song & dance, sponsored by Jennifer Lee (Northern Narragansett), for Native Two-Spirit/Non-Binary/LGBQTIA+ community members followed by a Round Dance for non-Native members of the aforementioned community and their allies.
Eastern Social Songs & a Stomp Dance will be performed by James Moreis (Aquinnah Wampanoag) and are sponsored by Cedric Woods (Lumbee)