First American Heritage Month Celebration: November 1st
<p> <strong>Old Dominion University's Office of Intercultural Relations presents the First American Heritage Month Celebration on November 1, 2012 from 11:00am-3:00pm. </strong></p> <p> <u>Performance:</u> 12:30pm-1:30pm</p> <p> <em>Performances, tribal information and vendor stations featuring:</em> <strong>Chief Lynette Allston</strong> of the Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia; <strong>Jesse Bass</strong>, Council Member and Event Coordinator for the Nansemond Indian Tribal Association and drumkeeper for Full Circle Singers; and <strong>Melissa DeSantis</strong> of the Lakota Sioux, from Pine Ridge South Dakota</p> <p> <em><u>Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia </u></em></p> <p> Prior to 1607, several distinct groups of Iroquoian speaking native people, including the Nottoway Indians, lived in the Virginia-North Carolina coastal plain. In Virginia, there are three Native American linguistic groups - Algonquin, Siouan and</p> <p> Iroquoian. The Nottoway Indians are a Southern Iroquoian tribe and are citizen Indians with a rich past and a proud future.</p> <p> </p> <p> <u>Contact Information </u></p> <p> Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia</p> <p> Community House and Interpretive Center</p> <p> 23186 Main Street. PO Box 246</p> <p> Capron, VA 23929</p> <p> NottowayofVA@aol.com</p> <p> <a href="http://www.nottowayinidan.org/">www.nottowayinidan.org</a></p> <p> </p> <p> For more info regarding the celebration please contact OIR at (757)683-4406, <a href="mailto:oir@odu.edu">oir@odu.edu</a>, or visit our website at odu.edu/oir.</p> <p> </p> <p> <label>Date:</label> Thu, 11/1 11:00am - 3:00pm</p> <p> <label>Type:</label> Cultural</p> <p> <label>Location:</label> Webb University Ctr.</p> <p> <label>Room:</label> North Mall</p>
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Posted By: Stephanie Riggs
Date: Thu Oct 18 15:04:33 EDT 2012