Honor The Missing Powwow

10/09/2026

🌟 𝗪𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦! 🌟

We're excited to announce that the 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝘄 𝗪𝗼𝘄 at Active Heroes has officially been rescheduled for 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟯-𝟮𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳!

And we're especially excited to share that 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗞𝗜𝗗𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗬! ❤️

What a wonderful opportunity to introduce our younger generations to Native American culture, traditions, and the importance of honoring those who came before us.

We are grateful for the patience, understanding, and continued support we've received following the postponement. So much heart has already gone into bringing this gathering together, and we're looking forward to continuing that work.

Three days of drumming, dancing, cultural sharing, community, remembrance, and honoring our veterans and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘀!

📅 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟯-𝟮𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳
📍 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀
1022 Ridgeview Drive, Shepherdsville, KY

More details will be shared as plans come together.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴. ❤️

Please share and help us spread the word!

10/08/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/1Eftk6VhUW/

Muskogee Police are currently searching for a missing 16-year-old Native American juvenile. Click the link in the comments for more information.

10/08/2026

Please read and please share. It is important we Honor the Missing.
https://www.facebook.com/share/1CvBVv8aMo/

TREA SHAY NORTHRUP WAS 19. HER LIFE MATTERED. PAY ATTENTION TODAY.

This morning, Not Our Native Daughters released a press statement with Trea’s family announcing a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in connection with her death, should a crime be established.

We sent the release to newsrooms, journalists, the Department of the Interior’s Missing and Murdered Unit, Department of Justice contacts and Nevada law enforcement because Trea’s case deserves attention, answers and action. To our knowledge, not one news story has covered her death or her family’s appeal.

Trea died on August 2, 2026, in Winnemucca, Nevada. She was from the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe. Her family is asking investigators to keep the case open while outstanding questions and evidence are reviewed.

We are asking the people in our communities, journalists, influencers and advocates to help bring attention to Trea’s case. Share her story. Share the press release. Help make sure her family’s call for justice is not ignored.

We are tired of commitments in meetings followed by silence when Native families need help. Trea’s family deserves answers, action and the same urgency and diligence afforded to white families.

This is NOND’s first MMIP reward, and we hope to offer more. To our knowledge, NOT ONE news story has covered Trea’s case. That silence is unacceptable. Tips must go directly to law enforcement, and additional reward conditions apply.

Thank you to Chase Iron Eyes of the Lakota Law Project for helping advocate alongside this family.

Trea had gifts, talents and a future. Nothing can erase her family’s grief. But we can refuse to let her story disappear.

If you have information, contact Detective Cory Dunckhorst at 775-623-6429 and reference case 26-0832. Please respect the Northrup family’s privacy. Do not approach them with theories, rumors or questions about the case.

Please share this post and help spread Trea’s case. You can find the full press release on our website. AT THE VERY LEAST, help us honor her life by making sure people know her name.

10/08/2026

Please join us...

The Carry the Fallen 5k and Half Marathon is on Saturday November 7, 2026. It includes the following events: Carry the Fallen 5K and Carry the Fallen Half Marathon.

10/07/2026

Come and have some fun at Active Heroes to help support the Carry the Fallen.

Join us Saturday, November 7 for the Carry the Fallen 5K & Half Marathon in Shepherdsville, KY.

Whether you run, walk or ruck, every mile is an opportunity to honor our nation’s heroes and support Active Heroes’ mission to serve veterans, military members and their families.

📅 Saturday, November 7
⏰ Race starts at 8:00 AM
📍 1022 Ridgeview Drive, Shepherdsville, KY 40165
🏃 5K – $35 | Half Marathon – $50

Register today:
https://runsignup.com/Race/KY/Shepherdsville/CarryTheFallen5kAndHalfMarathon

Bring your family, friends, coworkers or team — and Carry the Fallen with us. 🇺🇸

The Carry the Fallen 5k and Half Marathon is on Saturday November 7, 2026. It includes the following events: Carry the Fallen 5K and Carry the Fallen Half Marathon.

09/30/2026

𝗔 𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 ❤️

We know there have been some questions about the decision to postpone the Honor the Missing Pow Wow, and we wanted to share a little more about everything that went into this very difficult decision.

Rain and storms are currently in the forecast for portions of the weekend here in Shepherdsville.
And, there was much more that had to be considered.

A Pow Wow brings people together from many different places. We have drums, dancers, head staff, vendors, veterans, storytellers, and guests traveling from different states and across the region, some of them considerable distances.

As the weekend approached, weather conditions along some of those travel routes began creating concerns, and people who are an important part of making this gathering possible were beginning to reconsider their plans.

There are also people who planned to camp, vendors who need time to prepare and travel, food and supplies being coordinated, and countless other details happening behind the scenes, that the decision could not wait until the last minute.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

So much time, work, heart, and preparation have gone into this weekend. No one wanted to see it postponed.

Ultimately, we felt it was better to wait until we can gather in the way this Pow Wow was intended, with the people who have worked, traveled, prepared, and committed to being part of it.

And so, we will wait. And trust.

When we gather in the spring, the drums will sound. The dancers will dance. We will honor our veterans. We will bring awareness to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. And together, we will Honor the Missing.

Thank you for your patience, your understanding, and for the tremendous amount of support you have shown this gathering. ❤️

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄 𝗪𝗼𝘄. 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻.

09/29/2026

𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗢𝗪 𝗪𝗢𝗪 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗗

It is with heavy hearts that we share that the Honor the Missing Pow Wow scheduled for October 2-4 will not take place this weekend due to the forecasted rain inclement weather. .

This was not an easy decision.
We know that people are traveling from many different places to join us. Dancers, drums, vendors, guests, and families have made plans, and many were preparing to camp for the weekend.
With so many people traveling and so much involved in preparing the grounds, this simply isn't a decision that can safely be made at the last minute.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗯𝘆𝗲.

We are already looking toward rescheduling the Honor the Missing Pow Wow for spring 2027. As soon as a new date is confirmed, we will share it here.

We are incredibly grateful for everyone who has put their time, energy, heart, resources, and support into bringing this gathering together.
And we are grateful to every person who was planning to join us.

The purpose behind this gathering has not changed.
We will gather.
We will honor the Missing.
We will honor our veterans.
The drums will still sound.

𝗪𝗲'𝗹𝗹 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. ❤️

Please share this post to help us make sure everyone who was planning to attend receives the update.
❤️ 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝘄 𝗪𝗼𝘄 Active Heroes

09/28/2026

09/28/2026

𝗜𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀...

The drums will begin.
Dancers will enter the arena. Regalia will move with the rhythm. Songs will be carried. Veterans will be honored. Artists and vendors will fill the grounds with their work.
And people will gather.

Some will have been attending Pow Wows their entire lives. For others, this will be their very first.

Wherever you fall in that, you are invited to come with curiosity, respect, and a willingness to experience.

The Honor the Missing Pow Wow is an opportunity to experience living Native culture, but it is also a gathering with a purpose.

Throughout the weekend, we will remember Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and all those whose absence continues to be carried by their families and communities.

We will honor our veterans.

We will celebrate culture that continues to live, grow, and be carried forward.

And for three days, these grounds will become a place of drums, dancing, stories, food, art, remembrance, and community.

𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀.

We're almost there. ❤️
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𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮–𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
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𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.

09/25/2026

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄?
At the center of a Pow Wow is the drum.

You may hear it before you see the dancers.
And you may feel it before you realize you're listening.

There is something ancient about gathering around a drum. For thousands of years, people across cultures have gathered around rhythm to celebrate, pray, grieve, heal, and connect.

Within many Native traditions, the drum carries deep cultural and spiritual significance. At a Pow Wow, it isn't simply music playing while the dancers dance.

The singers gather around it. Songs are carried through it. The dancers listen and respond to it.

For many Indigenous peoples, the beat of the drum is associated with the heartbeat of Mother Earth.

When you come to the Honor the Missing Pow Wow, I invite you to do more than hear the drum.

𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻.

Notice what happens in your own body when the drum begins to fill the arena.

You don't have to understand everything you're hearing.
Sometimes the first invitation is simply to listen.

❤️ 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝘄 𝗪𝗼𝘄
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𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗺. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗵𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗺. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.