Letter from Cressida Lozano, president Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Foundation to Sanctuary on the Trail™ host to The Gathering:

Letter from the American Community Gardening Association to The Gathering Council of Elders.

 The American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) is a bi-national nonprofit membership organization of professionals, volunteers and supporters of community greening in urban and rural communities. The Association recognizes that community gardening improves people’s quality of life by providing a catalyst for neighborhood and community development, stimulating social interaction, encouraging self-reliance, beautifying neighborhoods, producing nutritious food, reducing family food budgets, conserving resources and creating opportunities for recreation, exercise, therapy and education.

ACGA and its member organizations work to promote and support all aspects of community food and ornamental gardening, urban forestry, preservation and management of open space, and integrated planning and management of developing urban and rural lands.

The Association supports community gardening by facilitating the formation and expansion of state and regional community gardening networks; developing resources in support of community gardening; and, encouraging research and conducting educational programs.

Berryville has a new landmark on its eastern entrance to welcome those attending The Gathering Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 - Tee Pee. More on the front page B section of the Winchester Star newspaper is below (Sept. 19 issue) or online at LINK.

Next Step.  A team of volunteers are needed to sew, paint and wrap the Tee Pee on Thursday and Friday Sept. 24-25. Email: [email protected].

The Gathering volunteers Patrick and Glenda Skelley of Front Royal, Virginia let the Spirit of The Gathering Catch them.

Who:  Patrick Skelley
Artist:  Metal and Wood-works
The Gathering Volunteer:  Helps set up Tee Pees and record voice-overs for The Gathering videos
Profession: Engineer, studied at Penn State

Who:  Glenda Skelley
Artist: Gourd Art
The Gathering Volunteer:  Elder on the Council of Elders
Profession:  CEO at Created Path as a Transpersonal Counselor offering coaching & consulting using Integrative Energy Medicine

Smithsonian Live Drum Circle on Sept. 26 at Clermont Farm in Berryville VA 9:45 am – 3:00 pm Casual Discussions and Demonstrations about Native American Indian Culture.

Drum is Yellow Child Singers - Bi'yazhi' li'tsoi.

Visit the Tipi (tee pee) on Hwy 7.

3:00 pm Volunteers Welcome to join us to help bring The Gathering! Join us for a volunteer training session at Clermont Farm (Inclement Weather Plan, volunteers meet down the road at Fox’s Pizza 616 E Main St, Berryville, VA 22611 540) 955-3697).

Mini-Native American Harvest Gathering with activities ongoing throughout the day, such as storytelling, music, dancing etc.

Native American Indian dancers, flute and singers invited to attend and demonstrate.

Indigenous Maps on sale.

Clermont Farm will host 3 Scheduled, guided walking tours at the slave quarters and main house at 9:45 - 11:00, 12:00 - 1:15 and 1:45 - 3:00.

Location
Clermont Farm
801 East Main Street
Berryville, Virginia 22611

Berryville, VA -- The first Tipi for The Gathering went up yesterday and exceeds 50’ in circumference and 19’ feet across at the base. Finding the right location for the Tipi was easy, thanks to Clermont Farm. Most of the time spent was shaving bark from 15 skinny poles ranging between 22’ to 26’ feet long.
    Chris White CEO of the Sanctuary on the Trail™ designed the Tipi based on the Sioux style Indian Tipi. Yesterday's installation was phase-1 standing up the Tipi. Phase-2 takes place later this month to wrap the Tipi with an original painting designed by Chris. At least two more Tipis are scheduled to go up at the Clarke County Fairgrounds as part of The Gathering.
     In partnership with Clermont Farm Tait Golightly, Chris White installed this first Native American Indian Tipi at the intersection of Highway 7 and Berryville Main Street on the corner of Clermont Farm on Tues. Sept. 15. Volunteers Patrick Skelley of Front Royal VA, Stuart Harrison of Boyce VA and Rene' Locklear White president of Sanctuary on the Trail™ helped.
    The Tipi installation is part of the behind the scenes to The Gathering, an educational celebration of agri-culture that includes traditional Native American Harvest Dance, 14th Annual Gourd Festival, Kidz Harvest Festival and much more scheduled for Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 at the Clarke County Fairgrounds.
    This Tipi project began months ago after meetings between Clermont Farm and Sanctuary on the Trail™
Bob Stieg, Tait Golightly, Mary Lou Rhodes and
Chris and Rene' White.
   Tipi is spelled Tepee and also spelled Teepee. They

are tent-like American Indian/Indigenous dwellings used mainly by Plains Indian Tribes. They are carefully designed to set up and break down quickly. As a tribe moved from place to place, each family would bring their tipi poles and hide tent along with them.

The Three Sisters Art Gallery Show and Sale Runs
Oct. 17 - Nov. 21

9:00 am - Noon - Fry Bread at the Farmers Market
by Kim Ragland at Boyd's Nest Family Restaurant

1:00 pm Three Sisters Artist Reception
Free and Open to All Ages

2:00 - 5:00 pm Dennis Banks
"It's a Good Day to Die"
Documentary Viewing and Open Discussion

8:00 pm Dark Water Rising Concert

Seeking volunteers to help assemble and paint a Tee-Pee Installation Monday - Wednesday, Sept. 14-16. off HWY 7 in Berryville, VA.

Call Chris or Rene' for address and times.
540-554-8730

     The Haliwa-Saponi Native American Indian Tribal School is a K-12 public charter school located on the border of Warren and Halifax County. The school follows the North Carolina standard course of study while incorporating the culture of the Haliwa-Saponi.      

    The Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School is also a Title 1 School. This means the school receives Federal monies as mandated by NCLB (No Child Left Behind). These funds are to provide technical assistance, resources, and program monitoring of local education agencies to ensure that all children have an opportunity to obtain a high quality education and to achieve proficiency on high academic
standards.

Our vision is to create new educational opportunities for students, parents, teachers, and curriculum leaders in Warren, Halifax, and surrounding counties with a school that provides:

-Programs and activities to help students develop character, citizenship, physical fitness, and an appreciation for the arts;

-A challenging, traditional curriculum with a clearly defined set of academic subjects and skills to be mastered;

-Professional opportunities for teachers to be involved in innovative teaching methods with accountability for results;

-An academic program that meets the needs of a wide range of learners from academically gifted to average to those at risk of failure;

-An atmosphere recognizing the vital role of parents in their children's education by encouraging parent volunteers and involvement;

-An environment which motivates students to strive for excellence, with high standards of conduct and discipline; and

-A curriculum that will incorporate American Indian culture and technology.