Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe Intertribal Pow Wow starts Oct. 21
Whigham to host Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe Pow Wow
From Staff Reports
WHIGHAM — Fall has arrived and once again in this small Southwest Georgia community it is Pow Wow time. The Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe’s annual Intertribal Pow Wow, which has been a yearly event here since 1971, will kick off Oct. 21.
The gates will open to the public at 5 p.m., and at 7 p.m. dancers from different tribes will enter the arena and officially start the weekendlong Pow Wow with what is known as the Grand Entry. Reather Venable and James Landrum are the head dancers this year. The event’s host drums are Walking Water Drum and Unity.
Day 2 of the Pow Wow starts the following day at 9 a.m. with a flag-raising ceremony featuring the Lower Muskogee Creek Honor Guard, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the American Legion, who will be on hand to conduct the Missing Man Table ceremony at the flag-raising. The public is also invited to participate.
Grand Entry that day will take place at 1 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. The last Grand Entry of the weekend is set for 1 p.m. Oct. 23.
Throughout the weekend, visitors will get to enjoy the Living Village, which is a replica of a Creek village during the 1880s. Demonstrators at the village will be on hand to explain the use of primitive weapons and tools, clothing and housing, and the everyday activities of the Creek Indians, who lived in this area of Southwest Georgia.
During the course of the weekend, food will be available at Singing Dove’s Kitchen, where guests can purchase authentic Native American food such as fry bread and Indian Tacos, as well as traditional American food such as hot dogs, hamburgers, curly fries, chips, soft drinks, water and sweet tea.
The Intertribal Pow Wow will also feature numerous vendors who will carry a variety of handmade Native-American arts and crafts for purchase. Additionally, there will be entertainment and an auction in between the Native American dancing demonstrations.
The Pow Wow is open to visitors of all ages with a cost is $3 a vehicle. Dogs are also welcome as long as they are on a leash and well-behaved. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and spend the whole day enjoying Native-American culture.
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