Sault Tribe Powwows

Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa

Indians Pow Wows  

 

 

 The Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians holds a number of pow wows across our service area.  The following page was designed to improve communication to the members and also the general public on when our annual pow wows are held.  You will also find contact information for each pow wow.  Chi Miigwetch for visiting our pow wow page. 

 

 

 

• 6th Annual Gathering of the Clans Powwow

          June 9-10 at the Manistique Tribal Community    

      Center on US-2 next to the Kewadin Casino. Grand 

      entries are Saturday at 1 and 7 p.m. and Sunday at  

      noon. There will be a crazy auction Saturday

      after the feast. Vendors, traders or the public can call

      Viola Neadow at (906) 341-6993 or 

      (800) 347-7137 for further information.

 

 

• 31st Annual Sault Tribe pow wow & Summer gathering

         

 

          July 4th - 8th For more information call Jackie Minton 

          or Josh Homminga at 906-635-6050. For Trader

          information contact Sherri Wallis at 906-635-6050

 

 

 

 

• 16th Annual Sugar Island Traditional Pow Wow

              July 21st & 22nd 2012

                   Spiritual gathering, Friday, July 20, powwow

                   July 21-22. Grand entries: Saturday, 1 p.m.

                   and 7 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m. Campers and

                   vendors welcome. Save the date and reserve

                   your space.

 

 

                   For more information contact 

                   committee members Mick Frechette (906)440-

                   8918 or Elaine Young-Clement (906) 440-6801

 

• 20th Annual Gathering of the Eagles Hessel Pow Wow

• Rendezvous at the Straits St. Ignace Powwow 

August  25th & 26th at the New France Discovery Center at the Father Marquette National Memorial, St. Ignace. Experience life when Native Americans and French Traders lived in harmony along the Straits of Mackinac!
Friday will be the Blessing of the grounds at 1 p.m. and Contemporary Native music at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Grand Entry is at 1 p.m.  Native artists, dancing, food, demonstrations, historic reenactments and much more!

• The Rendezvous is open to the public. Admission: $3 for adults, $2 for elders and students, children under the age of 12 are free. This is a family event and is alcohol and drug free. 

  The Rendezvous is being sponsored by the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians, the St. Ignace Chamber Of Commerce, and the Michilimackinac Historical Society. For more information, contact the St. Ignace Events Committee at (906) 643-8717 or Darryl Brown at 984-2083.

 

• 6th Annual Honoring the Waters Newberry Pow wow

            September 8th 2012 at the Newberry Tribal Center 

                           

 

               For more information you can contact

               Lois Bryant or  Shirley Kowalke at 906-293-8181 

 

• 9th Annual Youth Empowerment Pow wow 

           Sponsored by the Youth Education and 

           Activities Program and is held the first

           Saturday in August in Rexton.  

                   For more information you can contact,

                             Dee Eggert at 906-635-7010

                             Lisa Burnside at 906-484-2298

                             Patty Teeples at 906-341-3362