A young Native American dancer shows off her regalia during a dance at the Nanticoke Indian Powwow.
Explore Coastal Delaware photo | Shaun M. Lambert
Keeping with tradition, the Nanticoke Indian Tribe’s 45th Annual Powwow, planned for Saturday, Sept. 9, and Sunday. Sept. 10, promises a parade of dancers, Sunday-morning worship service, Native American foods and traditional gifts sold by vendors.
On the grounds at Hudson Fields in Milton, the powwow will open at 10 a.m. on Sept. 9 with the Grand Entry. The Parade of Dancers will be at noon, with expanded performances that will include Aztec dancers. Tribal children have been practicing for months to present native dances in conjunction with professional Native American dancers from around the country, according to tribal leaders.
On Sunday morning, the worship service will start at 8:30 a.m. and Grand Entry will be at noon.
Food and craft vendors will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday and at noon on Sunday. The powwow will end at 7 p.m. both days. Items for sale will include jewelry, souvenirs, arts and crafts, beadwork, leather and regalia. For children, there will be facepainting and crafts. Indian tacos will be on the menu, as well as Indian frybread, cups of succotash, hotdogs, hamburgers, french fries and flavored ices.
A car show open to all classes of vehicles will be held in conjunction with the Southern Delaware Street Rod Association. Also planned is an interactive exhibition of birds with the Delaware Museum of Natural History and Animal Behavior & Conservation Connections, and a tribute to those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the United States, with native flute music.
“Our tribal community wishes to share our voices, customs and traditions. While members of the tribe request that people ask…
