“In the Spirit of Wingina 3: Seeds of Wisdom and Sustenance”
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Admission FREE, Donations Accepted and Appreciated
Friday, May 29, 2026
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Virginia S. Tillett Community Center, Manteo, NC
Parking Restriction: Please avoid parking in numbered spaces.
Coastal Indigenous History Lecture Series
Check in: Coffee, Tea, Pastries; Warren Perkinson, Cherokee, Calling Song
Gray Michael Parsons, The Secotan Alliance, Welcome & Acknowledgments
Reverend Michelle Lewis, Ph.D., Meditation Ceremony, Roanoke/Hatterask
Marilyn Berry Morrison, Chief, Roanoke/Hatterask Tribe, “Crossing Territory Ceremony with Joey Crutchfield, Monacan & TSA, “Land & Water Acknowledgement”
Tom Shields, Ph.D., Keynote Speaker, Professor Emeritus, East Carolina University
“Images of Sustenance: Writings and the Archaeology of Foodways from the 1580s”
Gabrielle Tayac Ph.D., Associate Professor, George Mason University, Piscataway
“Gourds and Thunders: A Piscataway Return to the Water”
Lunch Break (Approximately 12:30 pm)
Arwin Smallwood, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Arts Social Sciences and Humanities, NC Central University, Tuscarora
“War, Enslavement and Migration: The Tuscarora Diaspora and its impact on the Tuscarora Nation 1711 to 1722”
Reverend Michelle Lewis, Ph.D., Manteo, NC , Roanoke/Hatterask
“Peace Garden Project”
Crystal Cavalier, Ph.D., Co-Executive Director, 7 Directions of Service, Occoneechi
“Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women; The Downside to AI; Environmental Justice”
Abbi Siler, Owner/Manufacturer of Abbi’s Teas & Things, Nags Head, NC
“Indigenous Teas of the Outer & Inner Banks”
Warren Perkinson, Cherokee, Closing Song
Friday Evening - May 29, 2026
6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Jennette’s Pier, Oceanview Room, Nags Head, NC
Evening of Jazz & Entertainment
Benjie Porecki Trio, featuring Brad Collins on Sax & Vocals (D.C. & Maryland)
Warren Perkinson, Indigenous Hand Drum & Song, Cherokee
Coquettea Brooks, Pea Island Preservation Society, Poetry Reading from “Pampico Blue”
Joan Collins, Pea Island Preservation Society, Poetry Reading
Saturday, May 30, 2026
9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Virginia S. Tillett Community Center, Manteo, NC
Indigenous Gardening, Agriculture and Indigenous Earth Ethic Lectures
Registration Check in: Coffee, Tea & Pastries
Warren Perkinson, Cherokee, Calling Song
Gray Michael Parsons, The Secotan Alliance, Welcome & Acknowledgements
Cheryl Anby, Secretary of The Secotan Alliance & Certified Master Gardener
“A-Maizing Corn”
Katey Zimmerman, Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper, Sound Rivers
“The Impacts of Modern Agriculture on our Rivers and Communities”
Lunch break (Approximately 12:00 Noon)
David Rahahę́·tih Webb, Tuscarora Indians of Kahtenuaka Territories
“Relational Living: Lifeways Rooted in Responsibility”
Sara Hallas, Education & Outreach Director, NC Coastal Federation
“Environmental Stewardship: Future Engineers and Innovators”
Hannah Jeffries, N.C. Climate Justice Collective Fellow, Meherrin
“Indigenous Leadership in Mother Earth Stewardship”
Panel Discussion
Gray Michael Parsons, TSA, Closing Remarks and Invitation to: “In the Spirit of Wingina 4: The Red, White and Black Diaspora” Late Spring 2027, Manteo, NC
Warren Perkinson, Cherokee, Travelling Song
Adjournment
Host Hotel
Holiday Inn Express Nags Head
Location: 4701 South Virginia Dare Trail, Nags Head, NC 27959
Reservations: Call (252) 441-0454 or (888)465-4329 and use the code "TSA" to receive the group rate at $159.00 per night, plus applicable taxes. Please book your room BEFORE 04/28/2026!
Below is the booking link for guests to make reservations online:
The Secotan Alliance May 28-31, 2026; Group Booking Link
Congratulations to the Frisco Native American Museum on 40 years of preserving and sharing Native American culture—here’s to many more!
Event Sponsors
This project sponsored by the following:
• The Secotan Alliance
• The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau
• Friends of the Outer Banks History Center
• Don and Catharine Bryan Cultural Series
• N.C. Coastal Federation
• Outer Banks Pest Control
• 7 Directions of Service
• Dare Arts
• The Island Bookstore (Kitty Hawk, Duck & Corolla)
• Waverider’s Coffee, Deli and Market
• Front Porch Cafe (Manteo)
• The Fresh Market
• Johanna’s Catering
• Abbi’s Teas & Things
