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Also featured during the weekend event are world travelers and
authors Robert and Juia Roskind of North Carolina who will present a
special program called "The Gathering of the Healers" based on their
book by the same title.
Robert and Julia Roskind are the authors of ten books including Rasta
Heart: The Journey into One Love, In the Spirit of Marriage: Creating
and Sustaining Loving Unions; In the Spirit of Business, and Memoirs
of an Ex-Hippie: Seven Years in the Counterculture. They are also the
creators of a record breaking PBS television series 'Business' and
organizers of The Fires of Forgiveness and other major events.
Religious ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday with the Grand
Entry and Flag Ceremony followed by the Pipe Ceremony, Fire Ceremony,
and special elder teachings. The Grand Entry will feature the Flag
Ceremony with over 15 tribal flags donated to MAIC. The Naming
Ceremony and Making Of A Relative Rites will be begin at 10 a.m. on
Sunday.
A traditional American Indian wedding is scheduled to take place at 9
a.m. on Saturday and another wedding will take place at 9 a.m. on
Sunday in the Manataka Medicine Lodge Tipi.
Purification (Sweat) Lodge ceremonies will be held at various times
all weekend. A special Honoring Ceremony will be conducted for
members and friends of Manataka who have recently crossed the stream
of life. The Journey to Manataka prayer ceremonies are not scheduled
but will take place at Gulpha Gorge Campgrounds as required by
tradition and faith. Over 275 Manataka members and guests prayed at
the Fire Circle in Gulpha Gorge last July.
A Gourd Dance and Wolf Dance will precede the traditional Healing
Bear Dance ceremony after dark on Saturday evening. Six bear dancers,
three wingmen and drummers and singers from the Bear Dance Society of
Arkansas are expected to perform this ancient rite. The public is
invited to participate in the Bear Dance.
A free concert by Del Lillard of Hot Springs will be held at 6 p.m.
on Saturday evening. Lillard will perform selections from his new
release "Ghost Trails to Manataka" CD. Other events planned during
the weekend include the popular Trade Blanket event, children's
games, storytelling, drumming and singing.
Admission is free. A $1.00 parking donation and $5.00 camping
donation are requested. All guests are required to register. Plenty
of level parking for RV's and campers, 75 individual primitive
campsites and showers are available. Food concessions will be open
all weekend. Everyone is encouraged to bring lawn chairs, folding
tables, picnic supply.
Vendors are invited to display original crafts. The fee for booth
space is $30.00 for non-members and $5.00 for members. Electrical
hook-ups are available on a limited basis at $15 per day.
The Manataka American Indian Council (MAIC) is the largest American
Indian organization in Arkansas with members in 45 states and six
foreign countries. MAIC's website,
www.manataka.org features over
3,500 printed pages of American Indian history and culture.
For more information or a list of supplies need for some classes
contact Rick Wind Call-er Porea, Event Chairman 501-821-3120,
dragonflyerwind@sbcglobal.net or the MAIC office at 501-627-0555,
manataka@sbcglobal.net or log on to
http://www.manataka.orgAll are Welcome!
Jim PathFinder Ewing (Nvnehi Awatisgi)
Healing The Earth/Ourselves
www.blueskywaters.comAll these ceremonies they have on their "agenda" what can be done about that?