Readers: This 2004 pow wow schedule is what the Michigan Indian Quarterly has collected as of March 2004, and may not be complete or correct. To add or correct a listing, contact Bay Mills News at ph: 906-248-2258, fax: 906-248-2257, email: newspaper@baymills.org, mailing address: 12140 W Lakeshore Dr., Brimley MI 49715. Miigwech.
May 1: American Indian Festival, Algonac, Mich., Algonac Elementary School, 1300 St. Clair, sponsored by American Indian Communities Leadership Council, Sharon Kota, 810-989-2727.
May 29-30: Gissiwas Creek 13th Annual Veterans Memorial Pow Wow, Marion, Mich., sponsored by End of the Trail, 13819 Fifth Avenue. Bruce or Rose, 616-878-9443.
May 29-31: 22nd Annual May Pow Wow, Hilliard, Ohio, sponsored by Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio, Franklin County Fairgrounds, exit 13 off I-270. NAICCO, 614-443-6120.
June 4-6: 3rd Annual Walking In A Good Way Pow Wow on 68th Street, South Haven, Mich., Michigan Fly Wheelers Camp Ground. Sue Rodriguez, 269-926-2792.
June 5-6: 4th Annual Honoring the Lost Nation, Eastlake, Ohio, Contact Bear Plummer, 440-951-1028 or debandbear@hotmail.com.
June12-13: 2004 Honoring Our Veterans Pow Wow, Bay Mills Indian Reservation, Brimley, Mich., competition dancing, Blessing of the Bikes. Traders/information: Angie Johnson, 906-2248-3241.
June 12-13: Annual Metis Intertribal Gathering at Black Swan Lake east of Bedford, Indiana. Contact Snow Wolf Wagner at 317-209-9697 or snowwolf@wabunoh.com.
June 12-13: 25th Annual Homecoming Traditional Pow Wow, Grand Rapids, Mich., sponsored by Grand River Bands of the Three Fires Ottawa Indians & Grand Rapids Parks/Rec.Dept., Riverside Park on Monroe Ave. (north of downtown). Joe Leo 616-458-8759, fax 616-458-9039.
June 18-20: 5th Annual Riverbank Traditional Pow Wow, Lansing, Mich., Louis Adado Riverfront Park, sponsored by Native American Arts and Crafts Council. Robin or Eva Menefee 517-393-7236 or riverbankpowwow@yahoo.com.
June 18-20: American Indian Education Center's 10th Annual Competition and Pow Wow, Cleveland, Ohio, starts with concert at Edgewater Park. Free parking, please bring lawn chair. AIECI, 216-351-4488.
June 18-20: Mackinaw Band of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians Pow Wow, Mackinac Island, Mich., sponsored by Mackinaw Band of Chippewa & Ottawa Indians. John Causley Jr., 906-484-2098.
June 19-20: Restoring the Circle Through The Buffalo, Lowell, Mich., Lowell Fairgrounds, sponsored Grand Valley American Indian Lodge. Lori Shustha, 616-364-4697.
June 26: National Center for Great Lakes Native American Culture, Inc. dancing and drumming demonstration at the Jay County Fairgrounds, Portland, Indiana. Contact Mickie Mann at 765-529-7273 or Rick Wagar at mkwa@fwi.com.
June 26-27: Tecumseh 3rd Annual Pow Wow, Tecumseh, Mich., Calzorn Park, 300 West Russell Road. Todd Harder, 517-605-9319.
July 3-4: 10th Annual Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Pow Wow, Manistee, Mich., Pow Wow Grounds, corner of US-31 and M-22. Phil Nemberto, Art deBres or Nancy at 888-723-8288 or e-mail at cpc@lrboi.com.
July 10-11: 3rd Annual Well-ness/Sobriety Traditional Pow Wow, Athens, Mich., hosted by Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Pota-watomi. Terry Chivis, 269-729-9436 or Tracie Hicks, 269-729-9337.
July 17-18: 8th Annual Sugar Island Traditional Pow Wow, Sugar Island, Mich., Take ferry from Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Cecil Pavlat, 906-632-7480 or Richard Lee, 906-635-1955.
July 24-25: Hessel Native Ameri-can Community Days, Hessel, Mich., sponsored by Native American Society for Historical Preservation. Dianne Yarnell, 906-647-2694
July 24-25: Gagaguwon Traditional Pow Wow, Oscoda, Mich., Old Orchard Park, 8 miles east of Oscoda on River Road. Joe & Sue Ireland, 989-739-1994.
July 31, Aug. 1-2: Wikwemikong Annual Cultural Festival, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada, sponsored by the Community of the Wikewemikong and Wikwemikong Heritage Organization. Cultural Programmer, 705-859-2385.
Aug 3-9: Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall, White Cloud, Mich., sponsored by the city. Gene Reid, 231-689-0344.
August 6-8: Menominee National Contest Powwow at the Woodland Bowl Powwow Grounds, Keshena, Wisconsin. Contact 715-799-5645.
August 6-8: Little Elk's Retreat Powwow, Saginaw Chippewa Campgrounds, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Contact 989-775-4072 for more information.
Aug 7-8: Purple Heart Pow Wow, White Cloud, Mich., Sponsored by White Cloud Chamber of Commerce at James Street. Gene Reid, 231-689-0344.
Aug 14-15: 13th Annual Odawa Homecoming Pow Wow, Harbor Springs, Mich., Drum Contest, Miss Odawa Contest, competition dancing, free admission, free rustic camping, Man-da-bee-kee Dance Troupe Re-Union/Exhibit. Information: Tina Sutton, 231-242-1423, Theresa Chingwa, 231-141-1621.
— From the Michigan Department of Civil Rights' Michigan Indian Quarterly and other sources as noted.
