Pow Wow 2009 - Indian Lore Weekend
4-5-6 December 2009
Camp Perry, Texas

There was a thick layer of frost on the table at our campsite,
when we arrived and began setting up camp about 7:45 AM on Saturday, December 5.

Troop 583 campsite - Crew 583 setting up on the left.

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It had rained and drizzled on 4 of the 5 days previous to Pow Wow.
Mud in the low points of the more heavily used trails made transport interesting .
We skirted the squishy areas in the middle and made the best we could of the situation.

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The main road to the north camping areas - - ~ ~ ~ - - The trail into Chacalaca camping area

Fairly early in the morning some haybales were found.
Hay was strewn on the main entrance to the Indian Village. This fixed the muddy entrance to this major activity area.

Scouts delivering materials for shelter making in a trailer moved by hand Saturday morning.
The gateway into the Indian Village before the hay is laid.

entrance to the Indian Camp

panorama of indian camp
Three of the tipis (the privately owned ones) are visable.

setting up for Indian story telling
These two tipis are owned by wewanoma chapter of the Order of the Arrow.

Cooking the wild pig and deerskin tanning

pit cooking the wild pig

Arrow making - sometimes very successful

Arrow making

Singing and drumming

The reinactors camp

rope making - pounding yucca to fiberous pulp then making the fiber into rope

flint knapping (flint tool making)

Fire starting

Tipi Fire making

atlatl throwing

cooking

shelter making

shelter making - Webalo style

Wooden medalion making

Webalo events (part) - including dream catcher making

Webalo events

other Webalo events

After supper there was a drumming and dance session in the Indian Village

Crew 583 packing up to leave.
Sunday morning.

Moon set - Sunday morning over the monte by Chacalaca camp.
Yes, that light smuge over the bushes is the moon setting in the morning.

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