Guntersville Civitan Park - Sunset Dr. by Laureen Wallace Dr.

UCAN Tribe of the Cherokee Nations is sponsoring an intertribal Pow Wow as part of the Will Rogers Heritage Festival.

 
Tentative Schedule
Friday, June 6th
Gates open at 8:00 AM, Vendors and Demonstrators
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Music and Dancing

Saturday, June 7th
Gates open at 8:00 AM, Vendors and Demonstrators
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Music and Dancing

Sunday, June 8th
United Cherokee Church Service, time TBA
Gates open at 8:00 AM, Vendors and Demonstrators
Noon to 5:00 PM, Music and Dancing


 

We will have craft vendors displaying and selling their authentic native wares, featuring a variety of traditional craft demonstrations is sure to make your weekend enjoyable. Will Rogers was the GG Grandson of John Gunter. We will have John Gunter and his wife, Ghe-go-ne-li, daughter of Chief Bushyhead on the grounds to talk about their way of life during the early 1800's.

Live craft demonstrations will excite enthused visitors to the Will Rogers Heritage Festival. Native American craftsman will be demonstrating their skills to provide a glimpse into the world unique to their crafts.

Jewelry
Regalia
Beadwork
Baskets & Weaving
Wood Carvings
Traditional Pottery
Graphics/Artwork
Leather Crafting
Flutes
Longbow Shooting
Atel atel
Knife Makers
Flint Knapping (making arrowheads)
and much more !!

Dancing

This year’s festival will feature many dancers. Fancy dancers spin in vibrant flashes of color. Jingles and bells send out notice that the dance has begun. Come and watch the best of the best from our local Indian Community as they perform ancient and relatively modern renditions of Native dance. See a Jingle dance, Fancy dance, Straight dance, Fancy Shawl, Women's Traditional Cloth and Northern Buckskin. To Dance is to Pray.

Singing

The heartbeat of the Earth and the Pow Wow resounds with the beat of the drum. Hear Northern, Southern and contemporary style. Native American drum groups inspire dancers to greater feats of athletic prowess and feel the rhythm in your blood. Listen to these Native musicians perform a versatile range of Native music from traditional songs in Native languages to contemporary social songs accompanied by hand drums and with English lyrics.
 

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