Nanticoke Indian Tribe to host annual powwow Sept. 7-8
Hudson Fields near Milton will host the Nanticoke Indian Tribe’s 46th Annual Powwow from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7 and 8, at 30045 Eagle Crest Road, Milton.
Entrance fees are $10 for adults, $5 for ages 11-17, and free for children 10 and under.
Grand entry will be held at noon both days. A church service is set for 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., Sunday.
Vendors for food, music, jewelry, souvenirs, arts and crafts, beadwork, leather and regalia supplies are expected. A kids’ corner will offer face painting and make-and-take crafts.
Shuttles will be available in the parking lot to bring people to the entrance both days. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to enjoy the entertainment.
No alcohol, no smoking and no drugs are permitted. Pets are prohibited except for service animals displaying proper credentials.
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 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, go to NanticokeIndians.org.
