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Last Updated: 11/15/2009.

 November 13-15 - GREAT AMERICAN INDIAN EXPOSITION
Location: Richmond, Virginia.
Notes: Richmond, VA at the showplace-3000 Mechanicsville Turnpike. This is a contest pow wow with over $10,000. in prize money! Hundreds of talented American Indian dancers in full regalia competing for top prize money. Lots of quality Native American jewelry, arts, crafts, flutes & drums for sale. Craft demonstrations. Friday is school day- an educational event for children. Indoors at The Showplace - 3000 Mechanicsville Turnpike MC: Keith Colston; Head Dancers: Bo Goins & Brenda Silva. Fri: 9am-9pm; Sat: 11am-8pm; Sun 11am-6pm Aztec dancers!
Contact: Barry at 252/257-5383 or Email: powwow@vance.

 November  14-15 - 20TH TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP POWWOW
Location: Traders Village - Houston, Texas.
Notes: 20th Annual Texas Championship PowWow. A two-day Native American Pow Wow with colorful tribal dance contests presented by the Dallas-Fort Worth Inter-Tribal Association. Several hundred Native Americans, representing dozens of tribes from across the United States will take part in this celebration of culture and heritage. Dancers in full regalia of feathers, buckskin, bells and beadwork will be competing for prize money and awards in eighteen different dance categories. Participants will range in age from two-year old toddler's to grandmothers in their 80's. The dance contests will take place from 12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m., with Grand
Entry at 12:00 noon, on Saturday and Sunday. The arts & crafts sale will be open from 9:00 a.m. to sundown each day. The tipi exhibit will be open only during daylight hours - dawn to dusk - both days. The drums will beat for the dancers in the following categories: tiny tots, little boys, little girls, junior boys, junior girls, golden age men & ladies, ladies cloth, buckskin, fancy shawl, jingle dress, men's straight, traditional, grass and fancy.
Contact: 281/890-5500.

 November  14-15 - All Veterans Powwow
Location: 650 N. Seneca St.  Wichita, Kansas.
Notes: Wichita, Kansas Intertribal Warrior Society Veterans PW. Gourd Dancing 1-6 Sat. and Sun. Grand Entry Saturday only 6:30PM with Intertribal Dancing until 10 PM.
Contact: Randy Kenyon 316/708-6254.

 November 20 - Talking Circle: Big Island Indigenous Film Festival
Location: Palace Theater - Hilo, Hawaii.
Notes: The Federation of American Natives in partnership with Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council will take the stage, November 20-22, 2009, launching its inaugural Talking Circle: The Big Island Indigenous Film Festival. "Talking Circle" will be held at the historic Palace Theater in downtown Hilo, Hawaii. The festival will showcase productions by Native Americans, Native Hawaiians and First Nations media makers. It will promote and provide exposure to the works of a rapidly growing field of outstanding independent, indigenous filmmakers. Historically film has created stereotypes that have eroded the self image of indigenous people. With the advent of digital media it has become a tool for redefining those perceptions. Now we have the power to tell our own stories, in our words, with our images. "Talking Circle" will offer a window into multifaceted indigenous cultures in format that is accessible and entertaining. It is presented with support from the County of Hawaii, the Hawaii Tourism Authority and Friends of the Palace Theater. Award winning actor and artist Michael Horse is a member of the film festival team.
Contact: Festival manager, Liz De Roche at 808/557-8607 or visit www.talkingcirclefilmfestival.com.

 November 20-22 - Pahrump Powwow
Location: Petrack Park, Hwy 160 & Basin - Pahrump, Neveda.
Notes: 3rd annual Dance and 2nd annual Drum contest. 1 year Gourd Dance. Special Ceremony will be held Saturday morning for a young man that has achieved Eagle Scout in Boy Scouts and Evening Indian card game. For more info email us.
Contact: Email: pahrumppowwow@yahoo.com.

 November  21 - AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY MONTH FESTIVAL
Location: Dothan Civic Center - Dothan, Alabama.
Notes: This is an inside event. Doors open at 4:30pm. Please arrive early for gourd dancing. Admission is $10.00 (spectators). ALL dancers enter FREE. Children 5 & under enter FREE. Activities include: gourd dancing, Grand Entry, exhibition dancing, stomp dancing & historical exhibits(no vending).Two competitive dance divisions (men's & women's fancy $200 first place, $100 second place each division). Surprise contest for the category with the most dancers present & luck of the draw for everyone. Head Man: Richard Greybull (Sioux), Head Lady: Ellen Rasco (Echota Cherokee), Head Gourd Dancer: Wilson Spotted bird (Kiowa Nation, Black Leggings Society), MC: Harold "Doc" Comby (Mississippi Band of Choctaw, Arena Director: Jeff Whaley (Cherokee Tribe of N.E. Alabama), Northern Drum: Medicine Tail (Poarch Creek), Southern Drum: Whitehorse Singers (Echota Cherokee), Guest Drum: Midnite Riders (Alabama Coushatta). Security will be handled by the Dothan Police Department. Host hotel is the LaQuinta Inn & Suites of Dothan. Festival rate is $49.95 per night. Includes two queen beds or one king and deluxe continental breakfast. Reservations available @ 334-793-9090. Make sure to ask for the Festival rate. Thanks & we'll see you there! 
Contact: aifestival@hotmail.com.

 November 20-21 - Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Corn Harvest Indian Inter-Tribal PowWow
Location: Cape Henry, Virginia.
Notes: Contest: All Native Drum $1500. Day Money Raffle. All Native Dancers $1000 Day Money Raffle. Schedule: Grounds open at 10 am and Grand Entry at Noon. Admission: Adults $6, Children 6-12 $4, Elders $4 and Group admission cost per Student $3. Head Man Dancer: Keith Anderson, Head Lady Dancer: Donna Richardson, MC: Keith Colston, AD: Chief Thomas Lewis, Northern Drum: Stoney Creek and Yougn-tag-nund and Southern Drum: Na-ma-wo-chi and Red Earth Singers. Traditional Native demonstrations by David Perry. Special Guest: Luis Salinas and Aztec Dancers. For more info please visit our website for flyer.
Contact: Chief Brown 757/562-7760, Website: http://www.cheroenhaka-nottaway.org, Email: wdbrowniii@aol.com. 

 November 28 - 43rd Annual LIHA Fall Powwow
Location: Gonzales, Louisiana.
Notes: Held at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center, 4-H Building. Indoors - Rain or Shine! Golden Age, Rabbit Dance, Switch Dance and Crafts Contests. Intertribal and Gourd Dancing. Native Crafts, Foods, Storytelling and Children's Activities. Craft Demonstrators and Exhibitions. Stomp Dance Exhibition. All Dancers, Drums, Lodges and Princesses welcome. Head Singer: Jim Anquoe-Red Stone Singers, MC: Ken Dixon, AD: Lance Behan, Head Gourd: Ken Dixon, Head Man: Terrell Anquoe, Head Lady: Annie Crowder, Head Boy: Blaze Ducote, Head Girl: Renee Ducote, 2009 LIHA Princess: Chusse-Lonna Dardar. On site camping available. Camping reservations: 225/621-1700.
Contact: Andi 504/367-1375, Email: andi4769@aol.com.