Sunday, October 11, 2009

Occaneechee Tribal Heritage Day

We went on a field trip to learn more about a local Native American Tribe.  It was a beautiful day and a wonderful experience to learn hands on about this tribe.   DSC_0005

Above:  We got to see a traditional women’s tribal dance. 

Below:  We also got to participate in a tribal dance. DSC_0010

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She is one of the elders of the tribe.  She really enjoys sharing about her family history!  We enjoyed listening to her!DSC_0016

This cabin behind him is one that he grew up in.  He shared about living in the 20 century.

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This lady shared about cooking and foods from long ago.  DSC_0027

Showing how they ground corn for corn mill.DSC_0031

She showed us food which was stored in turtle shells (They ate lots of turtle!)

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This is Dream Catcher sharing about her dream catcher as well as some of the folktales behind the dream catcher. DSC_0036

We got to touch the different animal skins…rabbit, wolf, coyote, deer,and buffalo among a few.  DSC_0043 DSC_0063

This was a demonstration of the fishing and hunting weaponry.  He shot a bow and arrow and used a sling shot.  

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These were different tools used.  He demonstrated making a blow dart out of thistle as well as how to throw using a sling shot similar to David and Goliath.  He also demonstrated how sharp a shark’s tooth is…he used the side to shave the hair off his arm. 

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These are some of his Indian Arrow Heads.  DSC_0073 DSC_0083

The kids loved retrieving this large arrow that the man threw using one of his tools.

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We learned some about how they harvested crops especially their main crop…tobacco.

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Afterwards, we had a picnic and then the kids enjoyed playing together in the woods.  We Moms enjoyed chatting.