Turtle Talk

Here: 2010 A2 Powwow press release

A snippet:

Aanii!

Ann Arbor’s Dance for Mother Earth Powwow Committee is writing to share the details of this year’s event, held April 10-11. We’re also reaching out to our tribal communities to make a special request for your support this year.

For the second year in a row, the Native American Students Association at U of M has turned down major funding from the university and taken the Dance for Mother Earth Powwow off campus. We are saddened to say 1,390 ancestors are still stuck in the Museum of Anthropology, and our concerns about Native student issues on campus are still unresolved.

This is a student-run and student-funded powwow, and we need your support! The attached press release details powwow info, reasons for our protest, and a flyer. Please consider giving us a little coverage in your newspapers, websites, email listservs, and newsletters.

Despite our challenges here in Ann Arbor, we know this year’s powwow will be the warm, lively, and successful powwow we had last year.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions!

Veronica Pasfield

Publicity Chair

38th Annual Dance for Mother Earth Powwow

Bay Mills Indian Community tribal member