2012 Foothills Powwow Thurmond, NC

We are loading out to head to Thurmond, NC for the Foothills Native American Pow Wow.  Last year was the first time for this pow wow and it was simply Wonderful.  The locals came out and camped and pow wow'd All weekend with us.  It is a small town area in the Foothills of North Carolina.  I encourage anyone near there to come and check it out. 

The next pow wow after this on is in Sparta, NC September 14-16, 2012.  So if you can't make to Thurmond, maybe we will see you in Sparta.  

 

Please see previous posts for the Coupon Special Benefit we are running in the online shop for Herb Buffalo Dancer.  Also, a Benefit with entertainment will be held in Daytona for him as well.     

Travels, Pow Wows, and Life

Uncle Charles came to Strong Sun this year!

Greetings,
We were sitting for quite a while longer than we usually do before getting out on the trail.   The accident I was involved in had a Lot to do with that.  But after about 6 months of sitting we covered over 800 miles, visited with family on Holiday, replaced two bad tires, did back to back pow wows, squeezed in our 17th wedding anniversary , visited the caverns, and returned to a wonderful state Park in Virginia where I had a great herbal study last year. We have been here been here 7 days and I am still trying to catch up on chores and things! 

The Strong Sun pow wow this year had some rain and bad weather forecasts that I think put a damper on turnout.  However, it was an Amazing pow wow with Arvel Bird, John Sarantos, and all of our NC pow wow family in attendance.  I can say that this was truly the coolest (temperature) Strong Sun Pow wow we have had yet... but it was still pretty hot
All Pow wow pictures can be seen on my Flicker and all videos from all pow wows can be seen on my YouTube 

We stayed an extra day after the pow wow and took care of some tire issues.  The guys at Trailers of the East Coast Inc.  took good care of us.  I would Highly recommend them if you are in need and in the area.  See the pictures on Flickr for more shots of the 2007 Daytona 500 car that Clint Boyer crossed the finish line on fire in!!!

Up to the Mountains in Virginia was next, drums of Painted Mountain pow wow.  This was the second time for this particular pow wow.  Arvel Bird performed and it was simply Awesome.  I absolutely LOVE these pow wow grounds up in the mountains.  Definitely check out the video of Arvel doing Cherokee Shuffle, all the dancers had a blast dancing to it.  That Sunday was our 17th Wedding anniversary, we decided we would go to the Dixie Caverns after the pow wow for a couple days to celebrate. 

Dixie caverns was Packed, much more so than the 3 years ago we were there last.  We had a really Cool cavern Tour Guide named Brett, be sure to ask for him if you do the tour!  We stayed 2 nights, but it whizzed by and we were on the road again....

Finally reaching our destination and setting up camp for a few weeks here near Richmond, VA.  As I said, it has been a week and I MAY be finally catching up with things.  I still have plenty of Orders to fill, restocking to do, and i want to squeeze in some hiking and herbal studies.  There are never enough hours in a day!!  The SpiderwrulfNDNSupplies side of the shop did rather well for it's first 2 pow wows set up.  I will be re-stocking the beads and bones and still looking for the unusual type supplies and hard-to-find components.  So let us know what you are looking for.

Blogger is messing with my pictures, I hope they come out... you can always click on the picture to see it fully.  Gotta go and get to work, i have a Roach Spreader that needs to be finished beading, and 2 Dream catcher orders to get done as well. 
Much Love and many prayers
Wrulf

Back on the Pow wow Trail in NC ~ VA

Greetings,
We spent a wonderful week in the Mountains near Chimney Rock, NC with family.   I Love it so much up here, it really gets the muscles working!  Apparently it was a workout for the 'new' Q as well, we had to spend some unexpected money on the car, Again!  She seems to be happy and running much better now. 

While walking around down in Chimney Rock, NC we found a camera on the side of the road with 189 pictures on it.  It must have been this young couple with baby pictures and vacation pictures from Disney.  I am trying to get the picture passed around on Facebook to see if perhaps we may be lucky enough to reunite them with their camera and pictures which go back as far as September 2011.  If you would help to share this with people you know and have them share as well.  I know it is a Longshot, but it is a shame for this couple to lose some of these great pictures.  I know, I lost a camera (through no fault of my own) that had pictures I really wanted to have on it. 

We are loading up to head to the Strong Sun Pow Wow this coming weekend.   This year's Strong Sun Pow Wow, in addition to the Concert by John Sarantos on Saturday will feature Arvel Bird Performing throughout the pow wow.  There will be Much more going on, such as the Vietnamese Montagnard.  They were really wonderful addition to the pow wow last year.  If you have not ever seen them, take a look at the short video I took last year, it is such a Distinctive sound and dance.   

July 13 -15, 2012 ~ Strong Sun Festival & Pow Wow

Tanglewood Park - 4061 Clemmons Rd ~ Clemmons, NC 27012

The Strong Sun Pow Wow is Open To The Public attendance with small donation. For more infomation please call us or info@nearriverdwellers.com For information on Park www.tanglewoodpark.org This is a Gathering of Native American people to share our Traditions and Customs with you.Master of Ceremonies - Ric Bird; Head Veteran - Elton Smith; Honor Veteran & flag Staff Carrier: Carlos Martin; Arena Director - Ken Cloudwalker; Lead Dancers - Mike & Jennie Cranford; William E, Vaughan-Lloyd, Jr. Vice Chief; Demonstraters: Weapons: Mr. Jim "Blackfeather" Jefferies; Flint Napping: Deer Man; Fire Building: Julius Perdue. We also have many other surprisers planned for you. All Traditional Drums Welcome. Special Programs and Dances for all ages. Friday and Grand Entry at 2Pm - Tanglewood Park will be charging $2 per vehicle fee. Admission by Small Donation: Adults $6.00 - Children 4- 18 $4.00 - Senior over 62 Free - Children 4 years old and under Free. Special Appearance: Mr. John Sarantos, a Native American Flute Player who has played Carnagie Hall and many other venues. John will be featured in Concert on Sunday Night. This event will be open to the public for a small donation. Mr. Sarantos, has also agreed to host several flute practice sessions on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. There will something for everyone. This is a Family Program, Please have all Pets on Lease, No Alcohol, Drugs or Firearms Permitted. So grab a friend a Veteran and a Lawn Chair and come have some Fun. Shoes will be required at all times. Host Hotel: Super 8 Motel, Clemmons, NC. 1-336-778-0931 contact for special pow wow rates $59 per night ~ Neetribe, Inc. - 3517 Union Hill Rd - East Bend, NC 27018 - 1-336-816-7747 or strongsunpowwow@nearriverdwellers.com http://nearriverdwellers.com/

The Drums of Painted Mountain Pow wow is the weekend after. This is the second time for this particular Mountain Pow wow, again I absolutely Love the area it is in.  The Locals are so very nice and hospitable.  The people for Southwest Virginia Community College were also very accommodating.  If you get a chance to come out to either of these wonderful events, Please stop in the shop and say Hello!

July 20 - 22, 2012 ~ Drums of Painted Mountain Powwow

       Presented by: Inter Tribal Council of Southwest Virginia

Virginia Community College ~ 724 Community College Rd ~ Cedar Bluff, VA 24609

MC - Ke Cloudwalker; Lead Male Dancer: Jeff Kemp; Lead Female Dancer: Elaina Tapley; Host Drum: Red Fire Singers; Native American Arts and Crafts;Native American Dancing; Good Food, Storytelling, Demonstrations, Special Programs, Bring Your Lawn Chairs and the Entire Family; Everyone Welcome! Open to the public! All Traditional Drums, Singers, Dancers, Welcome!Drugs, Alcohol, and Weapons are Prohibited! Friday 16: 1PM - 8:30PM Grand entry: 5PM; Saturday 17: 10AM - 8:30PM Grand entry: 12 Noon; Sunday 18: 1PM - 5PM Grand entry: 2PM; Admission Donation: Adults: $5, Students: $4, Children 8yrs and up: $4, Children under 8yrs: Free, Veterans & Seniors 55yrs and over: $3, Veterans with Veterans Feather: Free; Inter Tribal Council of Southwest Virginia - 590 Eva’s Walk, Pounding Mill, Virginia 24637 - Phone: 276-596-9281; CONTACT Info - Gray Wolf Wilson Or Lorie Clifton 276-596-9281 Vendor contract and website: http://www.intertribalcouncil.com/ Email is intertribalcouncil@yahoo.com

Spring into Pow Wows!

Spring is here, and with such a mild winter it has Sprung Early in most parts of the Southeast.  I have seen the Butterflies Fluttering, newly hatched Spiderlings Spinning and I have already gathered my first batch of Chickweed to dry!   I have been very busy with the new shop, listing auctions on eBay, restocking the shop, special orders, and Regalia fixes for my sponsor Dancers, so I have not blogged in quite a while. 

Please visit David at http://whitewolfewilderness.com/

We had such a Wonderful Thundering Spirit Pow wow this year, it was one of the Biggest attended in several years.  I want to personally Thank all the Drums, Dancers, Performers, Vendors, Tony & Myra, the Supportive Spectators and Public for helping keep this years pow wow so Special.  I also want to thank all those who chose Not to attend the pow wow this year, you all helped in your own special way as well, be Blessed. 

Visit their website here: http://www.cherokeeofgeorgia.us

This years Summer Run Kicks off for us at the Cherokee of Georgia Pow wow in St George, Georgia.  We were invited to vend this year and are able to attend due to being so near the location.  We are very excited to be able to see many of our Florida and Georgia Pow Wow family one more time before we head North on the Trail.  I didn't get to attend our family pow wow in March, so I missed seeing many Dear Ones in Florida. 

Uncle Tony and Thunder

As always, our schedule is tentative, with additions and corrections being made on our pow wow page on the dot com here: http://sixdirectionstraders.com/calendar.html  So check back often, or if you are looking for an event that we may not be attending that may be in your vicinity.  A new state icon was added to the pow wow page recently, I got a listing from a pow wow in Oklahoma.  So it is not just the Southeast area, I have listings from Canada, Nebraska, and such.  With that said, this is the lineup we have so far, after COG, Ken will either be MC or AD at all these events, so they are definite.  Fill-ins will be designated on the pow wow page, by the wrulf icon as they get finalized.  Much Love and many prayers ~wrulf

April 5 -7 , 2012 ~ Cherokee of Georgia Spring Pow Wow

St George, GA 31562

April 27 -29, 2012 ~Farmington Intertribal Pow wow 2012

   Farmington Community Center - 1723 Farmington Rd - Mocksville, NC

May 25 -27, 2012 ~ Mt Airy Native American Pow Wow

Veterans Memorial Park - 691 W Lebanon St - Mt Airy, NC 27030

July 13 -15, 2012 ~ Strong Sun Festival & Pow Wow  

Tanglewood Park - 4061 Clemmons Rd ~ Clemmons, NC 27012

July 20 - 22, 2012 ~ Drums of Painted Mountain Powwow

Presented by: Inter Tribal Council of Southwest Virginia

Virginia Community College ~   

July 27 -29, 2012 ~ Mocksville Native America Pow Wow

Davie Parks & Recreation - 644 N Main St - Mocksville, NC 27028

August 31 - September 2, 2012 ~ Foothills Native American Pow Wow

1679 US HWY 21 ~ Thurmond, NC 28683

September 14 -16, 2012 ~ Pfafftown Native American Pow Wow 2012

West Central Community Center - 6130 Yadkinville Rd - Pfafftown, NC 27040

October 19 -21, 2012 ~ Yadkin Valley Intertribal Pow wow 2012

Ft. Hamby Park - 1534 S. Recreation Rd - Wilkesboro, NC 28697

Foothills Native American Powwow

Greetings ~ We are loading out to set up at a new pow wow here in NC. 
 September 2-4, 2011 ~ Thurmond Community Center ~ 1679 US Hwy 21~ Thurmond, NC 28683 I got a Jump on making Halloween product for the First time ever, I think! LOL  I had a Lot of fun making beaded Monster earrings, now I need to make some necklaces to go with.  I also found a new place I got some Great patterns from.... Beadintrigue  Please take a look at all the wonderful items she makes!

The shop settings are on Vacation mode while we are at the pow wow and we will complete any transactions after we return.  Please take a look at the NEW Pow wow Coupon below, good for the month of September $3 Off any product of $10 or more!  This coupon is good for the pow wow and will be activated for the online shop when we return from the pow wow in 6 September 2011.

Good in person at the pow wow...
Activation for online shop will start 6 Sept 2011

Well, it's time to start packing up and getting road ready.  Hope to see some of you there, if not, we are just a Click away!  Have a Happy and Safe Labor Day weekend celebrating the end of Summer. 

ps~ I don't know about y'all, but I am looking forward to Fall :)

Peace



September Upcoming Pow Wows

The next pow wows we will be setting the shop up at are new to us.  Ken will be MC at both of these and we are looking forward to them.  We have a week in between these and are still deciding where we will go, but I will list the event along with a few others.  So If you are in the NC & VA area, come visit us at pow wow!  Please note, as with the pow wow page on my wwebste... the Wrulf Icon designates events that we will tentatively set up shop at.

***IF you have a pow wow event that you would like listed on my Pow wow Calendar page, Please contact me with all the pertinant information at spiderwrulf@gmail.com
 

September 2 - 4, 2011 ~ Foothills Native American Pow Wow 
1679 US HWY 21 ~ Thurmond, NC 28683  

MC - Ken Cloudwalker, Head Man - Running Wolfe, Head Woman - Woman Brave Spirit, AD - Thundering Buffalo (Jack Johnson); Camping Available; Note : FREE Admission Friday Only ; FREE Admission All Day Friday is Childrens Day Gates open 9 am till 3 pm; Grand Entry 4 pm till 7 pm - Honoring all Veterans men & women of all Nationalties Including Indians & Native Americans. Open To The Public of all people; No alcohol or drugs permitted or discussed; No Pets allowed in the circle ~ Pets allowed on leash outside circle only; Spiritual Entertainment for the whole Family; Activities include Indian Dancers performing in Regalia, Powwow Drums, Dancing, Singing, Spiritual Dance & Drums, All Dancers Welcome, Anyone can try no experience necessary, Children Events, Demonstrations, Ceremonies, Storytelling, Flint Striking, Face Painting, Crafts On Sale, Native American Food, Ice Cream & Italian Ice. Friendship & Intertribal Dances for everyone. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and stay all day. Veterans Tribute Fundraiser for the VFW Poppy Fund Performed by VFW Post 10346;Will Host A Full Veterans Tribute Gun Salute and Flag Folding Ceremony 1pm Saturday September 3, 2011; Hickory Smoked Pit Cooked BBQ by Double Troubles Powwow Eats; Ice Cream & Italian Ice by Funtime Concessions; Hotdogs by Deanos Hotdogs;All Day Admission Saturday & Sunday Adults $ 5; Children under 5 FREE; Seniors 62 & older, All Veterans, Law Enforcement, Firemen, & Rescue Squad FREE; Gates open all 3 days 9am & closes 7pm; Grand Entry each day 11am; Camp Feed 7:30 pm Friday & Saturday- A Traditional Native American Intertribal Cultural Event; Dancers & Vendors needed - Some Camping Available Generator Needed, Water On Hand; Special Guest: Nuluti Equani Ehi Tribe, East Tennessee Overhill Cherokee - Des, Six Directions Traders, Winter Medicine,Broken Feather Traders, Terry & Sandra Locklear, Various Cherokee Tribes,Deer Man & Others; All Local Tribes Welcome; Contact Double Trouble 336-428-4395 nwacarolinas@yahoo.com - NWA School of pro.wrestling 336-428-4395; Proud NWA Associate member Eldon Speer aka Double Trouble

 

September 9 & 10 , 2011 ~ 42nd Annual Cohair Pow Wow

7531 N US Hwy 421 ~ Clinton, NC 28328

Contact 910-564-6909 http://www.coharietribe.org/

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September 10 - 11, 2011 ~ Indian Springs Native American Festival 2011

Indian Spring Hotel/Museum ~ Flovilla, GA

Bring your family, bring your chair, bring your blanket come for the weekend! Saturday 9am - 6pm, Sunday 9am - 5pm; Host Drum: All Nations Warrior Society; Head Man: David Bell Okalataka, Head Lady: Bobby Orr, AD: GT Martinez; MC: Steve Mansfield; Special Guest: Diamond Brown; Grand Entry 1pm Saturday & Sunday; Host Hotel- Days Inn 770-504-8100 - Other Hotel-Plantation Lodge 770-504-8811 Vendor Info: Trina Mansfield 770-655-5905 or t_r_m@etcmail.com Vendor set-up day is Friday; Presented by: the Butts County Historical Society www.buttscountyhistoricalsociety.org Directions: south of Atlanta, Ga. I-75 to Exit Jackson, Indian Springs State Park Hwy 16 east to 42 South in Flovilla follow to Indian Springs Hotel/Museum

 

September 16 - 18, 2011 ~ Drums of Painted Mountain Powwow

Presented by: Inter Tribal Council of Southwest Virginia

Virginia Community College ~ 724 Community College Rd ~ Cedar Bluff, VA 24609

MC - Ke Cloudwalker; Lead Male Dancer: Jeff Kemp; Lead Female Dancer: Elaina Tapley; Host Drum: Red Fire Singers; Native American Arts and Crafts;Native American Dancing; Good Food, Storytelling, Demonstrations, Special Programs, Bring Your Lawn Chairs and the Entire Family; Everyone Welcome! Open to the public! All Traditional Drums, Singers, Dancers, Welcome!Drugs, Alcohol, and Weapons are Prohibited! Friday 16: 1PM - 8:30PM Grand entry: 5PM; Saturday 17: 10AM - 8:30PM Grand entry: 12 Noon; Sunday 18: 1PM - 5PM Grand entry: 2PM; Admission Donation: Adults: $5, Students: $4, Children 8yrs and up: $4, Children under 8yrs: Free, Veterans & Seniors 55yrs and over: $3, Veterans with Veterans Feather: Free; Inter Tribal Council of Southwest Virginia - 590 Eva’s Walk, Pounding Mill, Virginia 24637 - Phone: 276-596-9281; CONTACT Info - Gray Wolf Wilson Or Lorie Clifton 276-596-9281 V endor contrat and website: http://www.intertribalcouncil.com/ Email is intertribalcouncil@yahoo.com

September 17 & 18 , 2011 ~ Towne Creek American Indian Heritage Festival

509 Town Creek Mound Rd ~ Mt. Gilead, NC 27306

Help us celebrate the proud heritage and rich culture of America's first settlers. An annual event with a "Pow Wow" atmosphere, includes dancers in colorful regalia, traditional drum and song, craft and food vendors. Raffle drawings for dancers. Admission: $4 adults; $2 children 4-12yo; free for children under four, adults over 65, and active duty military.

September 24, 2011 ~ PAIA Gathering /Pow Wow

Warrior Creek Tribal Grounds - 3688 Warrior Creek Church Road ~ Gray Court, SC 29645

MC: Ric Bird; Drum: Bird Chopper; Luck of the Draw; Dancing, Flute and Drum music; Story Telling, Arts/Crafts, Indian Fry Bread, Games for Children; Admission $5Adults, Children (3-17) $3 2 and under FREE,Veterans Welcomed and Honored.. Gates open 9am, Grand Entry 11am & 5 pm NO Alcohol or Pets Allowed Contact Gene Norris 864-967-2713 or 864-683-1421 http://www.paialowereasterncherokeenationsc.com/ Host Motel Quality Inn 864-833-5558 $52 per room mention pow wow for discount



And for the FLORIDA Peeps!!

September 23-25, 2011 ~ The Village of The Descendants ~

5th Annual Sopchoppy Intertribal Pow Wow

Sopchoppy City Park - 252 Park Ave ~ Sopchoppy, FL 32358

Sopchoppy City Park. . A traditional Native American Gathering Hosted by the Village of the Descendats a Muskogee Creek Village East of the Mississippi.. James Phillips. 850-764-1556. powwow@descendantsvillage.com

Frank Liske Park Pow Wow ~ Concord, North Carolina

This weekend we are going to visit a pow wow in Frank Liske Park - Concord, NC.  We have set up here before and it is a really nice park and pow wow.  I am getting used to this relaxing a little too much!!! Oh well, it will be back to work soon enough.  The special orders are starting up, Halloween and Football items are in the works...

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August 19 - 21, 2011 ~ 18th Annual Frank Liske Park Powwow

4001 Stough Road ~ Frank Liske Park ~ Concord, NC 28025

We welcome other drums, please see arena director. This is a traditional southern protocol powwow - Free admission - Primitive camping - Park opens at 8am - Grand Entry: Friday: 7 p.m.; Saturday: 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Gourd dancing at 1 p.m. Saturday: Craft contest, 10 a.m.; Fur and Feathers, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Princess contest registration deadline, 12 p.m.; Crazy midnight auction begins 30 minutes after evening session ends. Please schedule all specials in advance with the emcee. Committee special only on Saturday night. Please bring your blankets, lawn chairs, and canopies.Traders contact: Gene Hall 336-249-1033 or 336-413-1812- Cabarrus Powwow Association - 75 Scalybark Trail - Concord, NC 28027 - George Hoyt 704-786-5705 gehoyt@carolina.rr.com