WHO: The original American Indian people of the southeast
WHAT: Southeast Tribes Festival
WHEN: Friday and Saturday September 17-18, 2010
WHERE: Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds, Hwy 441 Cherokee NC
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)
