SCAT ANNUAL POW-WOW TO BE HELD AT LAKE SHAWNEE
Shawnee County Allied Tribes will be holding its l8th Annual Traditional Pow-Wow at Lake Shawnee during the
Labor Day week-end, August 29-31. The site will be Reynolds Lodge area which is located on the east side of
Lake Shawnee. It will include singing and dancing, food booths, educational sessions, and many arts and
crafts and vendors.
The event will officially begin with Education Day which will be held on Friday morning, August 29, in the
area in front of Reynolds Lodge. During this time we will have a large group of children from area schools
coming to learn about Native American Indian culture and traditions. There will be about 30 presenters who
will talk to the children about Native foods, clothing, traditions, beadwork, stories, music and life-style.
Native singing and dancing will begin with gourd dancing on Friday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. and then
the Grand Entry will be at 7:00 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday the following schedule will be followed:
• 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. -- Gourd Dancing
• 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. -- Grand Entry and Social Dancing
• 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. -- Gourd Dancing
• 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. -- Grand Entry and Social Dancing
On Sunday morning there will be a church service at the Pow-Wow Grounds at 9:00 a.m.
The food vendors and arts and crafts dealers will generally be open from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. on Friday and
from noon to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
All persons 12 years of age and older will need to purchase a Pow-Wow button to enter the grounds. Buttons
purchased in advance are $6.00 each and will be $8.00 at the gate. These buttons will be good for all three
days of the Pow-Wow. Advance buttons may be purchased at the following locations:
• Dillon Stores in Topeka, Lawrence and Manhattan
• Wolfe’s Camera and Computer Store in Topeka
• Mike’s IGA in the Oakland area of Topeka
• Topeka City Employee Credit Union
This year our Pow-Wow will be honoring Dewey Jessepe and Rita Youngbird who passed away this year. Both of
them were well-known and respected in this area and had been involved in local pow-wows and celebrations
through the years. We want to honor their memories and their contributions to all of us.
THANKS FOR ALL OF THE WORK
We want to express a great word of thanks to all of those who have worked hard on putting our pow-wow
together. Many people have spent a lot of time and energy during the past months taking care of all the
details and getting things prepared so that the pow-wow can be successful. Your commitment is greatly
appreciated.
A special word of thanks goes to Chris Wagner, our Pow-Wow Chair, for all of his work and his constant
attention to all the things that had to get done. We are very fortunate to have his guiding hand and his
willingness to oversee the planning and the implementation of the pow-wow process.
POST POW-WOW FEAST TO BE AT GAGE PARK
We will be having our Post Pow-Wow Feast on Monday evening, Sept. 8, at the Topeka Zoo Educational Building
beginning at 6:30 p.m. All interested persons are invited to come and be a part of this celebration. Those
who come are asked to bring some kind of covered dish that will be shared with each other. We will enjoy the
meal together and then do a review of how the pow-wow went and look at suggestions for next year. We should
be finished around 8:30 p.m.
T-SHIRTS TO BE ON SALE AT POW-WOW
Both Shawnee County Allied Tribes and Standing Bear Inter-Tribal Brotherhood will have new T-Shirts for sale
at the SCAT Pow-Wow during Aug. 29-31. They will be available at the club booth and will be offered in
different sizes. They have been up-dated and made more colorful. We invite you to take a look at them for
you and for your families.
SCAT MONTHLY MEETINGS
Shawnee County Allied Tribes holds its regular meetings on the second Monday evening of each month at the
Highland Park United Methodist Church (29th and Michigan in southeast Topeka) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The
board meets at 6:30 p.m. with the general meeting following at 7:30 p.m. The upcoming meetings will be on
Sept. 8 (our Post Pow-Wow Feast at Gage Park) and Oct. 13. All persons who are interested in our activities
are invited to attend.
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NEWS
The Awi Akta District of the Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory has regular meetings on
the second Sunday afternoon of each month at 1:00 p.m. The meetings include a carry-in meal, a business
session, and a culture presentation. They are usually finished around 4:00 p.m. Upcoming meetings include
the following: Sept. 14 at the First United Methodist Church in Holton and Oct. 12 at the Crestview United
Methodist Church in Topeka. All interested persons are invited to attend.
SULLIVAN CHAPEL TO HAVE TACO SALE
The Sullivan Chapel Indian Methodist Church will have an Indian Taco Sale on Friday, Sept. 5, and on Friday,
Oct. 3. They will be selling tacos from 11:00 am to 6:00 p.m. and people may eat them on site or take them home.
The church is located at 1937 N.E. Madison in North Topeka.
HASKELL ART MARKET TO BE IN SEPTEMBER
The annual Haskell University Art Market will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13 & 14 in Lawrence.
Each year it includes a large number of Native artists and crafts persons who both display their wares and
demonstrate how they are created.
SCHOLARSHIP FUND RECIPIENT SELECTED
The Jim McKinney Scholarship Fund, which was established by SCAT in the memory of the Rev. Jim McKinney, has
awarded a $500 scholarship to Caleb Jordan for the Fall Semester. This fund is maintained by contributions
from individuals and organizations and is used to award a scholarship to a student in the Fall Semester and
in the Spring Semester each year. Those who are interested in making application for this financial award
should go to the Shawnee County Allied Tribes Web Page at http://shawneecountyalliedtribes.org and click the
link on the left side of the page for further information.
WHITE CLOUD POW-WOW WILL BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER
The annual White Cloud Pow-Wow will be held over the week-end of Sept. 19-21. It will feature singing,
drumming, dancing, and food and is open to everyone.
STANDING BEAR MEETS AND DRUMS ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS
The Standing Bear Inter-Tribal Brotherhood meets on Wednesday evenings at the Highland Park United Methodist
Church (29th & Michigan) from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
INDIAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM DEEMED INADEQUATE
Native Americans are experiencing health disparities at an increasing rate due to the lack of Federal
assistance health care money available through the Indian Health Care System. The Kickapoo Tribe of Indians
of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas’ Tribal Chair Steve Cadue issued a formal appeal to U.S. Senator Byron
Dorgan, Chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, regarding lack of financial appropriations for the
tribal Indian health care system.
“Rising health care costs, the increase of tribal members utilizing reservation health and dental clinics to
obtain health care, diabetes and cancer are all contributing factors in the challenge to provide adequate
medical care to Native Americans in the Kickapoo Tribe’s contract health services delivery area,” stated
Chairman Cadue.
In a letter to Senator Dorgan, Kansas Senators Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts; and Congresswoman Nancy Boyda,
Chairman Cadue expressed concerns with the budget shortfall for the U.S. Public Health Service Indian Health
Contract Health Services. “Native Americans continue to experience health disparities at a far greater rate
than other Americans,” said Chairman Cadue. “The lack of Federal assistance health care monies is becoming a
matter of life and death.”
(reprinted from Native American Times, July 4, 2008)
BUFFALO BILL HISTORICAL CENTER ACQUIRES COLLECTION
The Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming has acquired a collection of Plains Indian artifacts
ranging from the late 1700’s to the pre-1890’s valued at more than $23 million. Consisting of some 2,000
items ranging from children’s toys to ghost dance dresses and buffalo-hide tipis, the Paul Dyck Collection
was assembled by the late artist and ethnographer Paul Dyck of Rimrock, Arizona.
VETERAN’S POW WOW IN NOVEMBER
The Awi Akta District of the Northern Cherokee will have their annual Veteran’s Pow-Wow on Friday evening,
Nov. 7, at the Topeka Zoo Shelter House (in Gage Park) beginning at 6:00 p.m. It will honor our veterans and
provide an evening of singing and dancing and food.
SCAT NEWSLELTTER PUBLISHED BI-MONTHLY
Our SCAT newsletter is published six times a year (every other month). If you have information or news
stories that you would like to submit for the newsletter, we would be pleased to have them. You may contact
Hildred Vilander, Agnes McKinney, or Don Anderson.
SHAWNEE COUNTY ALLIED TRIBES
P.O. Box 750284
Topeka, Kansas 66675-0284
President: Hildred Vilander
Secretary: Don Anderson
Treasurer: Mike Ballard
Editors: Hildred Vilander
Don Anderson