Mashpee Wampanoag POWWOW 1998

July 3rd, 4th, and 5th

Rte. 130, Mashpee, Cape Cod, MA

Host Drum
Mystic River Singers

Featuring

  • Native American Dance and Music Exhibitions
  • All Native American Crafts, Foods, and Exhibits
  • Dance Contest
  • Cash Prizes

 

Contest and exhibition dance styles will include: Traditional Dance, Fancy Dance, Grass Dance, and Jingle Dress Dance. Dance Categories will include Mens, Womens, Junior Mens, Junior Women, Boys, Girls, and Tiny Tots.

Gates Open at 10 am

Grand Entry at Noon

Master of Ceremony - David Pocknett
Head Woman Dancer - Romona Nosapocket Peters
Head Man Dancer - Don Eagle Hopkins
Arena Director - Robert Mills

Friday, July 3

10:00 a.m.: Pow Wow Gates Open

11:45 a.m.: Welcome Ceremony
Chief Sly Fox (Vernon Pocknetti), and Fast Turtle (Russell Peters, Sr.), president of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Council
Other Dignities
Noon: Grand Entry
Veterans Honor Dance
Round Dance with public participation
Snake Dance with intertribal dancing

2:00 p.m.: Trudy Lamb Richman - Story Telling
Lloyd Gray - Eastern social songs

3:00 p.m.: Dance Contests
Men's Fancy
Women's Shaw
Men's Grass
Women's Jingle
Men's Traditional
Women's Traditional
Youth Dance Contests

4:30 p.m.: Trudy Lamb Richman - Story Telling
Lloyd Gray - Eastern social songs

5:00 p.m.: InterTribal Dancing
Retire the American flag

Saturday, July 5

10:00 a.m.: Pow Wow Gates Open

11:45 a.m.: Welcome Ceremony
Chief Sly Fox (Vernon Pocknetti), and Fast Turtle (Russell Peters, Sr.), president of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Council
Other Dignities

Noon: Grand Entry
Veterans Honor Dance
Round Dance

1:00 p.m.: Mashpee Wampanoag Pow Wow Princess Contest

1:30 p.m.: Inter-Tribal Dancing

3:00 p.m.: Trudy Lamb Richman - Story Telling
Lloyd Gray - Eastern social songs

4:00 p.m.: Dance Contests
Men's Fancy
Women's Shaw
Men's Grass
Women's Jingle
Men's Traditional
Women's Traditional
Youth Dance Contests

At Dusk: Fire Ball (registered native participants only) -- A game similar to soccer, except the ball is lit on fire.

Sunday, July 6

9:00 a.m.: Naming Ceremony - Old Indian Meeting House
Religious Ceremony - Old Indian Meeting House

10:00 a.m.: Pow Wow Gates Open

11:45 a.m.: Welcome Ceremony
Chief Sly Fox (Vernon Pocknetti), and Fast Turtle (Russell Peters, Sr.), president of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Council
Other Dignities

Noon: Grand Entry
Veterans Honor Dance
Round Dance
Exhibition Dancing
Rabbit Dancing

2:00 p.m.: Trudy Lamb Richman - Story Telling
Lloyd Gray - Eastern social songs

3:00 p.m.: Melvin Kennupmussitaccq Coombs Dance Contest

3:30 p.m.: Dance Contest Run-offs
Drum Contest Run-offs
Inter Tribal Dancing

4:30 p.m.: Contest Winners Announced
Retire the flag

5:00 p.m.: Clam Bake - tickets ($25) available at the
Tribal Council Stand
No Drugs No Alcohol
No Dogs

Admission:
Adults $6.00
Children under 12 $3.00
Seniors $3.00
Children Under 5 Free

There will be shuttle parking from 11am to 6pm Saturday and Sunday from Mashpee Town Hall on Great Neck Road North, at the intersection of Rte 130. Buses will run every half hour. There is also parking ath the Mashpee Archives, across the street from Town Hall.

For information call the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council (508) 477-0208
or FAX (508) 477-1218.

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