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8th Annual Native American Cultural Festival, November 1-3, 2001
Held at Festival Park Price Bryan Performance Place Amphitheater and
Greensboro Cultural Center
200 North Davie Street, Greensboro, North Carolina

In Celebration of Indian Heritage Month in North Carolina

- Co-sponsored by City Arts -
...a Division of the Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department

Click Here for Selected Pictures From The 9th Annual Native American Cultural Festival, Thursday and Friday, October 31 and November 1, 2002. Held at The Greensboro Cultural Center 200 North Davie Street, Greensboro, North Carolina.

NOTE:  Due to the large volume of wonderful and exciting pictures taken at the festival...additional pictures AND information will be added to this page during weekdays over the next few months.

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A warm welcome to one and all! Storytelling - Osceola Redshirt

Thunder Boys Drum

Dancers take the stage at the Festival

- Specialty Dances - Aztec Dancers of Mexico City

- The Friendship Dance -

   
Ray Littleturtle - Master of Ceremonies

Ray Littleturtle - Master of Ceremonies


Ray Silva, Laguana Pueblo Tribe, Beats the Hand Drum



Rick Oxendine, Executive Director of Guilford Native American Association,
reads proclamation made by Governor of the State of North Carolina - Michael F. Easley.

NOVEMBER IS INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH

2001

BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

A PROCLAMATION

     WHEREAS, American Indians have inhabited the great State of North Carolina for over 10,000 years and have shared their land and their resources since initial contact with the first English settlers; and

     WHEREAS, American Indians have always had a great respect for the land and the environment and continue to reside in their ancestral homelands; and

     WHEREAS, North Carolina's Indian population totals over 99,551, giving the State the seventh largest Indian population in the Nation, according to Census 2000; and

     WHEREAS, the social and economic well-being of the Tar Heel State has been and continues to be heavily impacted by the rich resources and contributions of American Indians; and

     WHEREAS, the agricultural and medicinal contributions made by American Indians continue to have a lasting impact on the
economic and health status of citizens around the world; and

     WHEREAS, American Indian heritage, with its beauty and cultural significance, lives and thrives among the native population today through song, dance, arts and crafts, and storytelling; and

     WHEREAS, seven tribes - Coharie, Eastern Band of Cherokee, Haliwa-Saponi, Indians of Person County, Lumbee, Meherrin and Waccamaw-Siouan - are recognized by the State of North Carolina, and actively participate in local, state and national affairs;

     NOW, THEREFORE, I, MICHAEL F. EASLEY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim the month of November 2001, as "INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH" in North Carolina, and urge the citizens of North Carolina to commend its observance this year and beyond.

The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina
		Michael F. Easley

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty-seventh day of August in the year of our Lord two thousand and one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-sixth.

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Crafts - Friendship Bracelets

I Made a Friendship Bracelet!

Barbara Locklear - Crafts - Make a Turtle

We Made a Turtle!

Crafts - Corn Shuck Doll Making

Kat Littleturtle

Kat Littleturtle - Crafts - Corn Shuck Doll Making

Crafts - Corn Shuck Doll Making

Kat Littleturtle - Crafts - Corn Shuck Doll Making

Charlene Awolowo and
Board Chair Frances Stewart Lowry
at Information Booth in Front of
Art Gallery Thursday and Friday

Helpers...Thanks!!!

Helpers...Thanks!!!

Storytelling - Amanda Sheek

Amanda Sheek

- Storytelling - GNAA Board Member Amanda Sheek

- Storytelling - Derek Lowry

- Storytelling - Nora Dial Stanley

Preparing to Dance in the Arena


Dancers in Motion


Large Crowds Gather Thursday, Friday, and Saturday

GNAA Day Care Attends Festival

Large Crowds Gather Thursday, Friday, and Saturday

Ulali - Pura Fe, Soni and Jennifer

Ulali from New York First Nations Women A Capella Traditional Music Trio Pura Fe, Soni and Jennifer (Tuscarora)

From the Audio Guy's Point of View

Hoop Dancing Waya Dimalanta - Champion Hoop Dancer

Hoop Dancing Waya Dimalanta - Champion Hoop Dancer

Hoop Dancing
Waya Dimalanta - Champion Hoop Dancer

Thunder Boys Drum

Dancers in Motion

Ray Littleturtle - Master of Ceremonies

Senior GNAA - Thelma Huggins and Former Little Miss GNAA (4 Years to 8 Years) Brianna Polanco Dance on Stage

Alicia Thomas - Miss GNAA 2001-2002

Dancers in Motion With the Drum

GNAA Board Member Amanda Sheek

Face Painting at GNAA Booth

Two of Many GNAA Booths at Festival