Odessa, FL – Spirit People’s early Fall Powwow is expected to continue the success of their first powwow held last September at J.B. Starkey Ranch in Odessa, FL. That event drew an estimated 2,500 visitors from 15 different tribes featuring: Cherokee, Mohawk, Apache, Lakota, Shawnee, Choctaw, Comanche, Seminole, Creek, Oneida, Seneca, and others.
This will be the 2nd annual fall powwow for Spirit People Intertribal, a multi-cultural organization which focuses on the teachings of our people. The three-day event will run from Friday, September 21 through Sunday, September 23.
“There is nothing that promotes understanding of my people throughout the general populace quite like a powwow. It builds a bridge to all non-Indian peoples where we can see each other in a sacred way,” claims Pam Davison, also known as Waterbird.
“The Powwow gives us the opportunity to expose the community to Indian culture and life, the living history that is still a part of American society.”
“To dance in offering of our gratitude to Great Spirit for this life, to celebrate our culture and ancestral traditions, to learn, and to grow,” Davison said.
Storytelling, flute playing, and other artists will be among the vendors and educators who will travel from as far away as Canada to visit Starkey Ranch off of State Road 54 in Odessa. The gate opens at 10 am with activities beginning around 1 pm each day. Everyone attending on Friday will receive a free hotdog and chips. Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets.
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