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Registration for Nitapewak Family Camp 2025 is CLOSED!

We look forward to seeing you there!​

 

Nitapewak Family Camp is on November 7-9, 2025 at the Chickahominy Center:

8200 Lott Cary Rd, Providence Forge, VA 23140.

Arrival time is at 3:00pm Eastern Time.​

Our theme is: Generational Healing: Post Traumatic Growth

 

Everyone is invited and welcome!

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If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call/text/whatsapp Alyssa Davis at (503) 756-3525

or email nitapewakcamp@gmail.com

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Schedule of Events: â€‹

Friday, November 7th

  • 3:00 p.m. Arrival & Checkin

  • 5:00 p.m. Dinner

  • 6:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony with Protocol

    • Drum Songs & Dancing - Leon Sam Briggs (Seneca) & Larry Jent (Cherokee)

    • Speaker: Chief Stephen Adkins (Chickahominy)

    • Circle Group

  • 7:00 p.m. Community Building with Q & R

 

Saturday, November 8th

  • 8:00 a.m. Refreshments and Community Building

    • Music - Dave Locklear (Tuscarora), Larry Jent (Cherokee)

  • 9:00 a.m. Speaker: Maya Messer (Munsee/Delaware)

  • 9:45 a.m. Speaker: Samantha Spires (Chickahominy)

  • 10:30 a.m. Speaker: Keith Colston (Tuscarora/Lumbee)

  • 11:15 a.m. Speaker: Danielle Moretti-Langholtz (Anthropologist)

  • 12:30 p.m. Lunch

  • 1:15 p.m. "Chickahominy & Bacone Experiences" Video

  • 1:30 p.m. Speaker: Panel of Elders and Tribal Leaders

    • Topic: "How is education helping reach our goal of Generational Healing?"

      • Chief Emeritus Ken Adams (Upper Mattaponi), Kerry Canaday (Chickahominy), Second Assistant Chief Reggie Stewart (Chickahominy)

  • 2:45 p.m. Speaker: Kimberly Owen (Lumbee)

  • 3:30 p.m. Speaker: Dawn Hill (Mohawk) & Donald Robinson (Tuscarora)

  • 5:00 p.m. Dinner

  • 6:00 p.m. Music - Chief Kevin Brown (Pamunkey)

    • Speaker: Dave Locklear (Tuscarora)

    • Music and Community Building

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Sunday, November 9th

  • 10:00 a.m. Speaker: Larry Jent (Cherokee) speaking at Samaria Church on "Radical Power of Forgiveness"

  • 11:45 p.m. Lunch

  • 12:30 p.m. Music - Chief Kevin Brown (Pamunkey)

  • 1:00 p.m. Speaker: Chief Anne Richardson (Rappahannock)

  • 2:00 p.m. Community Building & Depart for Home

 

Special thanks to the Chickahominy Tribal Center and Chickahominy Indian Tribe for hosting Nitapewak Family Camp this year. It has been an honor to work with you, and gain new friendships with you. We look forward to working with you again next year!​​​

Hotel Options

We are so excited to see you at Nitapewak this year! If you are needing options for hotels, here are a few that we recommend.

Several of these options are close to the Richmond Airport.

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Donate

We would love to see you at Nitapewak Family Camp this year, but we understand you have busy schedules or the location is too far for you to get to. If you feel led to donate, please do so by donating to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe below.

If you're interested in sponsoring us, please send us a message​

Your sponsorship will help us continue our mission to bring healing, honor traditions, and build community

with the Indigenous people of Turtle Island (North America).

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