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April 14-15, 2012
14th Annual Chumash Day Powwow & Intertribal Gathering
Saturday 11:00 am to 7:30 pm, Grand Entry at 1:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Grand Entry at 12 noon
Malibu Bluffs Park (24250 Pacific Coast Highway)
For information, contact Amy Crittenden at (310) 456-2489 ext 337 or acrittenden@malibucity.org


April 14, 2012 (All day)
Fresno State First Nations Powwow
5241 N. Maple Ave.
Fresno, CA, 93740
Phone #: Angie Segura 559-307-7865
E-mail: segura.angie89@yahoo.com


April 21, 2012
27th Annual Youth Powwow
Sherman Indian High School
Riverside, California
10am gates open, 11am & 6pm gourd dancing, 12pm & 7pm Grand entry, 11pm retiring of the Colors
Free admission-5.00 for parking, all proceeds of Pow Wow after cost go to Senior Scholarships.
Head Staff
Emcee - Bobby WhiteBird- Paiute/Shoshone
Arena Director - Vic Chavez - Diné
Spiritual Adviser - TBA
Sherman Eagle Staff - TBA
Host Northern Drum - TBA
Host Southern Drum - TBA
Head Gourd Dancer - TBA
Head Young Man - S.I.H.S student TBA
Head Young Woman - S.I.H.S student TBA
Posting of Colors - TBA
Featuring - S.I.H.S White Rose Singers Hand Drum Group
Spoon Keepers - TBA
Hand Drum Contest - 18 years or younger /or S.I.H.S students
In case of rain the Pow Wow will be moved to Gymnasium
Open invitation to all former Miss Sherman's & All Sherman Alumni. All after cost proceeds from Pow Wow benefit Sherman Indian High School Senior Scholarships. Bring chairs & shade.
Food Booths- $225
Arts & Craft Booths- $125.00
Deadline: April 09, 2012
Contact: Josie Montes (951)276-6325x303
Miss Sherman Pageant: Information:
Friday April 20, 2012, 6pm - 9 pm
Robert Levi Memorial Auditorium
Hosted By Miss Sherman 2011/2012 Michael Murphy
www.shermanindianmuseum.org

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May 5, & 6, 2012
Mother Earth People Inter-tribal Traditional Pow Wow
Location: Mojave Narrows Regional Park
18000 Yates Road, Victorville CA, 92392
Saturday, Sunday 10:00a.m. to dusk each day, rain or shine.
HEAD STAFF: Master of Ceremony: Bobby WhiteBird - Cheyenne, Master of Ceremony: Michael A. Reifel - San Carlos - Apache, Arena Director: Eugene Newman - Shawnee, Spiritual Advisor: Hershal Kaulaituy-Cheyenne, Head Gourd Dancer - Steve Bohay - Kiowa, Respected Gourd Dancer David Lascano - Mescalero Apache, ...Head Man: Earl Steen - Muscogee Creek, Whipman: Carl Provost - Oglala Lakota, Host Drum: Black Lodge Singers of White Swan, Washington. Head Southern Drum: Hale and Company, Head Northern Drum: Blue Star, Cuauhtemoc - Aztec Dancers, Flute Player: Steve Rushingwind - Cahuilla, Pow Wow Co-ordinator Moreena Rocha Chavez, All Drums and Dancers Welcome.
Our location is alongside an old riverbed, 840 acres of nature, impressive stands of cottonwood and willows all naturally landscaped. Group camping, RV camping, picnic sites, showers, hiking handicap nature trails, Water Park Saloon for the kids & families. Native American demonstration, craft classes, storytelling, with more than 14 teepees in Village.
$10.00 Park fee for up to six people in one Car per Day, $2.00 for each Walk in. 
Camping Reservation # 1-877-387-2757 or on-line at www.sbcountyparks.com park info (760) 245-2226 Reservations must be made 24 hrs in advance Dry Camping $20.00 per night, up to 4 people, RV hook-ups $30.00 up to 4 people, 1 vehicle per fee, $10.00 day fee included. Camp under Willows and Cottonwood Trees.. Rates subject to change. Pow Wow Coordinator: Moreena Rocha Chavez (760) 245-2398


May 5-6, 2012
17th Annual California Choctaw Gathering
3899 Haley St, Bakersfield, CA 93305, USA
If you have any questions please feel free to contact
Okla Chahta Clan of CA
PO BOX 80862 Bakersfield, CA 93380
(661) 393-OKLA
choctaws@oklachahta.org
http://www.oklachahta.org/