Posted By:	Carolyn McAfee (Texas/Alabama)
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	Subject:	Guntersville, Alabama: Annual United Cherokee Pow-Wow and Festival
	Post Date:	April 14, 2009 at 13:19:28
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For those of Cherokee heritage, there is the United Cherokee Annual Festival and Native American Pow-Wow which will be held on the weekend of April 17-19th. The United Tribal Cherokee has a website: http://ucan-online.org UCAN Tribal Center Telephone: 256-582-2333 Directions to the Cherokee Festival and Pow-Wow: Location: 3550 Creek Path Road, Gunterville, Alabama Directions: From US Hwy 431 in Gunterville (at Holiday Inn) take AK Hwy 79 Souty for .7 of a mile to Cherokee Elementary School. Turn Right on Willow Beach Rd., then turn left on Creek Path Road to Pow-Wow. Schedule: Friday, April 17th: Children's Day with free admission. Exibition: Dancing, singing, demonstrations of crafts, story tellers, flute playing, archery, flint-kapping. Saturday, April 18th: Admission $5.00/vehicle Gates open 8:00am until 9:00pm. Dancing, Drumming, Demonstartions. Grand Entry: Noon until 7:00p.m., bon fire and story- telling until dark. Sunday, April 19th: Admission $5.00/vehicle 10:00am until 5pm. Grand Entry 12:00am 12:00-5:00pm Concessions available, shower facilites, handicap facilities, primitive camping available, EMT and security.