Clan of the Hawk

Summer and Fall Tribal Grounds Event List 

Memorial Day Weekend, May 26, 27, 28. (Announcement to be made, for tentative schedule click here)

Drumming and singing will be held every Saturday, about 4:00 at the grounds
with Francis Batchelder as Drum Keeper.  The children's drum will be held the same time under the direction of Little Fox and Debbie.

JUNE
6-2 Bead Class with Mike and Nancy Blacha.
6-9 Basic Sewing Class with Nancy Blacha.
6-10 Listening/Talking Circle.
6-16 Dream Catcher Class with Bobbie Noyes.
6-21 Labyrinth Day Solstice Celebration. (Time to be announced.)
6-23 Lecture with Jerome Kelley.
6-30 Candle Making Class with Nancy Blacha.

JULY
7-14 Wood Carving Class with Little Tree.
7-15 Listening/Talking Circle.
7-21 Gourds Class with Mike Blacha.
7-21 Candle Making Class with Nancy Blacha.
CRAFT SHOW Saturday and Sunday, July 28th and 29th.

AUGUST
POW WOW Saturday and Sunday, August 4th and 5th.
8-4 Drum Making Class with Phil Pike, (Raven).
8-11 Day trip to North Hero, St. Anna's Shrine. Third Annual Native American
Heritage Day.
Drum and singers to perform and Mr. Kelley will be doing a lecture
8-12 Listening/Talking Circle.
8-18 Basket Making Class. (More information to be announced.)
8-19 Pittsburg, N.H. day trip with the drum and singers. (Information will be
announced.)
8-25 Dream Catcher and Sandal Making Class with Bobbie Noyes.

SEPTEMBER
9-7 Spirituality Class with Little Fox.
9-14 Abenaki Language Class with Jerome Kelley.
9-15 Listening/Talking Circle.
9-21 Abenaki Language Class with Jerome Kelley.
9-28 Abenaki Language Class with Jerome Kelley.

OCTOBER
10-6 Lecture with Jerome Kelley.
(A schedule for the remainder of the year will follow via Internet and news
media.)

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Saturday, May 26, Sunday, May 27 and Monday May 28...

At present the weekend will be spent with friends and family members who want
to visit and want to camp. As usual everyone is welcome to come down to the
Tribal Grounds. This includes non-members and non-Native Americans as well.
Some cleaning will be done, plans made, the sweat lodge will be finished and
other small events will be taking place during the course of this weekend.
Teepees can be erected at this time also; in general we will be getting ready
for the summer programs.

There will be a potluck dinner every night so please bring a dish that you
would like to share with others. And remember that all are welcome.

Camping all weekend.
Drumming Saturday evening, adults and children.
Sweat Lodge Building.
Cookouts.
MONDAY. Annual Meeting.

For the summer events everyone is welcome to attend the classes and events.
To the Community we extend our hands in friendship and brotherhood. We are
honored to share our heritage and to have you enjoy our beautiful grounds.

We look forward to meeting the many wonderful people that will cross our
paths this year and to seeing those that have crossed our paths in the past.
To our Senior Citizens we welcome you to spend time with us, we want to learn
from you as you hold the keys to our futures.

Groups like the Girl or Boy Scouts, 4-H are also welcome. Please try to have
a day to spend with us learning some of the many classes that we will have.
To our Teenagers there is always a large welcome sign; your ideas are
valuable also. Our grounds are beautiful and you will enjoy them a great deal.
Anyone can contact the office at 802-754-6305 or e-mail Chief Spirit Water at
etpvt@aol.com