"Giving Our Hearts Away"
A Sharing of American Indian Presence
Overview
You are invited to share a taste of living American Indian culture on Saturday, November 14 (noon to 5:00 pm) and Sunday, November 15 (1:00 pm to 6:00 pm), 2009, at the Oxford Community Arts Center.
James Alexander Thom, an award-winning and best-selling historical novelist and author of THE RED HEART, a story of the Miami People, will be a featured guest speaker. Representatives of several American Indian nations will share their history and traditional stories, perform traditional Drum songs, cedar flute music and Pow Wow dances, provide insights into herbal and spiritual healing and demonstrate ancient pottery forms and techniques and bead and quill work. Modern American Indian art will be on display. A panel will discuss current issues American Indian people face in the United States.
Activities for children will be another feature of the program. Each participating child will receive a gift. Ancient American Indian art forms will be displayed throughout November at The Lane Public Library in Oxford. American Indian storytelling will be featured during November at the library and in the Talawanda School District.
The event is intended for all persons of all ages and is free to the public due to the generosity of the Oxford Community Arts Center and grants from the West Ohio Conference United Methodist Committee on Native American Ministries, O’Yes! and the Oxford United Methodist Church (OUMC) Endowment Fund. Members of the
OUMC congregation will serve as hosts for program speakers and artists during the event.
Please contact Fred Shaw at 513-523-5115 (seniorpastor @oumc.org) for more details. Related information can be found at www.sumac-enterprises.net.
Program Schedule
SATURDAY, November 14, 2009
12:00 Welcome and explore—ongoing activities, displays, & discussion areas
BALL ROOM
12:30 Drum—Skyhawk
2:00 Ken Tankersley
2:30 Dance—Jonathan Holmes
CRAFTS ROOM:
3:00 Pottery—Kosia Oshira
THEATER:
1:00 Stories Old Upon the Land—Neeake
1:30 Monuments of Culture—Jack Blosser
2:00 Flute of the Winds—Snow Owl Bunch
2:30 The Healing Balance—Singing Bird
3:00 American Indian Issues—Michelle Oberwise-Lacock, Bright Fire Stophlet
3:30 The People called Miami—Sheryl Hartman
4:00 James Alexander Thom
SOUTH HALLWAY:
3:00 Stories Old Upon the Land -- Neeake
SUNDAY, November 15, 2009
1:00 Welcome and explore—ongoing activities, displays, & discussion areas
BALLROOM:
1:30 Songs of the Drum—Skyhawk
3:00 Ken Tankersley
4:00 Dance—Jonathan Holmes
CRAFTS ROOM
3:00 Pottery—Kosia Oshira
THEATER:
2:00 Stories Old Upon the Land—Neeake
2:30 Monuments of Culture—Jack Blosser
3:00 Flute of the Winds—Snow Owl Bunch
3:30 The Healing Balance—Singing Bird
4:00 American Indian Issues—Michelle Oberwise-Lacock, Bright Fire Stophlet
4:30 The People called Miami—Sheryl Hartman
5:00 James Alexander Thom
SOUTH HALLWAY:
4:00 Stories Old Upon the Land -- Neeake
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