Pocomoke Indian
Nation, Inc.
2025 Public
Opportunities to Connect with Past and Present Tradition Bearers
(Descendants and Volunteers)
March 29, Saturday
from 10AM – 4 PM – Delmarva
Heritage Day 2025 with two locations in Pocomoke (Delmarva
Discovery Museum at 2 Market Street), and the Pocomoke Elks
Lodge at 1944 Worcester Highway).
The Pocomoke Indian Nation will have tradition bearers
demonstrating Cattail Decoy construction and related
technologies in the Native Exhibit area of the museum location.
https://www.delmarvadiscoverycenter.org/delmarva-decoy-heritage-festival
April 10, Thursday at 1PM
– Lunch & Learn: Exploring Pocomoke Country - The History of the Indigenous People of the Lower Eastern ShoreHear Norris Howard, Jr., Pocomoke
Council Member, and Tradition Bearer, speak on the history of
the Pocomoke Indian Nation. This talk will touch on European
contact as well as the paramount relationships among sub-tribes
or bands in the Pocomoke Homelands, including the Annemessee,
Quindocqua, Morumsco, Gingoteague, and Mananoakin tribes. He
will also describe interactions between the Pocomoke and the
colonial governments of Maryland and Virginia, and the
subsequent treaties which they signed. Registration and viewing
information -
Link to Viewing Information
April 26, Saturday with 10AM start –
Chicone Village Day -Link to more Information,
https://www.restorehandsell.org. Tradition Bearers of the
Pocomoke Indian Nation will be on hand to present and
demonstrate cultural lifeways at Handsell on Indiantown Road
in Vienna MD.
June 21, Saturday from 10AM – 2 PM
–Tradition Bearers of Pocomoke Indian Nation will be on hand to
present and demonstrate cultural lifeways at Pocomoke River
State Park, Shad Landing, 3461 Worcester Hwy, Snow Hill, MD
21863. If the weather allows, dugout canoe burning and outdoor
cooking will be featured as special highlights. Free Event –
Donations appreciated
July 12, Saturday from 10AM – 2 PM
–Tradition Bearers of Pocomoke Indian Nation will be on hand to
present and demonstrate cultural lifeways at Janes Island
State Park, 26280 Alfred J. Lawson Drive Crisfield MD 21817.
Free Event – Donations appreciated
September 27, Saturday from 10AM – 4 PM
-- Fourth Annual Crisfield Heritage Festival – Link to more
information,
https://www.crisfieldheritage.org/heritagefestival.
Tradition Bearers of Pocomoke Indian Nation will be on hand to
present and demonstrate cultural lifeways behind the J.M.
Tawes Historical Museum and Somers Cove Marina in Crisfield MD.
October 12, Sunday, Colonial Harvest
Festival at Rackliffe House – Link to more information,
rackliffehouse.org.
location –
11800 Marsh View Lane, Berlin MD, behind the Assateague Island
Visitor Center. Tradition Bearers of Pocomoke Indian
Nation will be on hand to present and demonstrate cultural
lifeways
October 25, Saturday from 10AM – 4PM – OysterFest at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Link to more information, https://cbmm.org/event/oysterfest/ Location - 213 N Talbot St, St Michaels, MD 21663.
Tradition Bearers of the Pocomoke Indian Nation will be on hand to present and demonstrate cultural lifeways.
Upcoming events -
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Our Mission Statement: To preserve the heritage and way of life of the Pocomoke Nation whose villages and resources encompassed the rivers of Annemessex, Manonoakin, and Pocomoke, and the bays of Chincoteague. |
http://www.restorehandsell.org
History Lives at Handsell
4837 Indiantown Road Vienna Maryland
Please check the Handsell website for directions to the colonial site.
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