The Gathering volunteers Patrick and Glenda Skelley of Front Royal, Virginia let the Spirit of The Gathering Catch them.

Who:  Patrick Skelley
Artist:  Metal and Wood-works
The Gathering Volunteer:  Helps set up Tee Pees and record voice-overs for The Gathering videos
Profession: Engineer, studied at Penn State

Who:  Glenda Skelley
Artist: Gourd Art
The Gathering Volunteer:  Elder on the Council of Elders
Profession:  CEO at Created Path as a Transpersonal Counselor offering coaching & consulting using Integrative Energy Medicine

Smithsonian Live Drum Circle on Sept. 26 at Clermont Farm in Berryville VA 9:45 am – 3:00 pm Casual Discussions and Demonstrations about Native American Indian Culture.

Drum is Yellow Child Singers - Bi'yazhi' li'tsoi.

Visit the Tipi (tee pee) on Hwy 7.

3:00 pm Volunteers Welcome to join us to help bring The Gathering! Join us for a volunteer training session at Clermont Farm (Inclement Weather Plan, volunteers meet down the road at Fox’s Pizza 616 E Main St, Berryville, VA 22611 540) 955-3697).

Mini-Native American Harvest Gathering with activities ongoing throughout the day, such as storytelling, music, dancing etc.

Native American Indian dancers, flute and singers invited to attend and demonstrate.

Indigenous Maps on sale.

Clermont Farm will host 3 Scheduled, guided walking tours at the slave quarters and main house at 9:45 - 11:00, 12:00 - 1:15 and 1:45 - 3:00.

Location
Clermont Farm
801 East Main Street
Berryville, Virginia 22611

Berryville, VA -- The first Tipi for The Gathering went up yesterday and exceeds 50’ in circumference and 19’ feet across at the base. Finding the right location for the Tipi was easy, thanks to Clermont Farm. Most of the time spent was shaving bark from 15 skinny poles ranging between 22’ to 26’ feet long.
    Chris White CEO of the Sanctuary on the Trail™ designed the Tipi based on the Sioux style Indian Tipi. Yesterday's installation was phase-1 standing up the Tipi. Phase-2 takes place later this month to wrap the Tipi with an original painting designed by Chris. At least two more Tipis are scheduled to go up at the Clarke County Fairgrounds as part of The Gathering.
     In partnership with Clermont Farm Tait Golightly, Chris White installed this first Native American Indian Tipi at the intersection of Highway 7 and Berryville Main Street on the corner of Clermont Farm on Tues. Sept. 15. Volunteers Patrick Skelley of Front Royal VA, Stuart Harrison of Boyce VA and Rene' Locklear White president of Sanctuary on the Trail™ helped.
    The Tipi installation is part of the behind the scenes to The Gathering, an educational celebration of agri-culture that includes traditional Native American Harvest Dance, 14th Annual Gourd Festival, Kidz Harvest Festival and much more scheduled for Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 at the Clarke County Fairgrounds.
    This Tipi project began months ago after meetings between Clermont Farm and Sanctuary on the Trail™
Bob Stieg, Tait Golightly, Mary Lou Rhodes and
Chris and Rene' White.
   Tipi is spelled Tepee and also spelled Teepee. They

are tent-like American Indian/Indigenous dwellings used mainly by Plains Indian Tribes. They are carefully designed to set up and break down quickly. As a tribe moved from place to place, each family would bring their tipi poles and hide tent along with them.

The Three Sisters Art Gallery Show and Sale Runs
Oct. 17 - Nov. 21

9:00 am - Noon - Fry Bread at the Farmers Market
by Kim Ragland at Boyd's Nest Family Restaurant

1:00 pm Three Sisters Artist Reception
Free and Open to All Ages

2:00 - 5:00 pm Dennis Banks
"It's a Good Day to Die"
Documentary Viewing and Open Discussion

8:00 pm Dark Water Rising Concert

Seeking volunteers to help assemble and paint a Tee-Pee Installation Monday - Wednesday, Sept. 14-16. off HWY 7 in Berryville, VA.

Call Chris or Rene' for address and times.
540-554-8730

     The Haliwa-Saponi Native American Indian Tribal School is a K-12 public charter school located on the border of Warren and Halifax County. The school follows the North Carolina standard course of study while incorporating the culture of the Haliwa-Saponi.      

    The Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School is also a Title 1 School. This means the school receives Federal monies as mandated by NCLB (No Child Left Behind). These funds are to provide technical assistance, resources, and program monitoring of local education agencies to ensure that all children have an opportunity to obtain a high quality education and to achieve proficiency on high academic
standards.

Our vision is to create new educational opportunities for students, parents, teachers, and curriculum leaders in Warren, Halifax, and surrounding counties with a school that provides:

-Programs and activities to help students develop character, citizenship, physical fitness, and an appreciation for the arts;

-A challenging, traditional curriculum with a clearly defined set of academic subjects and skills to be mastered;

-Professional opportunities for teachers to be involved in innovative teaching methods with accountability for results;

-An academic program that meets the needs of a wide range of learners from academically gifted to average to those at risk of failure;

-An atmosphere recognizing the vital role of parents in their children's education by encouraging parent volunteers and involvement;

-An environment which motivates students to strive for excellence, with high standards of conduct and discipline; and

-A curriculum that will incorporate American Indian culture and technology.

     VIP ambassador packages sent to 31 local tribes inviting two Tribal Ambassadors from each tribe/band/association to The Gathering Oct. 30 - Nov. 1.
     Looking forward to honoring our east coast tribal leadership and introducing you to communities who do not know we have Indian Tribes on the east coast. If your tribe does not receive one of these VIP access packets, please let us know.
Email: info4TheGathering@gmail.com

Oct. 30 Kidz Harvest Fest
Oct. 31 - Nov. 1 Harvest Dance
Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 Virginia Gourd Festival
The Gathering is for all tribes and all peoples.

The Gathering is an Experiment in
Thanksgiving and Humanity.

An Algonquian burial house showing bodies on a raised platform and a priest squatting by a fire beneath the platform.

Made by John White and engraved by Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598.

Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.

Summary: An Algonquian burial house showing bodies on a raised platform. Reproduction of a drawing by John White.

Creator(s): White, John, active 1585-1593, artist

      Chickahominy Tribe (Coarse-Pounded Corn People) Pow Wow is Sept. 26 & 27 at 8200 Lott Cary Rd, Providence Forge, VA 23140; Charles City County, Virginia, midway between Richmond and Williamsburg, near where the tribe lived in 1600 along the Chickahominy River.

Population: 875 members living with a five-mile radius and the tribal center with several hundred more living in other parts of the United States.
Language: Algonquian
State Recognition: March 25, 1983, Virginia Joint Resolution 54
Federal Recognition: Seeking since 1996