Please share far and wide. Adoptees have come as far away as Alaska. Thank you!
Greetings everyone!
It's that time of year again when we call out for our relatives who are
making their way back to the circle. We also encourage birth
mothers/fathers and relatives to be part of this celebration of life and
healing.
Dancers! Please come dance and welcome our relatives back to our circle.
Adoptees/formerly fostered individuals, birth relatives, foster
parents, foster youth, adoptive parents and your children - this pow wow
is for you............come and celebrate and let us celebrate with you!
1. Adoptees/formerly fostered individuals and birth relatives are
invited to gather in the auditorium on the 2nd floor of the Indian
Center. There we will meet and visit with other adoptees. We will meet
at 10:00 a.m. - 2 hours before the 1:00 grand entry.
2. The ceremony
for adoptees/fostered individuals and others who wish to be part of the
ceremony, will be sometime in the afternoon session around 3:00.
3.
The meeting room will be open again after the ceremony so we can
process and talk about the ceremony or whatever else may be on your
mind.
4. Sometime after the evening grand entry there will be an
honor song for all our Young Relatives who have experienced foster care.
5. There will be an honor song for all our foster and adoptive parents and their families.
14th Annual
Gathering for Our Children & Returning Adoptees Pow wow
November 4, 2017
MINNEAPOLIS AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER
1530 EAST FRANKLIN AVENUE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN www.maicnet.org for directions
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