Tuscarora Picnic and Field Days

The 166th Tuscarora Nation

Picnic & Field Days

July 8-9, 2011

This is the 166th Tuscarora Nation Picnic and Field Day and is the oldest field day held in Niagara County.

The Picnic was started about 1840, but the exact year is unknown. In addition, the Picnic was not held annually, there were some years that the picnic was not held such as during World War II.

For the first 100 years the Picnic was held at the National grove in a wooded area east of Walmore Road, a half-mile north of Route 31, Saunders Settlement Road. The Picnic was designed to celebrate the Nation and to include our non-native friends and neighbors. During the early days, the Picnic included foot races, lacrosse games and performances by the National Silver Cornet Band of Tuscarora. People would bring lunch and they would eat with their family and relatives.

In 1939 the Picnic moved to its current home north of the Tuscarora Indian School. The program has evolved to what we have today with food sold on the grounds, and vedors selling arts and crafts.

The first Tuscarora Princess Contest was held in 1960 on Friday evening, expanding the Picnic to two days.

Race volunteers increased the Picnic program by holding a 10K race and 2.5 mile fun run on Saturday morning in 1980. Recently the Picnic has expanded more by sharing the Ben Cusick Memorial Horseshoe Tournament, Iroquois Smoke Dance Competition, and the Margaret Williams Memorial Tuscarora Raised-Beadwork Competition.

The two-day affair now includes a wider music selection, more activities and vendors, and variety of traditional and non-traditional foods and drinks. To this day, the entire event is run by volunteers dedicated to bringing a great event to the Tuscarora people. Remember to thank those that give their time and service to their Nation and community. Nya:we. Please join us for this wonderful weekend at Tuscarora.

[THIS IS A DRUG AND ALCOHOL FREE EVENT. PLEASE RESPECT.]

(The poster is available as a .pdf file.)

Poster Archives HERE

166th Tuscarora Nation

Picnic and Field Days

Schedule

Friday July 8, 2011
	5:00pm	Opening Ceremony Guest big drum Smoke Dance Competition warm-up
	6:00pm	Tuscarora Baptist Church Choir
	7:00pm	Tuscarora Indian Princess Contest
	7:30pm	Blues Hounds
	8:00pm
	8:30pm	Sunshine Productions
	9:30pm	Closing Ceremony

Saturday July 9, 2011
	7:00am	Donation Breakfast in the Grove
	9:00am	Tuscarora 10k Run and 2.5 mile Fun Run [Race application available for download HERE.]
	10:15am	Awards ceremony for Run participants
	11:00am	Parade Opening Ceremony
	12:00pm	Tuscarora Toddler Pageant
	1:00pm	Smoke Dance Competition warm-up
	2:00pm	Iroquois Indian Band
	3:00pm	"Corn Bred"
	4:00pm	"Craig Wilkins Band"
	5:00pm	Smoke Dance Competition
	6:00pm	"Darryl Tonemah"
	7:00pm	Hand Drum Contest
	8:00pm	"Paleface"

(Schedule Subject to Change.)

PICNIC ARCHIVE

165th Tuscarora Picnic and Field Days

2010

FINAL RESULTS

2010 Tuscarora Princess

Winner: Mackenzie Oddo

1st Runner-up: Ellessea Jacobs

2010 Tuscarora Toddler Contest

Birth - 1 year old (girls): Aiyanna Printup

Birth - 1 year old (boys): Raharihs Printup

2 years old - 3 years old (girls): Amelia Rickard

2 years old - 3 years old (boys): Ashton Lizzio

4 years old - 5 years old (girls): Saege Hucks

4 years old - 5 years old (boys): River Printup

4th Annual Margaret Williams Memorial Tuscarora Raised Beadwork Competition

Large Item: 1st place - Dolly Printup-Winden

Large Item: 2nd place - Bryan Printup

Large Item: 3rd place - Annette Clause

Small Item: 1st place - Annette Clause

Small Item: 2nd place - Anita Greene

Small Item: 3rd place - Grant Jonathan

2010 Picnic Spike! Volleyball Tournament

1st place team

Arien Bissell

Jeff Bissell

Ed John Patterson

Fernando Pineda

30th Anniversary Tuscarora 10k Race (80 Runner Total - 32 women, 47 men, 1 unknown)

1. Matthew Phillips (38:41)

2. Joe Norris (40:14)

3. Christopher Connelly (43:21)

4. Adam George (43:35)

5. Jacob Williams (43:38)

6. Craig Arrison (43:51)

7. David Dewolf (44:49)

8. Craig Plante (45:28)

9. Chuck Fried (45:45)

10. Lloyd Kitzmiller (45:47)

11. Harold Mangel (45:52)

12. Kenneth Wagner (45:58)

13. Kyle Henry (47:10)

14. Gus Gansworth (47:56)

15. TW Somerville (48;06)

(Complete results at www.buffalorunners.com)

Tuscarora 2.5 Mile Fun Run (70 Runners Total - 37 women, 32 men, 1 dog)

1. Derrick Printup (17:05)

2. Fernando Pineda (17:06)

3. Alec Tonemah (17:20)

4. Brennan Ferguson (17:57)

5. Dustin Thomas (18:02)

6. Owen Chapman (19:20)

7. Ben Woodbury (19:34)

8. David Tonemah (19:42)

9. Clayton Tonemah (21:44)

10. Garrett Dreadfulwater (21:45)

11. Ian Tonemah (21:45)

12. Albert Lewis (22:33)

13. Allison Rickard (22:35)

14. Robbie McClellan (22:53)

15. Alycia Truesdal (22:55)

(Complete results at www.buffalorunners.com)

Ben Cusick Memorial Horseshoe Tournament

1st place Team: Chuck Jacobs and Leif Mohawk

TUSCARORA ENVIRONMENT

Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force