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September 17-18, 2010Southeast Tribes Festival
WHO: The original American Indian people of the southeast WHAT: Southeast Tribes Festival HOW: Adults $7 all-day pass; children ages 6-12 $3; Children 5 and under free. EBCI members free with enrollment card WHY: To bring together the original tribes of the southeast for a two day reunion of dancing, food, storytelling, living history, arts and crafts demonstrations, stickball, blowguns, and running.
Thursday, Sept. 16* 9 am-4 pm Southeast Indian Writers Gathering (First EVER!) At the Museum of the Cherokee Indian 4 pm Opening reception for Shan Goshorn (Eastern Band) show At Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum 7 pm Southeast Indian Writers Reading and book signing –Museum
Friday, Sept. 17 Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds 9 am - 5 pm Dance, storytelling, food, living history encampments, and arts and crafts demonstrations 9 am - 2 pm FIELD TRIP! School groups touring the Museum of the Cherokee Indian receive free admission to Southeast Tribes Festival 9 am—4 pm Southeast Indian Writers Gathering --Museum of the Cherokee Indian 2 pm Announcement of art show winners 5 pm Marbles demonstration by Rob Daugherty and Cherokee Nation 7 pm - 9 pm Warriors of AniKituwha, Mystic Lake (Choctaw), Seminole Dancers, Squirrel Ridge Stomp Grounds, Raven Rock, and more
Saturday, Sept. 18 Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds 8:00 am Run For the Nations At Kituhwa, Rt. 19 Bryson City 9:00 am Southeast Tribes Festival 5K Run-- run open to the public. Registration is $10 and includes an event t-shirt and festival admission At Kituhwa 9 am - 5 pm Dance, storytelling, food, living history encampments and cultural arts demonstrations 11 am Blowgun competition 4pm—6 pm Opening Reception for Gohigwuiyv Tsigi “This is Modern!” Cherokee Contemporary Art At the Museum of the Cherokee Indian 5 pm Cherokee Stickball demonstration by the Wolftown Indian Ball Team At Unity Field, Hwy 441 7 pm - 10 pm Warriors of AniKituwha, Mystic Lake (Choctaw), Seminole Dancers, and more *Schedule subject to change.
SPONSORS: Cherokee Preservation Foundation, N.C Arts Council, Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee Central Schools, Cherokee Runners Club
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Location, cost, and logistics: Museum of the Cherokee Indian 888-665-7249 x1 Box Office AND Cherokee Welcome Center 800-438-1601 Media Relations: John Arch, (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) Cherokee Historical Association jarch@cherokeehistorical.org Art Show : Yona Wade, (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) Cherokee Central Schools ywade@cherokeecentral.gaggle.net Blowgun contest: Sonny Ledford, (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) usquetsiwo@yahoo.com Southeast Tribes Festival 5K Run: Eddie Swimmer (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) eswimmer@cherokeemuseum.org Volunteer Coordinator: Joyce Cooper jcooper@cherokeemuseum.org Administrative Manager (Checks and disbursements): Sharon Littlejohn littlejohn@cherokeemuseum.org Festival Coordinator: Barbara R. Duncan, Ph.D. Museum of the Cherokee Indian bduncan@cherokeemuseum.org
Master of Ceremonies: Rob Daugherty (Cherokee Nation) Event Photographer: Shan Goshorn (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) *************************************************************************
Southeast Tribes Festival 5K RUN
WHO: Open to the public. Receive a free festival t-shirt and one-day pass with $10 registration fee. Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians $5. WHAT: 5K Run WHEN: 9:00 am Saturday Sept. 18 WHERE: Kituhwa Mound Field on Rt. 19. South of Cherokee HOW: Register at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian Sept. or register at the run. WHY: Fun, fitness, and culture! Winners in their age group will receive ribbons.
“A day’s walk is about forty miles, fifty if you go a little after dark.” —Nimrod Jarrett Smith, Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, 1887.
Sponsors of the Festival: Cherokee Preservation Foundation, North Carolina Arts Council, Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee Runners Club. ************************************************************** SPECIAL FIELD DAY FOR SCHOOL GROUPS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 Cherokee N.C.
For one special low rate, you can take your class to both a festival and museum. Your students will have an interactive experience that will bring American Indian history and cultural curriculum to life.
Southeast Tribes Festival—from 9 am—2 pm
PLUS Museum of the Cherokee Indian Tour (allow one hour). Please schedule your time in advance.
GROUP RATE INCLUDES SOUTHEAST TRIBES AND MUSEUM: Children ages 13-up: $8.00/child One chaperone is free with every ten students.
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To reserve space for your group and a time for your museum tour, contact: 828-497-3481 x 207 or eswimmer@cherokeemuseum.org
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