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MISSION STATEMENT...
"TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES AIMED AT ACHIEVING SELF-SUFFICIENCY, SELF-DETERMINATION AND STRENGTHENING THE NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE."
News From The Executive Director...
Dear GNAA Community:
It is a pleasure for me to greet all of you as the new Executive Director
at GNAA. I am excited to be a part of the Indian Community here and I look
forward to getting to know all of you.
GNAA has a proud history of providing programs and services to our Community,
and of providing a "sense of place" for Indian people in Greensboro
and the Triad. I assure you that under my leadership the Agency will continue
to promote social and economic self-sufficiency for Indian people, and will
develop new programs and services when necessary to meet the needs of our
community. We will continue to provide educational and cultural enrichment
programs for our Youth and Elders and all ages in between. I encourage you
to support GNAA by utilizing our services, participating
in our cultural programs, and visiting our
Art Gallery.
I can be reached during regular office hours or by e-mail at rox@guilfordnative.teamon.com!
Again, thank you for your support as we continue to serve as an advocate
for Indian people.
Thank you,
Rick Oxendine
Executive Director
Guilford Native American Association
rox@guilfordnative.teamon.com
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Hello! I am the Web Site Project Director at GNAA, Inc. Yes! We are continuing to work on our Internet web site.
The web site/ecommerce systems will be phased in over time in an orderly
process that best serves the public interest.
Also we have an Internet Learning Station computer for your use at our main
offices at 400 Prescott Street here in Greensboro, NC. Any Native American
can come by and use this connection on a first-come-first-served basis to
connect to the Internet for collecting information for a school/college
project or even just to type up and print a resume, etc. during the times
that the center is open. It is great to be working here and serving you
as we create a web site and an ecommerce system for Guilford Native American
Association. And I hope to meet you at our Pow Wow this September.
Sincerely,
Ron Helms
Web Site Project Director
Guilford Native American Association, Inc.
ronhelms@guilfordnative.teamon.com
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Announcements...
Guilford Native American Association
Miss Guilford Native Princess Pageant 2001
September
6, 2001 at 7:00 pm
At the GNAA Art Gallery In the Greensboro
Cultural Center
200 North Davie Street, Greensboro, North Carolina
Categories...
(Enjoy Photographs From Pageant at the top of this web page!)
Little Miss GNAA - 4 years to 8
years
Junior Miss GNAA - 9 years to 15 years
Miss GNAA - 16 years to 22 years
The 25th Annual GNAA Pow Wow and Cultural
Festival was held on September 14
-16, 2001 at the Greensboro
Country Park. Volunteers are needed. If you would like to be a part of
this special event please contact our office. The Little Miss,
Junior Miss, and Miss GNAA Princess Pageants will be held during this year's
Pow Wow. Anyone interested in
participating please contact GNAA for additional information and applications.
As part of our 25th Annual Pow
Wow we honor all the former Miss GNAA Princesses. If you are a former Princess
or know how we can get in touch
with any of them please let us know.
The
26th Annual GNAA Pow Wow will be
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday,
September 20-22, 2002.
Every other Wednesday is our Senior
Citizens Covered dish Luncheon from Noon to 2:00 p.m. Indian Elders please
join us
for good food, good fellowship, and good fun. For any Elders who would like
to attend but lack transportation, please contact the GNAA office.
Please keep in your thoughts and prayers the family of Chief
W. R. Richardson (Talking Eagle) who passed away on April
29th, 2001 following a lengthy illness.
Kiddie Korner...
Art Gallery Information...
Our Exhibit Through November 30th, 2001...
When the Leaves Turn and the Lumbee Dances, It's Pow Wow Time in the City: A Photographic Exhibition of Pow Wows and Historic Migration from Rural Robeson and Surrounding Counties to Greensboro and the Piedmont Triad
Opening Reception was Sunday, September 9, 2001 from 2:00 -
5:00 p.m.
Exhibit from September 9 - November 30, 2001
Josephine Humphreys lectured to a standing room only crowd Sunday afternoon, March 25th at the Eleventh Annual NC Native American Juried Fine Art Exhibition opening in the Guilford Native American Art Gallery. Ms. Humphreys responded to questions about her new book "Nowhere Else on Earth" - A novel depicting life in the Summer of 1864 in Robeson County on the banks of the Lumbee River, North Carolina. Frances Stewart Lowry, Board Chairperson, Guilford Native American Association (GNAA) presented Josephine Humphreys, with a special pendant during a ceremony honoring all women in attendance.
Click here for 2nd Birthday Celebration pictures
from our booth at the Children's Museum
Tuesday, May 15th, 2001 - located at 220 North Church street, downtown Greensboro,
NC
From Warmth to Tradition: A Cover-Up Story - Opening
Reception Pictures From Friday, June 22, 2001
Native American Quilts June 9th - August 31st, 2001
Guilford Native American Art Gallery
And Related Cultural Arts Programs Schedule
June 9, 2001 - May 31, 2002
Guilford Native American Art Gallery Exhibitions:
1. A Cover-up Story of Warmth and Tradition: Native American
Quilts - Past and Present representing various tribes from North Carolina.
(Selected Pictured from Quilt Exhibit)
Opening Reception is Friday, June 22, 2001
June 9 - August 31, 2001
2. When the Leaves Turn and the Lumbee Dances, It's Pow Wow Time in the City: A Photographic Exhibition of Pow Wows and Historic Migration from Rural Robeson and Surrounding Counties to Greensboro and the Piedmont Triad
Opening Reception is Sunday, September 9, 2001 from 2:00 - 5:00
p.m.
Exhibit from September 9 - November 30, 2001
3. Red - A one-woman exhibition of Pottery molded from the red clay of her Native Halifax and Warren Counties by Senora Lynch. - One of the foremost artists/potters of the Southeast.
Opening Reception and Festival - Sunday, December 2, 2001
Exhibit is from December 2, 2001 - February 28, 2002
4. 12th Annual N.C. Native American Juried Art Exhibition
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A collection of some of the finest multi-media Native art by many Artists
from throughout North Carolina. This exhibit will travel from the 27th Annual
NC Indian Unity Conference to the Guilford Native American Art Gallery.
Opening Reception will be Friday, March 15, 2002 from 6:30 -
8:30 pm.
Exhibit will be from March 15 - May 31, 2002
Note: All Exhibits will be held at the Native American Art Gallery
Greensboro Cultural Center, 200 North Davie Street, Downtown Greensboro, NC
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Other Cultural Arts Programs:
Native American Cultural Festival for School Children - Grades K-5
Friday, September 14, 2001 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Greensboro Country Park - $2.00 admission per person
Opening Activities for the Annual Pow Wow
25th Annual Guilford Native American Association Pow Wow
(Selected Pictures from Pow Wow)
Friday - Sunday, September 14 - 16, 2001
Greensboro Country Park
Some of the finest Competition Dancing and Drumming in the Nation
Old Fashioned Gospel Singing
Arts and Crafts for sale, Food Booths,
Specialty Dancing featuring the Aztec Salinas Family from Mexico City
Good fellowship and much, much more
Co-Sponsored by the City of Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department
The
26th Annual GNAA Pow Wow will be
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday,
September 20-22, 2002.
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Annual Native American Cultural
Festival
Thursday - Saturday, November 1 - 3, 2001
Greensboro
Cultural Center
N. Davie St. Downtown Greensboro
In Celebration of Indian Heritage Month in North Carolina
Cosponsored by City Arts, a Division of the Greensboro Parks and Recreation
Department
Thursday - Friday for school children grades K-5 - Reservations
Required $4.00/ea.
Saturday - Free and Open to the Public
Free Saturday Parking at Church St. Deck.
For information about any and all of these Events/Activities
please call the Guilford Native American Art Gallery at (336) 273-6605
or the Guilford Native American Association at (336)-273-8686.
We would like to remind you that for a Great Selection of Native American Art and Crafts please visit the Gift Shop at the Guilford Native American Art Gallery. We have gifts, at affordable prices, by many Native American Artists including Lumbee, Cherokee, Catawba, Navajo, Coharie, Haliwa-Saponi, Jemez, Acoma, Ute, San Carlos, Aztec Indians of Mexico. This is all quality merchandise. Guilford Native American Art Gallery is presently supported by the United Arts council of Greensboro Grassroots Program, the NC Arts Council Organization of Color Program, and the National Endowment of the Arts Expansion Arts Program.
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday and Thursday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Guilford Native American Art Gallery
Greensboro Cultural Center
at Festival Park downtown
200 North Davie Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
gallery7@bellsouth.net
Click here to visit our Art Gallery Website!
Dance Class Updates...
Congratulations to the following members of our community
who competed recently in North Carolina Pow Wows
Guilford Native American
Association Pow Wow
on September 14-16, 2001 in Greensboro, North Carolina - Over
$12,000 in Prize Money
- Final Official Results -
The
26th Annual GNAA Pow Wow will be
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday,
September 20-22, 2002.
Winners by Category
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Men's Traditional - (17
and Over)
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 25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Osceola Redshirt - 1st Place
Will Tushka - 2nd Place Clarence Goins - 3rd Place |
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Women's Traditional - (17
and Over)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Judy Gibson - 1st Place
Stephanie Maney - 2nd Place April Whittemore - 3rd Place |
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Men's Fancy - (17 and
Over)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Wahyasti Richardson - 1st Place
Waya Dimalanta - 2nd Place Joel Moore - 3rd Place |
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Women's Fancy/Shawl - (17
and Over)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Brenda Silva - 1st Place
Maria Richardson - 2nd Place Alexander Copeland - 3rd Place |
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Men's Grass - (17 and
Over)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Keith Sharphead - 1st Place
Frank Lowry - 2nd Place John Oxendine - 3rd Place |
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Women's Jingle - (17 and
Over)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Jennifer Jones - 1st Place
Meredith Hedgepeth - 2nd Place Jennie Redshirt - 3rd Place |
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Jr. Men's Traditional - (12
- 16 Years)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Brandon Upchurch - 1st Place
Cody Jacobs - 2nd Place Neill Oxendine - 3rd Place |
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Jr. Women's Traditional - (12
- 16 Years)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Leann Lynch - 1st Place
Ariel Lynch - 2nd Place Ariel Bryant - 3rd Place |
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Jr. Men's Fancy - (12
- 16 Years)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
John Locklear - 1st Place
Stewart Lowry - 2nd Place No Contestant - 3rd Place |
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Jr. Women's Shawl - (12
- 16 Years)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Kasie Hunt - 1st Place
Takenya Evans - 2nd Place Elizabeth Lynch - 3rd Place |
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Jr. Men's Grass - (12
- 16 Years)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Josh Richardson - 1st Place
No Contestant - 2nd Place No Contestant - 3rd Place |
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Jr. Women's Jingle - (12
- 16 Years)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Kimberly Hunt - 1st Place
No Contestant - 2nd Place No Contestant - 3rd Place |
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Boy's Traditional - (7
- 11 Years)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Sean Jones - 1st Place
No Contestant - 2nd Place No Contestant - 3rd Place |
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Girl's Traditional - (7
- 11 Years)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Brianna Polanco - 1st Place
Kasha Hunt - 2nd Place Keara Mitchel - 3rd Place |
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Boy's Grass - (7 - 11
Years)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Jay Knul - 1st Place
No Contestant - 2nd Place No Contestant - 3rd Place |
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Girl's Jingle - (7 -
11 Years)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Amber Keel - 1st Place
No Contestant - 2nd Place No Contestant - 3rd Place |
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Boy's Fancy - (7 - 11
Years)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Shane Upchurch - 1st Place
Harrison Revels - 2nd Place Jacob Levy - 3rd Place |
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Girl's Shawl - (7
- 11 Years)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Brittany Anstead - 1st Place
Amber Richardson - 2nd Place Caitlyn Richardson - 3rd Place |
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*Tiny Tot Boys - (4
- 6 Years)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Reid Baxter - 1st Place
Payne Sheek - 2nd Place Tyler Callahan - 3rd Place |
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*Tiny Tot Girls - (4
- 6 Years)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Miranda Brewer - 1st Place
Brianna Locklear - 2nd Place Samantha Anstead - 3rd Place |
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*Baby Boys - (0 -
3 Years)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Taylor Cecil - 1st Place
Styles Martin - 2nd Place Astin Bladen - 3rd Place Michael Bullard - 3rd Place |
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*Baby Girls - (0 -
3 Years)
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Madison Mitchell - 1st Place
Fancy Rose Partin - 2nd Place Miranda Redshirt - 3rd Place |
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Drum Competition -
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25th GNAA Pow Wow Winners! |
Stony Creek - 1st Place
Edisto River - 2nd Place A-Wo-Ha-Li - 3rd Place Southern Eagle - 4th Place |
"Celebrat" Graphic - Clip Art © RT Computer Graphics, Inc., NM
http://www.rtcomputer.com
(Free graphics from RT web site. - Up to 5 graphics per web page.)
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- Arts
and Crafts Competition...Contemporary -
Ted Campbell - 1st Place
Helen Campbell Wears
Ted's Bear Claw Necklace - Not For Sale
RAY and DEBBIE JACOBS - 2nd
Place
Turquoise Necklace, Bracelet,
and Earrings
- Arts
and Crafts Competition...Traditional -
Senora Lynch - 1st Place
Pottery - Stairway to Heaven
- $1,200.00
Susan Hardin - 2nd Place
Black Buffalo Horn - Man's Wedding
Choaker
With Hematite Beads and Buckskin Leather - $140.00
A Time to Honor One of Our Own
Mrs. Blanche Walker
Indian Woman, Wife, Mother, Leader, Teacher, Christian, Sister, Aunt, and Friend to Everyone She Meets.
Because you have given so unselfishly of your time, money, and talents to...
Guilford Native American Association
Guilford Native American Art Gallery
Indian Education of Greensboro City Schools
Triad Native American United Methodist Church
and Many Individuals Throughout Our Community
during the past more than 20 years.
The Guilford Native American Association Board, Staff, and Indian Community
are proud to present you this
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the highest Honor that an Indian person can receive from their own people.
May you always know that you are loved, respected, appreciated and honored
by us now and always.
May the Great Spirit, Creator God, bless you and keep you safe in
His love and Mercy as long as the grass grows and the river flows.
21st Annual CCAIP Native American Festival & POWWOW produced and sponsored by the Cumberland County Association of Indian People. Held October 5th and 6th 2001 in the Memorial Arena in Fayetteville, N.C.
Thunder Boys attended and won 1st place in the Drum Competition. Thunder Boys is a new N.C. drum consisting of several dancers and members of the Guilford Native American Association in Greensboro including Waya Dimalante, John Locklear, Frank Lowry, and LittleJohn
Results quoted from a NCNativeNews web page.
NCNativeNews also had good things to say about our very own Brenda Sexton who also works for GNAA at the Guilford Native American Art Gallery and Gift Shop..."Jingle dress dancer Brenda Sexton of Greensboro was stunning during the contest portion of this powwow. We have watched Brenda for a number of years now and have seen her progress as a dancer. Her dancing at this event showed just how far she has come. She was awarded second place in the contest, but her footwork was outstanding, and in our opinion, better than the other winners. She maintained a high level of energy throughout the dance while appearing to float above the dance floor. A very fine effort by a lady nearly twice the age of her competitors at this event. You have done well, Mrs. Sexton, and it was noticed by numerous people." Source: NCNativeNews
21st Annual CCAIP Pow Wow, October 5-6, Memorial Arena in Fayetteville,
N.C.
Adult Dance Contests Results
Men’s Traditional: 1st - Osceola Red Shirt, 2nd - Otera Mills, 3rd
- Timothy Jacobs.
Men’s Grass: 1st - Frank Lowry, 2nd - Rob Jacobs, 3rd - John Oxendine.
Men’s Fancy: 1st - Waya Dimalante, 2nd - John Hedgepeth, 3rd - Bobby
Hurt.
Women’s Traditional: 1st - April Whittemore, 2nd - Sharon Harris, 3rd
- Dora Old Elk.
Women’s Jingle: 1st Meredith Hedgepeth, 2nd - Brenda Sexton, 3rd -
Ashley Mitchell.
Women’s Fancy: 1st - Consuela Richardson, 2nd - Marie Richardson, 3rd
- Alexandra Copeland.
Drum Group: 1st - Thunder Boys, 2nd - Southern Sun, 3rd - Edisto River Singers.
Coharie Pow Wow on September 7-9, 2001, in Clinton, North Carolina
- Brenda Sexton 1st in Women's Jingle
- Shanna Sexton 2nd in Junior Girls Fancy
- Little John Locklear 1st in Junior Boys Fancy
- Kimberly Hunt 2nd in Junior Girls Jingle
(More to be listed as names and places are provided.)
Lumbee Tribal Pow Wow on May 11-12, 2001, in Lumberton, NC
- Brenda Sexton placed 3rd in Women's Jingle
- Brenda Silva placed 1st in Women's Fancy Dance.
- Kimberly Hunt placed 2nd in Jr. Women's Fancy.
- Diane Hunt placed 3rd in Jr. Women's Fancy Dance
- Brianna Locklear placed 2nd in Girl's Traditional
- Ray Silva placed 3rd in Men's Traditional Dance
- Brandon Upchurch placed 2nd in Jr. Men's Traditional.
- Lil' John Locklear placed 1st in Jr. Men's Fancy
- DeVane Burnette, Jr. placed 2nd in Jr. Men's Fancy
- Shane Upchurch placed 1st in Boy's Fancy.
- Shannah Sexton Placed in Jr. Girls Fancy
- All Boys/Girls 6 and under received a trophy this group included:
Elena Polanco, Tyler Callahan, Brianna Locklear, Styles Martin
Haliwa-Saponi Tribal Pow Wow on April 20-22, 2001, in Hollister, NC
- Kasie Hunt 1st place Jr. Women's Fancy Dance.
- Sierra Locklear placed 3rd in Girl's Fancy Dance.
- Kimberly Hunt placed 2nd in Jr. Women's Fancy.
- Brianna Polanco placed 2nd Girl's Traditional
- Elena Polanco placed 3rd in Tiny Tot Division.
- Ray Silva placed 1st in Men's Traditional Dance
- Lil' John Locklear placed 1st in the Jr. Men's Fancy Dance
- Shane Upchurch placed in Boys Fancy Dance
- Shane Upchurch placed 1st in Boy's Fancy.
Also at another Pow Wow in Bear Mountain, NY earlier this year.
- Ray Silva placed 1st in Men's Traditional Dance
- Brenda Silva placed 1st in Women's Fancy Dance
Everyone is
always welcome to our
dance class, which is held every
Tuesday from 6:30-8:00 p.m. @ GNAA.
Members please call if you need transportation.
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GNAA operates programs / activities for children, youth, adults, and the elders that address child care, outreach and referrals, employment and training, emergency assistance, transportation, substance abuse, and leadership, economic, and cultural development. Major projects addressing these needs are the operation of a Day Care Center, a computer lab, the Workforce Investment Act program, and the Guilford Native American Art Gallery and Gift Shop. Cultural arts programs include an annual Pow Wow (Selected Pictures) From The 25th Annual GNAA Pow Wow, September 14-16, 2001), two major cultural arts festivals, and weekly dance and cultural classes.
The
26th Annual GNAA Pow Wow will be
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday,
September 20-22, 2002.
GNAA Board of Directors and STAFF Web Page...
Guilford
Native American Association, Inc.
400 Prescott Street, PO
Box 5623 (Box zip: 27435), Greensboro, NC 27401
Voice: 336.273.8686
Fax: 336.272.2925
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