Abenaki Pow Wow

 Odanak


 July 2nd to 4th 2010

Friday, July 2nd 2010

8:00PM 

               Social dancing party with DJ

               Under the big tent

               102, Sibosis street

               Free entrance          

 

Saturday, July 3rd 2010

 

9:30AM 

               Bike-o-thon entries

               Under the big tent

               102, rue Sibosis

 

10:00AM

               Bike-o-thon departure  

               Notre-Dame-de-Pierreville island tour

               For Bike-o-thon participants only: free meal and prizes

              

1:00PM 

LaCrosse friendly match 

Place Jeunesse G

rounds

Odanak against Wendake

 

1:00PM

Chief Nescambiouit Commemorative P

laque 

Unveilment Ceremony

Parks Canada

(location TBA)

 

1:00 to 5:00PM

               On the Church grounds and at the Musée des Abénakis

-          Animation

-          Artisans kiosks and artcrafts

-          Traditional Black Ash basket making

-          Ash splintering

-          Archery

 

4:30PM

               Spaghetti Meal and popular music 

               with Tom O’Bomsawin

               Community center, 58, Waban-Aki street

               Adult: 10.00$        Kids (10 years and under) : 5.00$

 

7:00PM

               Bingo with money prizes

               Under the big tent, 102, Sibosis street

 

10:00PM

               Traditionnel fire with Drum players

               Behind band Council Office, Conseil de bande, 102, Sibosis street

 

Sunday, July 4 2010

 

8:00 to 10:00AM

 

               Elders Breakfast*

               Free for the elders of the community

               5.00$ per person

              

               *Places are limited, tickets are sold at the Musée des Abénakis

 

10:30AM

               Anglican-Catholic outdoors Mass

               In the Catholic Church grounds

12:30PM to 1:15PM  

                 Pakesso-CerAmony  (Abenaki Cree singer)  

 

1:15PM

               The Grand Entry

 

1:30PM 

               Word of Chief Rick O’Bomsawin

             Word of Chief Ghislain Picard, AFNQL

 

2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

  • Aw8ssisak Akik (abenakis)

  • The Mocassins (young abenakis)

  • The Grand-Mothers’ dance (Abenakis Women)

  • Alnôbak (Abenakis dancers)

  • Nic Muc ( Abenakis singers and dancers

  • Pakesso  –CerAmony (Singers Cri-Abenaki)

  • Marie-Céline Charron 

 

Over the week-end…

 

·         Many artisans and artcrafts kiosks

·       Smoked fish

·       Sagamite and bannock (only sunday)

·       Basket making and ash splintering

·       Archery (behind the Presbyterium)

·       Cartoonist 

 


 

POW WOW ABENAKI 2009 

Our Major partners 2009

 
Conseil de bande d'Odanak  Grand Conseil de la Nation Waban-Aki 
   
   
   
Dépan-o-gaz NIMOWON Les pétroles Hubert Gouin & Fils 
   
   
   
La Caisse populaire du Bas-Saint-François  Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones 
   
   
Deloitte
Samson Bélair/Deloitte & Touche 
 
 
 
 
Talisman Energy 
 
Graffik Art
 

Our Support partners
  • Municipalité de Pierreville

  • Municipalité de St-François-du-Lac

  • Louis Plamondon du Bloc Québecois , Bas-Richelieu-Nicolet-Bécancour

  • Patrick Morin

  • Motel Le Villageois

  • Marché Métro

  • Auto-Action

  • Monsieur Jean-Martin Aussant,

  • Député Nicolet-Yamaska

  • Lussier Cabinet d’assurance

  • Centre de santé d’Odanak

  • Femmes autochtones d’Odanak

  • Corps de Police des Abénakis