PowWow on Manatawny Creek
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Thank you for your consideration. I am grateful to those of you who are able to make a contribution to this effort and all who have expressed support in your wishes for a successful campaign. While there is a way to go I am encouraged and hopeful. I ask that if you are able to do so, please consider making a donation, regardless of the amount you are able to make.
PowWow on Manatawny Creek is an event held annually to celebrate the Native American culture and the heritage that has sustained itself throughout a history that spans thousands of years. It is an endeavor to share the history of the Indigenous people that preceded the European appearance on these continents and how these lands were understood and cared for by the original inhabitants of the land we know as Turtle Island.
This celebration came about as the result of a personal project I have pursued to care for the maintenance and development of a Native American burial site on the banks of the Schuylkill River in my community of Pottstown, Pennsylvania. It is a site intended to memorialize the location of the discovery of a burial site where the remains of a Native American and his artifacts had been unearthed in the year 1859. Through the efforts of our community the site was developed and then dedicated on May 4, 2000. Since its dedication, with the exception of an Eagle Scout project in 2010, the site had been neglected. The respect that was intended by the dedication of this memorial had been ignored. The site has been re-dedicated and it is hoped that through our efforts with the PowWow on Manatawny creek and this fund drive we can improve its appearance, (with an indigenous garden, a medicine circle and a storytelling venue to start).
With adequate funding, in addition to the PowWow, our goal is to bring Native American performances, story-telling and education programs to our schools and other community venues.
It is our hope that funds can be raised to provide adequate funding toward the development and respectful recognition of the burial site and to create a better awareness of the contributions made by the Native American .
Thank you
Ronnie Williams
PowWow on Manatawny Creek is represented by the Pottstown Parks and Recreation Foundation, an independent 501c3 non-profit.
PowWow on Manatawny Creek is an event held annually to celebrate the Native American culture and the heritage that has sustained itself throughout a history that spans thousands of years. It is an endeavor to share the history of the Indigenous people that preceded the European appearance on these continents and how these lands were understood and cared for by the original inhabitants of the land we know as Turtle Island.
This celebration came about as the result of a personal project I have pursued to care for the maintenance and development of a Native American burial site on the banks of the Schuylkill River in my community of Pottstown, Pennsylvania. It is a site intended to memorialize the location of the discovery of a burial site where the remains of a Native American and his artifacts had been unearthed in the year 1859. Through the efforts of our community the site was developed and then dedicated on May 4, 2000. Since its dedication, with the exception of an Eagle Scout project in 2010, the site had been neglected. The respect that was intended by the dedication of this memorial had been ignored. The site has been re-dedicated and it is hoped that through our efforts with the PowWow on Manatawny creek and this fund drive we can improve its appearance, (with an indigenous garden, a medicine circle and a storytelling venue to start).
With adequate funding, in addition to the PowWow, our goal is to bring Native American performances, story-telling and education programs to our schools and other community venues.
It is our hope that funds can be raised to provide adequate funding toward the development and respectful recognition of the burial site and to create a better awareness of the contributions made by the Native American .
Thank you
Ronnie Williams
PowWow on Manatawny Creek is represented by the Pottstown Parks and Recreation Foundation, an independent 501c3 non-profit.
Organizer
Ron Williams
Organizer
Pottstown, PA
