The powwow committee has started to organize this year’s powwow, which will be on June 12 & 13. We have been thinking about going back to vending our food booths in house. In order to do this, we must have volunteers to run the booths.

If you’re interested in volunteering, please call the center at 455-6910 or email powwow@nanticoke-lenape.org If you would like to volunteer at a specific food booth or if you have any suggestions, please let us know.

If we do not get enough volunteers to work the booths by April 15, we will have to seek outside Native American vendors.

Our Ways & Means Committee is again selling T-shirts and is running an art contest for the shirt’s front graphics.

If you would like to submit your artwork, please submit it to the center in an envelope labeled Artwork for Powwow T-shirt Contest. Include your name and contact information.

All artwork must be turned in by April 30.

Happy March Birthday to: Chief Mark Gould, Michele James, Melissa Caesar, Melanie Ridgway, Bonnie Brent, Kermitt Pierce;

Also, Marquita Pierce, Bruce Mosley, Zacharias Marujo, Josephine Carmen, Angelos Louis Roman, Gilbert Thompson Sr., Gary Ridgway;

And, Yvonne Daubert, Dorothy Ed­wards, Margie Ziegler, Slam Dunkley, Nate Thomas, Peggy Cossaboon, Bonnie Watters, Valerie Ridgway Carter, and Michelle Johnson.

Please include on your prayer lists: Carl Pierce, Mike Goldsboro, Peggy Cos­saboon, Tre’mayne Will­iams, Jake Pierce, Mil­ton Carney;

And, Pat Rosello, Louvica Gould, Willy Pierce, Melvin Pierce, Debbie Pierce, Mar­guerite Harmon, Arlene Ridgway, Rose Marie Sweetsie Ridgeway;

Also, Mildred Sister Jackson, Bill Lockman, Syretha Carter, Mary Ward, Ira Morris J, and Herbert Durham.

Prayers go out to all who are in need of the Creator’s guidance.

If you’d like your birthday, wedding anniversary, prayer list, other an­nouncements, etc. to appear in Smoke Sig­nals, please email cridgway@comcast.net or call the center.

UPCOMING EVENTS to jot down on your calendar(s):

Tuesdays—Exercise class: Join our certified instructors in the senior exercise class, 10 to 11 a.m., Cohanzick Tribal Grounds.

Tuesdays—Senior luncheon: 11:30, Tribal Grounds. Attention: Seniors living in Salem County, please come out and join us for our weekly lunches; we miss you.

Wednesdays—Dance class: 7 p.m., Tribal Grounds

Thursdays—Exercise class: 6:30-7:30 p.m., Tribual Grounds.

March 11— Do you need to see a doctor? Our in house doctor, Dr. Davis schedule for March has changed. He will accept patients from 9 to 1 p.m. at Cohanzick Tribal Grounds.

March 11—Eileen Niedzialec will be seeing patients 7:30 pm-8:15 pm to talk about medicines and diabetes.

March 13—March dance at Gia’s, 36 Mulford Dr., Bridgeton from 7 p.m. to midnight. If you purchased tickets for the February dance, they will be honored at the March dance. There are plenty of tickets still available. The tickets are available for $25 per person. There will be a DJ for dancing and a buffet dinner will be served. It is a cash bar. If you are interested in tickets, call our center at 455-6910 and one of the ladies there will be able to help you.

March 16—Trip to Sight & Sound in Lancaster, Pa: Meet 8:30 a.m. at the Bridgeton Tribal Center; the bus return approximately 8 p.m.

March 20—The Prayer Circle will meet on Saturday at 2pm. Bring your Bible, a dish to share, and a friend.

March 20—Health & Wellness Fair, Cohanzick Tribal Grounds.

March 20—Meeting Night

March 23—Eileen Niedzialec will be in 11 am -11:45 am to talk about diabetes and medication.

March 29— Dr. Hindermyer, our podiatrist, will be available to see patients from 9 a.m. to noon.

Tribal/Cultural Center

18 E. Commerce Street

PO Box 544

Bridgeton, NJ 08302

Office (856) 455-6910

Fax (856) 455-5338

Cohanzick Tribal Grounds

Westcott Station Road

Fairton, NJ 08302

Office (856) 447-5138

Fax (856) 447-5134