Two-day Native American cultural celebration including music, dance, food, and crafts.  All are welcome at this family friendly event! Free admission! Email ExecutiveDirector@Nansemond.org for more information. No drugs, alcohol, or pets.

Hours:
Saturday: 10am-6pm (Grand Entry at 12pm)
Sunday: 10am-5pm (Grand Entry at 1pm)

Head Woman: Evynn Richardson (Haliwa-Saponi)
Head Man: Keenan Stewart (Chickahominy)
Arena Director: Maurice Proctor (Piscataway)
Master of Ceremonies: Clark Stewart (Chickahominy)
Host Drum: Stoney Creek (Hollister, NC)
Guest Drum: War Paint (Lumberton, NC)

*Dance specials on both days, including Eastern Blanket, Eastern War, Fancy (Men’s & Women’s), Grass, Jingle, Straight, Traditional (Men’s & Women’s), and ‘All Champions’ Tiny Tots!

The Pow Wow is located at the end of Pembroke Lane, which runs off Godwin Boulevard (across from Oakland Elementary School) in the Chuckatuck area of Suffolk.

In 1988 our tribe held its first pow wow on ancestral land. It was called the “Nansemond Indian Homecoming” in celebration of our return to the Nansemond River after centuries of colonial displacement. Each year, in mid-August, we hold a “Nansemond Indian Homecoming” to welcome Nansemond descendants, family, and friends to our home. Though we hold our pow wow within the state of Virginia, state borders came long after us. Our history and our relationships have no borders.