“In the Spirit of Wingina 3: Seeds of Wisdom and Sustenance” 

Friday and Saturday May 29-30, 2026 in Manteo and Nags Head, N.C.

The Secotan Alliance, Inc.

Partner with TSA by visiting our Donate Page and making a donation! 

Available Sponsorships

 1. $1,500 co-sponsorship of live jazz performance & indigenous drum/song Friday evening May 29, 2026.  Jennette's Pier 6:30-9:30PM. 

Includes live acknowledgment at beginning and close of the event; Donor’s logo on entry way sign for all 3 events Friday & Friday evening May 29 and Saturday May 30, 2026 and on pre-event print Ads, event brochure and room screen. One 6-8 seat table at evening event.

2. $1,000 co-sponsorship of Day 1, Friday May 29, 2026.

Includes acknowledgment at beginning and close of Day 1. Donor’s logo on entry way sign and event brochure

Friday is the academic historical lecture series with:

Gray Michael Parsons, Founder/President of The Secotan Alliance

Tammy Woodward, Executive Director, Outer Banks History Center, Moderator

Marilyn Berry Morrison, Chief of the Roanoke/Hatterask Tribe

Guest Scholars:

Dr. Arwin Smallwood, Dean, N.C. Central University

Dr. Gabrielle Tayac, Associate Professor, George Mason University

David Webb, Author, Historian & Linguist, Tuscaraora Nation of N.C.

Dr. Tom Shields, Professor Emeritus, East Carolina University

3. $1,000 co-sponsorship of Day 2, Saturday May 30, 2026

Includes acknowledgment at beginning, after lunch break and close of Day 2. Donor’s logo on entry way sign and event brochure

Saturday is the Environmental and Indigenous Earth Ethic Lecture Series with:

Guest Speakers:

Cheryl Anby, Certified Mater Gardener, Secretary, The Secotan Alliance

Kitty & Rickey Boone, Indigenous Farmers, Cheroenhaka/Nottoway Tribe (Virginia)

Katey Zimmerman, Tar-Pam River Keeper, Sound Rivers, Washington, N.C.

Riley Lewis, Cape Fear River Keeper, Coastal Carolina Riverwatch, Beaufort, N.C.

Sara Hallas, N.C. Coastal Federation, Manteo, N.C.

4. $500 sponsorship. Half page AD in program brochure

5. $250 sponsorship. Quarter page AD in program brochure