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Redbird
Promoting the Awareness and Celebration of Indigenous Cultures and People and
Creating a Sustainable Future
A 501(c)(3) non profit association
Redbird’s 2010 Children of Many Colors
Native American Powwow
July 16, 17 and 18, 2010
Moorpark College Athletic Field, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark, CA
93021
Many thanks to our volunteers, sponsors, supporters and friends for making this gathering possible!
Lupe Villa Bartelt
Washte Kola
Gene and Ben Albitre
Donna and Jackson Copeland
Lodge Circle Ministry
Norman Pico Sr. and Family
Cheri Howlett, Joe Stephens
Dr. Ellison Dentistry, Simi Valley
Gary Pickett, Dan Damico
Pat Seymour, Seymour Enterprises
Trader Joe's Simi Valley
Fred Gruchalla
Randy and Holly McLaren
Wildhorse Native American Association
Harold and Francine Greene
Michael Reifel
Trudy Sabihy
Haramokngna American Indian Cultural Center
CostCo
Western Bagel
Robert Torres, Ralph Oritz
William Harrison, CRIHB
Leanne and Scott Colvin, Moorpark College
Marnie Gaede, Chaco Press
Debra Delahunty, Michael Willis
The Northern Divas, Kathy and Debbie
Harvest McCampbell
Ralph Sanchez
Chris Mazzie, who could not join us this year, but deserves mention for his past years of service
To those whose names escaped recognition, who will work tirelessly this weekend without the desire to be recognized, to the new friends we will make into family, to those in South Dakota and other places who will be praying for us, to those who have made their journey to the Spirit World but left their marks on our hearts... thank you.
Native American Singing, Dancing, Arts, Crafts and
Food
Everyone Welcome – All Drums and Dancers Welcome
Friday Evening July 16
6
p.m. Open Flute Circle and Potluck
Sponsored by Harold and Francine Greene – all flutists
welcome
Saturday July 17
11
a.m. – 10 p.m. Gourd Dancing and Intertribal Powwow
Prayer for the Children 2 p.m. in the arena – all children
welcome
Chumash traditional healers and storytellers
Intertribal Bird Singers Saturday Evening
Saturday evening feed sponsored by Washte Kola and Don
Brown
Sunday July 18
11
a.m. – 6 p.m. Gourd Dancing and Intertribal Powwow
Honoring for Veterans during Gourd Dance – all Veterans
welcome
Powwow Flyer (PDF)
DIRECTIONS: Moorpark College is located in Ventura County in Southern
California. It is within ¼ mile of the Collins Drive exit on the 118 freeway,
where the 118 freeway and the 23 freeway converge. Exit Collins Drive and turn
north (away from the wash, toward the hills) and drive 1/8 mile to Campus Road,
turn right, proceed 1/8 mile to powwow on your left.
Host Northern Drum –
Wildhorse
Host Gourd and Southern Drum –
Hale and Company
Invited Northern Drum –
Blue Star
Invited Southern Drum –
Crooked Hat
Arena Director –
Victor Chavez, Dine
MC – Michael A. Reifel, San Carlos Apache
Head Man –
Ferdinando Salazar, Dine/Taos Pueblo
Head Woman –
Susan Jackson, Quechan/Laguna Pueblo
Head Gourd Dancer –
Larry Jurado, Chiricahau Apache
Head Girl –
Irene Bartelt, P’urhépecha
Head Boy
– TBA
$2.00 suggested donation per vehicle – no admission
fee
2010 Raffle Grand Prize
Custom 20” tall model mustang with full Native American regalia
Tickets $1.00 each
Dark bay tovero pinto with synthetic mane and tail, hand painted in acrylics,
pastels and charcoal; horse comes with decorated bosal bridle, hand-made
(using traditional wet-wrapping) plains style saddle, elk hide breast collar and
side drops, full wing fan, and fully loaded 30” long travois. Purchase tickets via
mail to Redbird, P.O. Box 702, Simi Valley, CA 93062
Winner need not be present to win. Horse and all his regalia will be raffled at 4
p.m. on Sunday, July 18 at the Children of Many Colors Powwow. Please
provide your name and phone number and we will fill out your tickets for you.
Mail in ticket purchases will be accepted through July 10, 2010.
See his album on this website for more images.
Station Fire Forest Recovery Documentary
Presentations being booked now in southern California
The Station Fire, which swept through southern California and burned over a quarter of
the Angeles National Forest, taking homes and lives and leaving behind an altered
landscape, was the largest fire in the history of Los Angeles County.
Writer, photographer, forest resident and Redbird’s founder Corina Roberts will begin
presenting images from the aftermath of the Station Fire in May 2010, on a donation
basis, to interested groups in the southern California area. With nearly 7,000 images to
date, chronicling the death, rebirth, geological alterations and sheer magnitude of the
fire in the back country of the Angeles National Forest, viewers will glimpse the profound
and ongoing changes to the forest, which remains closed to public use while the burn
areas heal.
To see a small sample of images visit the Station Fire album on this website. For more
information or to schedule a presentation, please contact Corina Roberts at
(805) 217-0364 or by email at redbirds_vision@hotmail.com
Thanks to You!
Our 2009 Blanket,
Toy and School
Supplies Drive was
an outstanding
success.
Many thanks to all of
the people who helped
make it possible with
their generous
donations, and many
thanks to Alex White
Plume of Manderson,
South Dakota, who
took responsibility for
distributing the soft
toys, blankets and
warm clothing items.
Alex and his family
took many dozens of
pairs of new socks out to the Bigfoot Memorial Riders as they undertook their journey,
on foot and on horseback, retracing the final, fateful days of Chief Bigfoot’s band. The
riders retrace not only the path of their ancestors, but the time of year – the dead of
winter – on a three week ride called “wiping the tears of seven generations”, which ends
at the site of the massacre. Never think any act of kindness is too small. If you
donated new, warm socks to the toy drive, they went straight away on a spiritual
journey in the heart of Indian Country.
Above – 17 boxes of blankets and toys bound
for Manderson, South Dakota on December 7
Above: 17 boxes of donated blankets and toys bound for Maderson, South Dakota, on December 7th, 2009
FREE EDUCATIONAL COLORING BOOK!
Powwow Time – When American Indian People
Celebrate
download this 21 page coloring book and educational guide for children FREE.
Click Here to
download (Powwow coloring book) PDF 21.83MB
Mission
Statement
Redbird serves as a bridge across the cultural gap that exists
between native and non-native people and communities. Our goals are to promote
indigenous cultural awareness and celebration, to assist families in need when
resources allow us to do so, and to actively promote sustainable environmental
policies.
What
We Do
The Children Of Many Colors Powwow is our signature event. It is
a cultural gathering in which the public is welcomed to experience the
traditional songs, dances, music, food, art and public ceremonies of indigenous
peoples. For many urban native people, encountering a powwow is their first
initiation to their own culture, and it can change their lives.
It is not unusual to meet people who have walked away from
alcohol, drugs, gangs and violence to find a spiritual center as a direct
result of being welcomed into the circle; hearing the sounds of ancient songs,
experiencing the dances, and witnessing first-hand that an alternative way of
living and a caring community exists.
Redbird hosts and participates in educational exhibits and
cultural activities. "Spirits In The Material World - Native Americans
Today" is an educational exhibit created by native people and shown at
over 100 locations in southern
California
,
such as libraries and museums.
Redbird also participates throughout the year in cultural events
sponsored by other entities, and holds an annual toy, blanket and school
supplies drive on the first Saturday in December.
Redbird does not charge membership dues. We rely on the support
of the Native American and non-native community, as well as funding from grants
and awards, to carry out our work.
Redbird is currently engaging in its largest undertaking to
date,
Redbird Ranch.
Redbird Ranch will be a
four
to six
unit transitional and elder housing facility, in
Ventura
or
Los Angeles
County
. Redbird Ranch will provide a
supportive and sensitive atmosphere, offering peace and dignity to elders and
their families, and hope for those facing times of personal crisis and change.
We are seeking partner organizations and potential funding
sources at this time, but we are also in need of the support of individuals in
order to do this much-needed work. There are many ways people can help,
regardless of their own financial status. To learn about these options simply
click the “make a donation” link, contact us via email at
redbirds_vision@hotmail.com,
or call (805) 217-0364
Donate Here
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Redbird when you shop at no cost to you. Register with eScrip, and
merchants will make a donation to Redbird on your behalf. Registration
is free, secure and takes about five minutes. Major stores like Vons,
Macys and many others will make a contribtuion to Redbird on your
behalf! It never costs you anything.
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Redbird would like to thank its many
supporters who have made our work possible, and extend special thanks for
ongoing support from the Google Grants for Non Profits program which gives us
keyword internet advertising that we could not otherwise afford.
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