10/16/2026
We are happy to announce that Wade Blevins will return again this year to serve as the Emcee at the 2026 Trading Moon Powwow at UCM on November 7, 2026.
Wade is a Cherokee Nation citizen from the Honey Creek community, located between Jay and Grove. Wade's parents, grandparents and great grandparents instilled a strong sense of his native identity from an early age. His Native community is his passion. He received his Masters in Education from Oklahoma City University and has been an employee of Cherokee Nation for the past twenty years, working ten years in Cherokee Nation Johnson O'Malley and another ten in the tribe's language department developing curriculum and training programs for educators. Wade is very active in the northeast Oklahoma native community. He is an accomplished dancer and singer in both stomp dance and powwow and enjoys doing beadwork and making traditional regalia for his family. He is a member of the Squirrel Ridge ceremonial grounds. He was a founding member of the Delaware County Intertribal Youth Council and Powwow committee, the first local powwow to offer scholarships to native students continuing their education.
