Native American Church of Virginia
Sanctuary on the Trail, Inc. Independent Native American Church of Virginia
PO Box 123 Bluemont VA 20135
501(c)3 Non-Profit Church
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2019

  • Ceremonies and Speaking engagements vary. 
  • Our focus this year is helping with rare disease and issues facing indigenous people including missing and murders Indian women and children.
  • Sept. - Mountain Craft Gathering 1435 Providence Church Rd, Hedgesville, West Virginia 25427 register: http://www.mountaincraft.org/

2018

OPEN TO PUBLIC 2018
  • Sat., March 17 - Leather Animal-Hide Painting Workshop Museum of the Shenandoah Valley 901 Amherst Street | Winchester, VA 2260 
  • Fri., July 13 - Church Clean Up and BBQ 1075 Ebenezer Road Bluemont VA 20135
  • Sun., July 22 - Food is Medicine Lecture Hear My Voice: Native American Art of the Past and Present exhibition Museum of the Shenandoah Valley 901 Amherst Street, Winchester, VA 22601 www.themsv.org/events​. Come celebrate the last day of the Hear My Voice: Native American Art of the Past and Present exhibition by exploring Native American cuisine with educator and culinary artist, René Locklear White.  René will demonstrate and discuss different indigenous foods and herbs that can be combined together to make a flavorful, yet healthy meal for your own table. Such ingredients include sunchoke, roasted nuts, various herbs, and more! René will also be available before and after the demonstration to answer questions and to present additional Native American educational materials.
    Free admission to the tasting event. Registration is not required. MSV admission applies to visit the gardens, galleries, and Nature Connects. Organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the statewide tour of Hear My Voice: Native American Art of the Past and Present is generously sponsored by The Schiller Family, and the exhibition’s MSV display is made possible, in part, by the MSV Compass Society.
  • Thurs. - Sun., Sept. 6 - 9 - Mountain Craft Gathering 1435 Providence Church Rd, Hedgesville, West Virginia 25427 Tickets: http://www.mountaincraft.org/
  • Sat. - Sun., Sept. 15-16 - INDIAN VILLAGE Bluemont VA during the 49th Annual Bluemont Fair at 33846 Snickersville Turnpike, Bluemont VA 20135. More than 10,000 people attended last year's event.
  • Native American Heritage Month Events at Rust Library, Loudoun County Public Library 380 Old Waterford Road NW Leesburg, VA 20176
    • Sun., Nov. 4 1 - 5 pm
    • Sat., Nov. 10 10 am - 1:30 pm
    • Sat. Nov. 17 10 am - 12:30 pm
    • Sun., Nov. 18 1:00 - 5:00 pm
  • Mon., Oct. 8 1 pm Food is Medicine Lecture Garden Club at Long Branch, Berryville VA. Come celebrate fall with a Food is Medicine presentation. Explore indigenous foods with educator and culinary artist, René Locklear White a local Lumbee Native American.  René will demonstrate and discuss different indigenous foods to grow for flavor and health. René will also share helpful kitchen hacks and will 
    be available before and after the demonstration to answer questions and to present additional Native American educational materials.
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PRIVATE EVENTS
  • July - Sweat Lodge Ceremony
  • July - Coming of Age Ceremony
  • Sat., August 25 - Montessori School Mini-Pow Wow Bluemont Virginia (Private Event)
  • ​July - Documentary Filming for MOFILM "Year of the Women" with producer Patrick Mason
  • TBD - Radio with Humanity Healing International
  • Nov. - Cover of OM Times Magazine
  • Mon. - Fri., Sept. 24-28 - Tipi Demonstration Shepherdstown Middle School 
Native American Church of Virginia the Sanctuary on the Trail™
Our Vision       To Reduce Suffering in the World
Our Mission    Helping Leaders First
                         and Acknowledge Indigenous Contributions to the World
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