Indigenous Corn Festival and Pow-Wow
Kathy Keesee NOWIA, 20.11.2008 11:09
Join us for the Indigenous Corn Festival and Welcome Back Pow-Wow November 22, 2008
This is the first time in SOuthern ORegon that indigenous people from The US and Central America are joining together to celebrate our indigenous traditions.
Indigenous Corn Festival
Saturday November 22, 2008
10:00am - 8:00pm
Ashland Middle School
100 Walker Ave
Hands on tortilla making
Corn preservation, preparation and growing
Stone tools for grinding corn
Make tortillas
Crafts using corn
Traditional dancers from the Purh'epecha nation
Participate in traditional dances
Tamale contest $100 for winner PLease call to preregister for the tamale contest.
This event is sponsored by NOWIA Unete, Native American Student Union SOU and the Latino Student Union SOU
For more information please contact Kathy at 245-1625.
e-mail:: kkeesee24@msn.com