I’ve got some tough news to share.

I apologize for sending two emails today. This is news I need to get out today.

Facebook has permanently removed our Pow Wow Trading Post group. With over 80,000 members, this group was an incredible space for artists to sell beadwork, skirts, regalia, art, and so much more. Sadly, due to Facebook’s policy banning any sales of animal parts (whether legal or not), our group was targeted and taken down.

I reached out to Facebook support to try to resolve this, but as of now, there’s no appeal process available. The group, as we knew it, is gone. I know how devastating this is for everyone who depended on it to connect and support Native art and culture.

But we’re not giving up. I was already working on a new classifieds website specifically for our community, and now those plans are moving full-speed ahead. This new site will be a dedicated marketplace where we can gather, buy, sell, and celebrate our culture without the risk of being shut down.

Building this from scratch is going to be a challenge. Our developer is working hard on coding the site, but we’ll also need time, resources, and a lot of promotion to reach our community. It’s not as easy as Facebook, where thousands of people are online every day—this is something we’ll have to grow together.

Here’s how you can help!

First, click here to be notified as soon as the new classifieds site goes live.

You can also contribute to our project at this link:

New Online Marketplace for Native Art And Culture After Facebook removed our Pow Wow Trading Post group, we’re building a dedicated online marketplace to support Native... Read more Yes!  I want to help!

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Join our Pow Wow Nation community at www.powwownation.com and help us spread the word when the site launches by sharing it with your networks.

Thank you for being part of this journey, and for helping us create a new home for Native art and culture. Together, we’ll make it happen!

​👉 Stay up to date with the project.​

Thanks,

Paul G
PowWows.com

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PO Box 2072, Columbia, SC 29202
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