Powwow to Be Held at Home of the White Buffalo Nation 6/20-22

Powwow to Be Held at Home of the White Buffalo Nation

All are invited to attend the First Annual Intertribal Buffalo Nation
Powwow at the Woodland Zoo in Farmington, PA, on the weekend of June
20–22. The entire family will enjoy this three-day event, which will
feature authentic Native American dancing, drumming, singing, flute
playing, storytelling, food, and more. Come for the day or camp free
for the weekend. The powwow will begin on Friday evening with free
admission to an informal bonfire. On Saturday (12 pm–7 pm) and Sunday
(12 pm–5 pm), admission/parking to the powwow is $7/adults, $5/kids,
and admission/parking to both the powwow and zoo is $10/adults,
$8/kids.

This powwow is dedicated to the two gifts brought to the People of
the world at the Woodland Zoo: the white and black buffalo calves
born in 2006 and 2007, respectively. The white buffalo
(www.woodlandzoo. com) has drawn visitors from near and far since his
birth, as the extremely rare white buffalo has enormous spiritual
significance in Native American cultures (www.buffalomesseng ers.org).

From Rosebud, South Dakota, Chief Leonard Crowdog, renowned Native
American Holy Man and Spiritual Leader of the Sicangu Lakota, will be
delivering a powerful spiritual message. All are encouraged to
attend, Native and non-Native. Participants of the Longest Walk
(http://www.longestw alk.org/), who embarked on February 8 on a 5-
month journey from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., led in part by
AIM co-founder Dennis J. Banks, will also be speaking. Their goal is
to raise national awareness of environmental and sacred site issues.
The Peace and Dignity Runners
(http://www.peaceand dignityjourneys. com.), who left on May 1 from
Alaska, will be speaking as well.

Danny Two Eagles will M/C this powwow. The Arena Director is James
Spotted Hawk. Chapter 5 of Rolling Thunder, a local veterans
organization, will represent veterans. From Ogallala, South Dakota,
Ira Makes Him First, an original participant of the first Longest
Walk, will be the headman dancer, with Raven Lonewolf of the Cherokee
Nation as the headwoman. Native American drums include the Muddy
Creek Singers, who play Northern style, and Thunder Nation, who play
Southern style. Aztec dancers will perform for the People. All
dancers in regalia are welcome and encouraged to attend. Native
American craft vendors will also be present.

Farmington is approximately fifteen minutes from Uniontown, PA on Rt.
40. Primitive overnight camping is available. No drugs, alcohol,
firearms, or politics allowed. The powwow will be held rain or shine.
For more information, contact Hawk Spisak
(hawkgoodfire@ yahoo.com), 304.789.5123 or 724.516.2781, or Justina
Tyson (jtysonlmc@netscape. net), 724.384.0674.