2004 Annual Roanoke Island American Indian Cultural Festival

and Powwow

Manteo, NCAugust 28 & 29, 2004

Emcee: John “Blackfeather” JeffriesArena Director: Keith Anderson

The arena staff does a final sound check.

Eastern Bull Drummers - Host Drum Team

The Inaugural Grand Entry

Head Male and Head Female Dancers

Douglas Logan and Karen Oxendine

We come from many nations…

We dance for many reasons…

We honor our creator…

We respect Mother Earth…

We honor our ancestors…

We honor all veterans…

We honor our service men and women…

Veterans and service men and women dance..

We honor our elders who share oral traditions…

The women gather to dance….

Men’s traditional dance…

Daniel performs a solo dance…

Many nations gather together to fellowship…

We teach our children respect and honor…

Inter-tribal dancing continues…

We are one race…the human race.

We are a proud people…

Share our heritage, culture, traditions…

Cherish the elders for they are the beginning..

Algonquian Indians of North Carolina, Inc.

“The People of the Coast”

Roanoke-Hatteras Indians of Dare County

“ Recovering our past, embracing our future”

Serving one Creator,

one Nation,

one Race

the human race…

Thanks to the Powwow committee

A special thanks to…

The Dare County Parks and Recreation

Department Staff

The Southern Ice Company

The Roanoke Island Festival Park

And all who helped to make this Powwow a success.