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Bluemont Fair Update:
Hurricane Relief Efforts: Indian Village Response Team The Bluemont Fair 33846 Snickersville Turnpike Bluemont, VA 20135 Sept. 15-16 10 am - 5 pm BLUEMONT VA – This weekend’s Bluemont Fair host for the Indian Village exhibit, Native American Church of Virginia Sanctuary on the Trail,™ has directed its emphasis to hurricane relief efforts by adding a drum circle, prayer circle and giving circle to their offerings this weekend Saturday through Sunday Sept. 15-16. In an effort to help people locally and regionally, impacted by Hurricane Florence and local flooding, the Indian Village Relief Team invites the general public to bring the following items to the Bluemont Fair and drop them off at the Indian Village (located in Stone’s Field):
“As a non-profit focused on reducing suffering we could not, in good conscious, participate in the Bluemont Fair under the current state of emergency without making a difference now,” said Chris (Comewithclouds) White (of Cherokee) who leads the Indian Village Response Team. When a catastrophe happens among Native American people, Chris said this is how “Indians” respond. They call it the “Native Way.” “It is our nature,” he said. “We do not wait for someone else to do something or wait to express our humanity for humanity sake. We are free people!” The action of helping another human in distress is a natural response, he explains. “We are of One. If one hurts, we all feel it!” Chris added. “1.7 million people are under mandatory and voluntary evacuations orders, (this weekend) and more than 10 million people live in places currently under storm watches or warnings,” according to CBS News. |
“As a non-profit focused on reducing suffering we could not, in good conscious, participate in the Bluemont Fair under the current state of emergency without making a difference now,” said Chris (Comewithclouds) White (of Cherokee) who leads the Indian Village Response Team.
Visit the Indian Village. Give. Experience the unseen nature of community, especially now.
So far, close to 30 people have joined this non-profit to meet the needs of people suffering and displaced from the storm and subsequent local & regional flooding. “During good times and bad, what better way to come together,” said Patrick Brooks (Tuscarora) who is traveling with his family from Pennsylvania to be part of the Indian Village Response Team. “We as a community have a responsibility to do something.” Patrick is leading Native American dancing and music activities with RavensWing Productions dancers, artisans and story tellers. “We don’t have to wait on the government to help others,” said Army veteran Laurae Hughes (Rogue River/Chetco Tutuni, Confederates Tribes of Siletz Indians). “We’re adults, capability of making a difference. Come out and help us.” The Indian Village Response Team invites fair goers to stop by the prayer circle inside the tipi and offer a prayer. “What time do you need me? I will be there,” said Brandon a volunteer visiting from Ohio on his way by West Virginia. Also helping Saturday is one couple who was planning to hold their wedding at the Indian Village this weekend. They postponed their wedding because of the inclement weather. |
"During good times and bad, what better way to come together,” said Patrick Brooks (Tuscarora) who is traveling with his family from Pennsylvania to be part of the Indian Village Response Team. “We as a community have a responsibility to do something.”
“My fiancé Kenny and I were scheduled to get married by Chris White at the Indian Village on Sunday,” said Stanita Clarke. “Now we have the opportunity to support the hurricane relief efforts at the Indian Village instead of planning our wedding.”
Medical specialists are also headed to the Indian Village to help. “By the time people read this, we’ll be there,” said Colleen Belt a registered nurse and environmental advocate who began driving from Toledo Ohio Thursday night for the Indian Village along with her friend Melody Demars a healing arts therapist (Native American healing-hands and licensed massage therapist). Over this weekend winds are expected to be 100 mph drenching siege over Virginia’s sister states. “It ‘s okay to come to the fair with our hearts down there. We are feeling all our peoples’ pain,” said Chris. “We can raise our voice and do something. And we don’t have to wait for permission or for someone to say it’s okay.” Partner agencies that have joined this non-profit include the Lumbee Tribe of N.C., and American Legion Riders Chapter 71 of Charles Town West Virginia. Recovery on the East Coast will be a long-term process. State and Federal agencies will continue to depend on non-profit volunteers like Sanctuary on the Trail to fill the gaps of what local governments are unable to do as people help people rebuild with resiliency. #NewTribeRising. www.SanctuaryontheTrail.org and www.HarvestGathering.org We are all related |
VETERANS TRIBUTE: Please note that at 2:00 pm on both Saturday and Sunday, the Indian Village will host a special Native American military veteran tribute for veterans and first responders!
There will be related items for sale throughout the Village, including dreamcatchers, beadwork, jewelry, clothing, tools, pottery, corn husk dolls, and books.
Watch Native American Indian dancing demonstrations and learn about their regalia in presentations given by RavensWing Productions dancers Patrick Brooks (Tuscarora) and Emelie Jeffries (Occaneechi-Saponi).
During this weekend’s Indian Village at the Bluemont Fair’s learn more about Native American lifestyle and culture. Talk with Native Americans, weave cattails and build walls on a wigwam, view ancient artifacts, watch traditional dances, and listen to traditional stories. Learn how to use natural resources to make functional clothing, jewelry, tools, and weaponry.
Buy local and support Indian Village artisans. Educational cultural programs like the Indian Village provides the means of preserving a heritage valuable to all.
There will be related items for sale throughout the Village, including dreamcatchers, beadwork, jewelry, clothing, tools, pottery, corn husk dolls, and books.
Watch Native American Indian dancing demonstrations and learn about their regalia in presentations given by RavensWing Productions dancers Patrick Brooks (Tuscarora) and Emelie Jeffries (Occaneechi-Saponi).
During this weekend’s Indian Village at the Bluemont Fair’s learn more about Native American lifestyle and culture. Talk with Native Americans, weave cattails and build walls on a wigwam, view ancient artifacts, watch traditional dances, and listen to traditional stories. Learn how to use natural resources to make functional clothing, jewelry, tools, and weaponry.
Buy local and support Indian Village artisans. Educational cultural programs like the Indian Village provides the means of preserving a heritage valuable to all.