Niobrara
Convocation
The 2008 (136th) Niobrara Convocation will be held June 19-22, 2008 at the Eagle Butte Pow-wow grounds on the Cheyenne River Mission.
Lodging information:
Super 8 Motel in Eagle Butte
605/964-8888
We have 6 double rooms and 2 single rooms reserved for folks wanting to attend Niobrara Convocation. Sarah is the contact person, but anyone wanting to reserve a room at Super 8 needs to tell the reservations clerk that they want one of the block of rooms reserved by Mother Marion Rectenwald for the Niobrara Convocation June 19-22. That person will then reserve one of the block of rooms she reserved, and that person will, of course, be responsible for the billing. We are told that each room will be $47.66/night. Unfortunately, all of these rooms are smoking rooms.
The Harding Motel in Eagle Butte
605/964-2448
We have a block of 13 rooms reserved here, 2 singles and 11 doubles. The contact person is Shirley, but anyone wanting to reserve a room at the Harding Motel needs to tell the reservations clerk that they want one of the rooms reserved by Mother Marion Rectenwald for the Niobrara Convocation June 19-22. That person will then reserve one of the block or rooms she reserved, and that person will, of course, be responsible for the billing. We are told that a single room runs from $39.90 to $45.00, and a double for $49.90-$51.48.
The Prairie Vista Motel, Faith, SD (40 miles west of Eagle Butte)
605/967-2343
We have a block of 20 rooms reserved here. Roxanne is the contact person, but anyone wanting to reserve a room at the Prairie Vista Motel needs to tell the reservations clerk that they want one of the rooms reserved by Mother Marion Rectenwald for the Niobrara Convocation June 19-22. That person will then reserve one of the block of rooms she reserved, and that person will, of course, be responsible for the billing. We are told that a room rents for $77.00/night, with an additional $6.00/additional person. The reservation for these rooms expires May 1st.
Other Motels
There are many other motels available further away from Eagle Butte, in Mobridge, in Pierre, in Gettysburg, and in Rapid City.
CRST Dormitories, Eagle Butte
Arrangements have been made to use three of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe school dormitories for June 19-22 for Convocation. We will have 36 rooms, with 3 to 4 beds in each room, so sharing is encouraged.
About half of the rooms are on the second floor. The building is not handicap accessible. The rooms and buildings are NOT air-conditioned. The windows do open and most have screens in them. There are bathrooms for each room. The tubs or showers will have shower curtains, but folks will need to bring everything else, including bed linens, blankets, pillows and towels and bathmats.
The individual rooms do not have door locks, so folks should not leave valuables in the rooms. We will be locking the building doors during the days, and a couple of staff people will be able to unlock the main doors if necessary, if return trips are needed. We will also have security patrolling the area of the dorms and the Powwow Grounds, particularly in the evenings and nights.
We will be asking for a donation of $20.00 for each room that is reserved for Convocation, for however many days it is in use. Those wishing to reserve a room should call Mo. Marion at 605/964-7283. Please indicate if you are willing to share a room with another attendee.
The dormitories are located just off of Main Street between the Tribal Offices and the downtown area. They are about 2 miles (or so) from the Tribal Powwow Grounds where Convocation will be held.
CAMPING -
CRST Pow-wow Grounds
There is space for camping at the Pow-wow Grounds, but there are NO HOOK-UPS. There are a number of electrical outlets around the "Cook Shack," that might be used for power, and there will be port-a-potties available for use. Tent camping is encouraged.
Dupree, SD (20 miles west of Eagle Butte)
There are maybe 2 RV hook-ups in Dupree. They appear to be very minimal. Anyone interested in these should call the City of Dupree at 605/365-5181.
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