7th Annual NCGLNAC Gathering of Great Lakes Nations

Online, June 4, 2010 (Newswire.com) - The 7th Annual Gathering of Great Lakes Nations Pow Wow is a celebration of the Great Lakes Native Americans and their culture. It features Native American drums, singers and dancers from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday June 12 and from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Sunday June 13. Eastern Cherokee flutist Bud Eagle Wolf will present live performances of his Native American flute music, an instrument preferred by the Eastern Woodlands Native peoples. Performances are 12 noon and 5 p.m. Saturday, June 12 and at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 13. Other activities on both days include Native American vendors from Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, South Dakota and Alabama, Native American foods, a pre-1840 re-enactment camp complete with atlatl and tomahawk demonstrations, artisan demonstrations, and children's activities which include storytelling, clay pinch pots and beaded necklaces. All activities, including the live performances by Bud Eagle Wolf are included in the gate admission of $4 per person, children under 12 free with a maximum of $15 per carload for families. Parking is free. Camping is available on site for $15 per night including electricity.

National Center for Great Lakes Native American Culture, Inc. was formed as a not-for-profit 501(c)3 educational organization. The Center is composed of Native and non-Native members whose mission is to continue and preserve traditional Great Lakes Native American art, history and culture by helping pass those traditions on to Native People and by educating the general public about the importance of Great Lakes Native peoples, their art, history and culture. NCGLNAC owns nearly 30 acres (generously donated by the Jay County Fair Board) of beautiful, wooded land, complete with pond and wetlands, located just north of the Jay County Fairgrounds in Portland. The first ethno-botanical hiking trail was opened to the public in 2008.

In addition, a percentage of the gate admissions will be donated to the Portland Lions Club to use for their Portland area philanthropic programs. The higher the attendance, the higher the donation to the Portland Lions Club! So come out to a great family-oriented entertainment opportunity and help support the Portland Lions Club at the same time.