11th Annual ATTEAN FAMILY POW WOW
@ MAINE WILDLIFE PARK IN GRAY
There will be several great features at this year’s event. Host Drum will be the Split Feather Singers, a group of natives from all over New England and the Flute Player will be the well-known Joseph Firecrow, a Cheyenne flutist nominated for a Grammy Award and recipient of several ‘Nammy’ Awards.
Other entertainment will include Wolf Cry Singers, a group of Native women singing traditional songs, Black Hawk Singers, and Grandmothers Tears Singers. Then and Now Native Foods is a popular food option!
Maine 17th and 18th century woodland living historian, interpreter and blacksmith Ken Hamilton will be back for the first time in a couple years. This very popular exhibit featuring a traditional Wiki travel shelter with numerous Native American and Colonial artifacts, will be available for viewing each day.
Grand Entry will occur at 12noon each day, with the wildlife park’s resident live Bald Eagle participating. Grand Entry is the ceremonial start to the Pow Wow each day, and includes the presentation of the Park’s Bald Eagle, unique because it’s one of only a few Pow Wows nationwide including participation of a live bald eagle.
The Penobscot tribe, together with the Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, and Abenaki Indians, were once members of the old Wabanaki Confederacy. The Abenaki" and "Wabanaki" have the same Algonquian root, meaning "people from the east." There are approximately 3000 Penobscot Indians now, most of whom live in Maine.
The Attean family, of the Penobscot Indians, have lived both on and off of Indian Island, as well as in and around Old Town, Maine. Theirs is a well-respected family of renowned craftspeople, who create hand-made beautiful and intricate baskets for both display and work; birch-bark canoes; walking sticks; beaded jewelry and many other crafts. Their expert craftsmanship can be found at the annual Native American Festival and Basketmakers Market; and the Common Ground Country Fair.
Native food and craft vendors will again be at the Wildlife Park Pow Wow this year, and the Friends of the Maine Wildlife Park Barbeque will provide plenty of great eats for all on each day! Native American crafts, singing, dancing, educational & cultural information and children’s games will be ongoing throughout each day.
2015 POW WOW SATURDAY/SUNDAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
9:30 am – 4:30 pm: Vendors, Entertainment, Children’s Games, Cultural Information
12:00 pm – Grand Entry
2:00 –5:30 – Individual performances, music, dancing, drumming, and wildlife appearances
Make your plans now to join tribal representatives from Maine, New England and around the country, rain or shine, for the 11th annual wildlife park Pow Wow.
General Information
The Maine Wildlife Park is owned and operated by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. The park exists to promote an understanding and awareness of the wildlife, conservation and habitat protection programs and projects of MDIFW.
The Maine Wildlife Park has over 30 species of native wildlife on display, plus wildlife gardens, nature trails, a fish hatchery and other interactive exhibits and displays. The park is open daily from April 17th through November 11th from 9:30am-4:30pm; visitors must leave the premises by 6:00pm.
Admission to the park is free for ages 3 and under; $5.50 ages 4-12; $7.50 for adults, and $5.50 for seniors. Groups of 15 or more are $3.50 per person. Bring a picnic and spend the day! Family and Community Season Passes are available, and are an incredible bargain for families and groups that visit the park several times over the course of the summer.
Remember that Family Passes make a great gift; and are available for purchase in the Department of Fish & Wildlife’s Online store @ www.mefishwildlife.com.
For more information about any of these programs, please call the Maine Wildlife Park at
207-657-4977; or visit us online at www.mainewildlifepark.com , www.mefishwildlife.com or on Facebook!
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