{"id":5117,"date":"2018-02-23T09:50:14","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T14:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=5117"},"modified":"2025-08-24T10:29:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T14:29:08","slug":"spring-powwow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2018\/02\/23\/spring-powwow\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Powwow"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rosalie LaBillois<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Native Voices is a club that promotes Native American awareness within UMPI and the local community. \u00a0The club is open to all students who are interested in the Native American culture. \u00a0Native Voices president, Anna Saucier, wants to make some positive changes within the club. \u00a0One of those changes will alter what was known as Native American Appreciation Day.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0During the first week of spring, the Native People gather to give thanks to the new season. \u00a0They join together after a long winter to celebrate in the way of their culture, by drumming, singing and dancing, eating and socializing. \u00a0Anna wants to continue this tradition by enhancing and changing Native American Appreciation Day to the Spring Powwow.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Spring Powwow will be a one-day event that will take place in Wieden Hall on March 24, 2018. \u00a0Grand entry will begin at noon. \u00a0This signals the start of the powwow. \u00a0There will be an MC, head dancers, a host drum and a special guest for the opening ceremony. \u00a0Distinguished Native American vendors will also be present to sell and display their handmade crafts.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Nicholas Paul, who is Passamaquoddy and Maliseet and a former president of Native Voices said that he and his family plan on attending as long as they have no commitments at that time. \u00a0Asked how he felt about the Spring Powwow, he said, \u201cIt opens the eyes of the people around UMPI: what it\u2019s all about, the people, the vendors and the gathering itself.\u201d \u00a0Nicholas also said one year they had a Native American Dance Competition and native dancers came all the way from Nova Scotia. \u00a0At this gathering the UMPI radio station was present and stayed the entire time of the powwow, doing live broadcasts and playing some of the native music and songs on the radio.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Anna extends her invitation. \u00a0\u201cPlease join us as we celebrate the spring season. \u00a0It\u2019s a time of renewal, as Mother Earth is reawakening. \u00a0It is also a time to honor our youth. \u00a0We are expecting a high volume of tribal members from Wabanaki country. \u00a0Come and discover real native art and culture in contemporary styles. \u00a0All are invited to join us and welcome our elders, our youth, distinguished artists, drummers and dancers to the University of Presque Isle Spring Powwow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dinner will be a potluck, taking place around 5 p.m. \u00a0It will consist mainly of traditional foods such as various fish or seafood plates, locally grown vegetables, traditional corn chowder and hopefully some smoked salmon, venison, bear or moose meat. \u00a0Fry bread will also be on the menu, but in small portions to benefit healthy eating. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Students, faculty, employees and the local community members are encouraged to participate in this unique celebration. \u00a0Learn new traditions, try traditional dishes and make new friends at the Spring Powwow.<\/span><\/p>\n

Volunteers would be greatly appreciated to help set up and clean up after the event. \u00a0A reminder the Spring Powwow is an alcohol and drug free event. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Native Voices is a club that promotes Native American awareness within UMPI and the local community. \u00a0The club is open to all students who are interested in the Native American culture. \u00a0Native Voices president, Anna Saucier, wants to make some positive changes within the club. \u00a0One of those changes will alter what was known as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7381],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5117"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8738,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5117\/revisions\/8738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}