Nanticoke Indian powwow to welcome community Sept. 10-11
The Nanticoke Indian Tribe’s 44th Annual Powwow is set for 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10 and 11, at Hudson Fields, 30045 Eagle Crest Road, Milton. Parking is free.
Members of the tribal community welcome everyone to attend and learn about Nanticoke history and culture throughout the last 400 years.
Entrance fees are $10 for adults, $5 for ages 11-17, and free for children 10 and under. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and enjoy the full day of activities. Shuttles will be available in the parking lot to bring people to the entrance both days.
Native American crafts and food vendors will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Grand entry will be held at noon both days. A church service is set for 8:30 to 10 a.m., Sunday.
Attractions include a car show organized through Delaware Street Rod Association, expanded dancing to include Aztec dancers, an interactive exhibition of birds with the Delaware Museum of Natural History and Animal Behavior & Conservation Connections, a tribute to 9/11 with native flute, and a children’s area being presented through the Brandywine Zoo.
Animals/pets are strictly prohibited, except for service animals which must display proper credentials.
Thanks go to sponsors Sussex County Council, Carl Freeman Foundation, USAA, Bayhealth, Beebe Healthcare, M & T Bank, the Burton Family, Chuck Hall’s State Farm, Community Bank Delaware, Henkels & McCoy, Short’s Marine, SPI Pharma, Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Delaware Temporary Staffing, and Compassion & Choices. Sponsors are appreciated and still being accepted.
The Nanticoke Indians are the native people of lower Delaware. In Algonquian, the common Indian language of Northeastern tribes, the word Nanticoke is translated from the original Nantaquak, meaning the tidewater people or people of the tidewaters. First European contact with the Nanticoke Tribe was recorded by Capt. John Smith in 1608 when he was exploring the Chesapeake Bay and sailed up what is known today as the Nanticoke River.
Today there are about 700 members of the Nanticoke Indian Association and more than 2,000 people who can trace their heritage back to the tribe. For more information about the Nanticoke, go to NanticokeIndians.org.
