Last Friday, the Tama Intertribal Pow Wow was hosted by the Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe and continued throughout the weekend. 

Barbara Gorman, an organizer for the event, said that the turn out had been amazing, especially on Saturday, which boasted 500 cars paying to come through the gate and enjoy the pow wow.

“Saturday was awesome,” Gorman said. “We couldn’t make enough fried bread, it was just crazy. I will say this, approximately 500 people came through the gates on Saturday, or 500 cars, not people.”

The pow wow, which Gorman said had made more than enough money to pay for the event, raised money for the Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe, which is only state recognized and doesn’t receive federal benefits. 

“The pow wow was paid for,” she said. “A huge success, the largest turn-out we’ve had since 2017, for sure.”

The festival featured native American culture that included twenty different vendors that offered native crafts, food and dancing.

“They were all unique,” Gorman said. “That’s what was so cool about it. Everything from snow cones to indian regalia.”

For the event, Charles Mesteth was head man and Reather Venable was head lady. Southern Fire, a native American drum group, acted as host drum for the festival. 

The festival was herd at 107 Tall Pine Drive in Whigam, Georgia.