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.     

Benefit for Herb Buffalo Dancer Shepherd

Herb Buffalo Dancer Shepherd,

a Dancer and Dear friend of ours, has been combating Terminal Cancer and having Chemo Therapy for many years.  Herb has danced at most Pow Wow throughout Florida for many many years. He is dedicated to his Dance as every Native should be, a True Warrior.  We have witnessed him dancing at pow wow, and even being Head Man Dancer, directly following his Chemo Therapy for the week. 

Those close to him do not want him riding his motorcycle anymore, he is looking to get a Conversion Van.  I am running a coupon special in the shop through October 31, 2012.  Any purchase made in Six Directions Traders shop ( www.sixdirectionstraders.artfire.com) using the Coupon code:
Herb-Buffalo-Dancer  at checkout will get you 15% off the purchase price PLUS 60% of that discounted price will go directly to Herb to help offset his costs and help in purchasing a dependable vehicle that he can use. 

There is going to be a benefit for those in the Daytona, FL area that would like to attend.  This benefit is being put on by Jeff Martin, "Yogi", from Two Bears Trading (another local pow wow vendor).  The Facebook event page is here:    http://www.facebook.com/events/104568033025458/
The Details copied from the event are as follows:
Sunday, September 9, 2012 11:00am until 4:30pm
Carriage Cove 5 Carriage Cove Way Daytona Beach FL32119
This is a benefit for our good friend Herb Shepherd. Herb is battling terminal cancer. We are throwing this event to help him defray his living expenses and secure a reliable means of transportation. Event will be held at the Carriage Cove gathering center at 5 Carriage Cove way, Daytona Beach, Florida 32119
Event will be held on Sunday, September 9, 2012 beginning at 11:00 am. Entertainment will begin at approximately 12 noon, and go on until about 4:30-5 pm. There will be Chicken dinners on sale, as well as other items available. Baked goods will be sold individually, as well. Entertainment will include The Trezak Brothers' Band, SilverWolf (Mike Serio and Frank Silverhawk), Vicky Trezak . Other entertainment TBA. There will be a live auction with a professional auctioneer, several raffles,and items for sell, as well. ALL PROCEEDS TO GO TO HERB'S NEEDS.

As I said, Herb would Dance to exhaustion at times, and still keep dancing.  A dedication that many could Learn from.   Those of us that know him, know that this Dedication and Faith has kept him Strong to Battle this Cancer he has carried for over 10 years.  Help us, to help this Honorable Warrior.

Thank you ~ Pilamaya ~ Wado

Celeste Spiderwruf & Ken Cloudwalker

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

Back from the Mountains, I So needed this!

Greetings,
We just got back from the Pow wow in Mt Airy, NC (aka... Mayberry RFD) The famous Siamese Twins Eng & Chang Bunker settled in nearby Traphill, NC and that museum is also in Mt Airy.  Very Interesting and Beautiful Area, I needed this Get-Away VERY Badly.  The Pow wow was Simply Wonderful!! A Great Spirit Filled Event for All who Attended!!  The Locals were very receptive and it looks as if we may be back to do it again next year. 

It was a Complete Re-Charge for me to Hug and visit with all the family and New Friends on the Trail.  I get so Energized after an event like this and Look forward to the next one.  I have a Lot of Special orders and online shop purchases to fulfill already. 


Tropical Storm Beryl was hitting the FL/GA area when we were suppose to return, so we stayed in the mountains a couple more days.  I didn't mind that one bit. 

The next up Pow wows are in July at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, NC and Southwest Community College in Cedar Bluff, VA.  So we need to finish up our work here in Georgia, still have to get the 'new' Q worked on to be road ready and able to tow the Cargo trailer. 

Be sure to visit our You Tube Channel to see the Videos from the pow wow, and our Flickr Photo Albums as well for all the pictures taken at this pow wow. 
And of course, don't forget to visit the Pow wow Page to see the latest updates on pow wows in your area!!

In Closing, I Thank and Praise the Creator for all the Blessings and Love. 
Much Love and many prayers
~wrulf

Pow Wow's Updated ~ Summer Lineup

Greetings,

First of all... Congratulations to Barry Standing Bear Duncan for winning the 400 FAN Giveaway handmade Earrings!!  I am sure they will look Great on him!

 

Official results can be found here:

This Weekend's Pow Wow:

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

 Farmington Community Center - 1723 Farmington Rd - Mocksville, NC

MC - Ken Cloudwalker, Host Drum - Raven Wood Singers, Head Man - Carlos Martin; Some camping bring generator, No Showers, Outside restrooms, Dancers, Craft Vendors, Food Vendors, storytellers, Demonstrators welcome more info. 336-306-4654

 

Updates to the Pow wow page have been made, more dates for pow wows in FL, KY, TN, NC, and GA have been added.  Email us if you need one listed.  Please be sure to click on the "Pow Wow Ads" tab, here on the blogg and see some of the pow wows that we are endorsing and participating in this season. 

I have missed 2 pow wows that we were scheduled to set up at due to the accident and not being released by the doctor yet :(  I am looking forward to a Great Pow wow season this year, Ken will be MC or AD at many more this season, and due to all the down time, I have a LOT of Beading to sell :)  Here is how it looks tentatively as of now (there should be mre fill-ins that will be added):

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

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

MC - Ken Cloudwalker, Host Drum - Raven Wood Singers, Head Man - Running Wolfe, Head Woman - Woman Brave Spirit;Craft Vendors, Food Vendors, Spaces are filling up fast please call soon we have a few spaces available. Call Double Trouble 336-428-4395; 35 camping spaces with full hookup for motor homes & campers $30 a night; 40 spaces for tent camping $10 a night; Including power & water; Inside men & women showers & restrooms; Beautiful camping beside the small river and friendly neighborhood sitting behind the security fence for privacy and relaxation. Plenty of parking for vendors & campers. Hundreds of parking spaces for guest. No Camp Feed Food Vouchers will be used. For a vendors contract Double Trouble 336-428-4395 or E-mail nwacarolinas@yahoo.com

 

June 9 -10 , 2012 ~ Metcalfe County's Annul Native American Style Pow Wow

FLYER

Wisdom Faith Community Academy & Church

524 State HWY 640 ~ Edmonton, KY 42129

MC Chief Loveheart, Host Drum - ETOCD's Spirit Voices; ALL Drums and Dancers are Welcome to Participate; Admission $5, Children 12 and uder FREE; Dancers in Regalia, Military, and EMS Service people FREE; This is a teaching Pow wow, No Contest or prizes will be awarded; We Drum, Dance, and Sing Strictly for the Creator and the kinship of Together-ness. More Info - Martha Harris 270-432-3295 email renegade3295@scrtc.com ; Marsha Johnson 865-774-5626 / 865-335-6097 email e_t_o_c_d@yahoo.com Facebook page: East Tennessee Overhill Descendants

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 Crawford; William E, Vaughan-Lloyd, Jr. Vice Chief; Demonstraters: Weapons: Mr. Jin "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/

 

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

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

MC - Ken Cloudwalker, Host Drum - Raven Wood Singers, Head Man - Carlos Martin; Head Woman - Marsha Jhnson & Mayola Maize; All drums & dancers welcome, craft vendors, food vendors, storytellers welcome; Inside restrooms; Bring your own generator; Some camping available, motor homes, tents & camper trailers; Spaces going fast please call today 336-428-4395 Luck of the Draw $5 Registeration; Luck of the Draw; All Dancers welcome to enter Luck of the Draw with a $5 Registration; Friday 1 Draw; Saturday 4 Draws; Sunday 4 Draws; 9 Draws in all; Good luck To You All; More info Contact Jay Blackheart 336-428-4395 nwacarolinas@yahoo.com

August 25 - 26, 2011 ~ 9th Annual Native American Style Pow Wow

4381 Cosby HWY - Cosby, TN 37722

MC - Danny 2 Eagle; Head Man - Derrick Brave Eagle; Head Woman - Mayola Maize; Host Drum - Indian Grease w/ Tony Walkingstick, Ravenwood Singers; AD - Running Wolf; OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! EVERYONE IS WELCOME!FREE PARKING! GREAT FOR KIDS AND YOUTH GROUPS! There is no admission charge but a $2 raffle ticket bought at the gate will give you a chance to win a prize donated from one of our great vendors.This is a teaching powwow. We will have demonstrations and lots of things that everyone can do and see. We will have lots of dancers in regalia and lots of great vendors that you can visit while you're with us. There will be a native village with tipi's (lodges) that you can look in and take pictures in front of, we will also have re-enactors with period clothing and equiptment. The DAV will have a wonderful display of military vehicles and gear from now and years gone by in a museum type setting to honor all of our veterans. There will be an arena that you can try your hand at throwing a tomahawk, or spear. You can also try shooting a blowgun and for the kids we have corn cob darts, and the rabbit stick game. The donations and vendor fees are what we will be using to pay for next years powwow, so all donations are greatly appreciated. Everyone bring a lawn chair and come join the fun. More Info Contact - Woman Brave Spirit / Thundering Buffalo 865-774-5626 email e_t_o_c_d@yahoo.com Facebook page: East Tennessee Overhill Cherokee Descendants

August 31 - September 2, 2012 ~ 

Foothills Native American Pow Wow

  1679 US HWY 21 ~ Thurmond, NC 28683

MC - Ken Cloudwalker, Hst Drum - Raven Wood Singers; Head Man - Running Wolfe, Head Woman - Woman Brave Spirit, AD - Thundering Buffalo (Jack Johnson); Camping Available; Note : 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 PaintingCrafts On Sale, Native American Food, Ice Cream & Italian Ice. Friendship & Intertribal Dances for everyone. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and stay all day. 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 14 -16, 2012 ~ Pfafftown Native American Pow Wow 2012

 West Central Community Center -

6130 Yadkinville Rd - Pfafftown, NC 27040

MC - Ken Cloudwalker, Host Drum - Raven Wood Singers; Head Man - Running Wolfe, Head Woman - Woman Brave Spirit / Mayola Maize, AD - Thundering Buffalo (Jack Johnson) Luck of the Draw for Dancers in Regalia $5 registration, 9 draws for the weekend; More Info Contact Jay Blackheart 336-428-4395 nwacarolinas@yahoo.com 

400 FAN Giveaway!

Greetings,
The Poll has ended and the people have chosen!  The Arrow Fringed earrings will be the giveaway to celebrate the shop page reaching 400 fans.  Thank you again to Everyone who follows, Likes, comments, and generally encourages my efforts!  I am going to stick with the same guidlines for this giveaway as for the first one I ran.  You can visit the poll page for the final breakdown of the results: http://sixdirectionstraders.com/poll.html

Enter the Giveaway to win these Earrings!

Ok, so 27 January 2012 we went to eat Chinese food, an occasional "Treat".  They have a pretty good Buffet here called Hibachi.  I don't put a lot of stock into Fortune Cookies, they are humorous to me.  However, This one was interesting and I actually kept it:

"Remember three months from this date.  Good things are in store for you."
So I guess I should "go to the store" that day to see the good things in there LOL!  Seriously though, the good things are in store for YOU... The Giveaway will end this friday and the winner will be contacted on Saturday.  Below are ALL the ways to Enter.  So Share us with your friends and spread the word, because the higher the "LIKES" go on the Facebook page, The MORE Giveaways I will have!

How to Enter:Want to win? Now through 11:59pm EST Friday 27 April 2012 you can enter to
win the above pictured Handmade Earrings!
To enter this contest, simply leave a comment on this blog. Please remember to leave a way for me to contact you if you win. Your contact information will only be used for acquiring your address information should you win this contest.

For additional entries:
1. Tweet this contest. Comment here with your twitter name.
2. Become a fan of SixDirectionsTraders on Facebook and leave a comment about the Giveaway on there. (just comment on the FB post if you are already a fan)3. Blog about this contest. Comment here with a link to the blog
post.
4. Follow this blog with an email subscription.
5. Visit Six Directions Traders shop to see what your favorite item is, then leave the comment here about it.
6. Make a purchase in the shop and you will automatically get 5 extra entries.

Notification:

By random draw, we will use an online randomizer to choose an entry and notify the winner through email (or method given in entry to contact you.) If winner does not respond within three days, a new winner will be chosen.

GOOD LUCK!