{"id":5927,"date":"2009-07-29T20:42:06","date_gmt":"2009-07-30T00:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=5927"},"modified":"2009-07-29T20:42:06","modified_gmt":"2009-07-30T00:42:06","slug":"kekionga-storytelling-festival-812009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2009\/07\/29\/kekionga-storytelling-festival-812009\/","title":{"rendered":"Kekionga Storytelling Festival &#8211; 8\/1\/2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kekionga_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Kekionga Storytelling Festival logo\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Information about the Kekiona Storytelling Festival this Saturday at Headwaters Park.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>For thousands of years, Native peoples have communicated through oral traditions. Tribal storytellers,\u00c2\u00a0often elders whose life experiences and wisdom make them revered members of the community, use stories to educate children and teach them values. Through the power of the narrative, storytellers connect the past to the present and community members to each other.<\/p>\n<p>The Kekionga Storytelling Festival celebrates this oral history and tradition. This free event on August 1st at Headwaters Park in downtown Fort Wayne features three storytellers &#8211; Eugene Brown (Miami Indian), Dark Rain Thom (Shawnee), and John Dunnagan (Vice Chief,\u00c2\u00a0Miami Nation of Indiana) &#8211; who alternate presentations each hour from 10 am to 4 pm. At 4 pm, the festival features a concert with Douglas Blue Feather. Douglas Blue Feather is of Cherokee heritage, an award winning songwriter, recording artist, and performer of contemporary Native American flute music, and is a four time Native American Music Award winner.<\/p>\n<p>The Kekionga Native American Storytelling Festival also features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Science Central&#8217;s Star Lab &#8211; Native American Constellation Stories\u00c2\u00a0(Shows at 11:15 am, 12:45 pm, 2:15 pm, and 3:15 pm)<\/li>\n<li>Miami Village with the Painted Turtle Drum, Singers, Dancers<\/li>\n<li>Soarin&#8217; Hawk Birds of Prey (Shows at 10:30 am, noon, 1:30 pm)<\/li>\n<li>Shawnee Woodland Wams<\/li>\n<li>Birch Bark Nswe&#8217;gen (Lodge) &#8211; built in the Upper Great Lakes Native tradition<\/li>\n<li>Learn Neshnabemowen (Pottawatomi) language and culture from Kevin Funney, the language and cultural historian for the Gun Lake Band of Pottawatomi.<\/li>\n<li>Ancient lifestyle teacher, Erik Vosteen, demonstrates how Native Americans used the resources surrounding them to create their cultural traditions.<\/li>\n<li>IPFW Archaeological Survey,<\/li>\n<li>Children&#8217;s activities, traditional foods, and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Kekionga Storytelling Festival is a community outreach undertaken by PBS39 and area\u00c2\u00a0organizations in association with WGBH, Boston and WE SHALL REMAIN. This five part PBS miniseries,\u00c2\u00a0which aired in April with an encore broadcast on PBS39 expected later this year, spanned three\u00c2\u00a0hundred years of pivotal moments in U.S. history from the Native American perspective.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kekionga_flyer.jpg\" alt=\"Kekionga Storytelling Festival flyer\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kekionga_map.jpg\" alt=\"Kekionga Storytelling Festival map\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2008_11_05_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Headwaters Park and the annual parade of colors as seen from the Lincoln Tower Observation Deck.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='62875f85410e0c8abe58b6346a2dec23' data-image-id=\"1675\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2008_11_05_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2008_11_05_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2008\/11\/05 - Fall colors\" data-description=\"Headwaters Park and the annual parade of colors as seen from the Lincoln Tower Observation Deck.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008\/11\/05 - Fall colors\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008\/11\/05 - Fall colors\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1675\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2008_11_05_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_02_12_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The St. Mary&#039;s River and Headwaters Park during February flooding.  Science Central is visible as well as the old freight station at Clinton and Fourth Streets.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='62875f85410e0c8abe58b6346a2dec23' data-image-id=\"1679\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_02_12_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_02_12_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/12 - St. Mary&#039;s River\" data-description=\"The St. Mary&#039;s River and Headwaters Park during February flooding.  Science Central is visible as well as the old freight station at Clinton and Fourth Streets.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/12 - St. Mary&#039;s River\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/12 - St. Mary&#039;s River\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1679\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_02_12_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_03_09_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Headwaters Park during the March, 2009, flooding.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='62875f85410e0c8abe58b6346a2dec23' data-image-id=\"1681\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_03_09_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_03_09_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/03\/09 - Headwaters Park\" data-description=\"Headwaters Park during the March, 2009, flooding.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/03\/09 - Headwaters Park\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/03\/09 - Headwaters Park\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1681\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_03_09_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_04_30_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Headwaters Park in full bloom.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='62875f85410e0c8abe58b6346a2dec23' data-image-id=\"1692\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_04_30_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_04_30_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/04\/30 - Headwaters Park\" data-description=\"Headwaters Park in full bloom.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/04\/30 - Headwaters Park\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/04\/30 - Headwaters Park\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1692\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_04_30_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52796.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"It&#039;s a swing...\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='62875f85410e0c8abe58b6346a2dec23' data-image-id=\"2175\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52796.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52796.jpg\" data-title=\"2008: It&#039;s a swing...\" data-description=\"It&#039;s a swing...\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008: It&#039;s a swing...\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008: It&#039;s a swing...\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2175\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52796.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52801.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"...and a tapped keg as Mayor Tom Henry masterfully completes the job.  Mark Critchfield, Germanfest Committee President, assists.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='62875f85410e0c8abe58b6346a2dec23' data-image-id=\"2176\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52801.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52801.jpg\" data-title=\"2008: ...and a tapped keg\" data-description=\"...and a tapped keg as Mayor Tom Henry masterfully completes the job.  Mark Critchfield, Germanfest Committee President, assists.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008: ...and a tapped keg\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008: ...and a tapped keg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2176\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52801.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52806.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher.  Mark Critchfield, Germanfest Committee President, assists.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='62875f85410e0c8abe58b6346a2dec23' data-image-id=\"2177\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52806.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52806.jpg\" data-title=\"2008: Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher.  Mark Critchfield, Germanfest Committee President, assists.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008: Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008: Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2177\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52806.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52809.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher.  Mark Critchfield, Germanfest Committee President, assists.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='62875f85410e0c8abe58b6346a2dec23' data-image-id=\"2178\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52809.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52809.jpg\" data-title=\"2008: Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher.  Mark Critchfield, Germanfest Committee President, assists.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008: Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008: Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2178\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52809.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52817.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Left to right: Mark Critchfield - Germanfest Committee President, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock - Executive Director of Headwaters Park.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='62875f85410e0c8abe58b6346a2dec23' data-image-id=\"2179\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52817.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52817.jpg\" data-title=\"2008: Mark Critchfield, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock\" data-description=\"Left to right: Mark Critchfield - Germanfest Committee President, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock - Executive Director of Headwaters Park.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008: Mark Critchfield, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008: Mark Critchfield, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2179\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52817.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52819.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Left to right: Mark Critchfield - Germanfest Committee President, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock - Executive Director of Headwaters Park.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='62875f85410e0c8abe58b6346a2dec23' data-image-id=\"2180\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52819.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52819.jpg\" data-title=\"2008: Mark Critchfield, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock\" data-description=\"Left to right: Mark Critchfield - Germanfest Committee President, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock - Executive Director of Headwaters Park.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008: Mark Critchfield, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008: Mark Critchfield, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2180\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52819.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52820.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Left to right: Mark Critchfield - Germanfest Committee President, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock - Executive Director of Headwaters Park.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='62875f85410e0c8abe58b6346a2dec23' data-image-id=\"2181\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52820.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52820.jpg\" data-title=\"2008: Mark Critchfield, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock\" data-description=\"Left to right: Mark Critchfield - Germanfest Committee President, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock - Executive Director of Headwaters Park.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008: Mark Critchfield, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008: Mark Critchfield, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2181\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52820.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52822.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The first toast.  Left to right: Mark Critchfield - Germanfest Committee President, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock - Executive Director of Headwaters Park.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='62875f85410e0c8abe58b6346a2dec23' data-image-id=\"2182\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52822.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52822.jpg\" data-title=\"2008: The first toast\" data-description=\"The first toast.  Left to right: Mark Critchfield - Germanfest Committee President, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock - Executive Director of Headwaters Park.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008: The first toast\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008: The first toast\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2182\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52822.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52824.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The first drink.  Left to right: Mark Critchfield - Germanfest Committee President, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock - Executive Director of Headwaters Park.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='62875f85410e0c8abe58b6346a2dec23' data-image-id=\"2183\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52824.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52824.jpg\" data-title=\"2008: The first drink\" data-description=\"The first drink.  Left to right: Mark Critchfield - Germanfest Committee President, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock - Executive Director of Headwaters Park.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008: The first drink\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008: The first drink\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2183\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52824.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52826.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='62875f85410e0c8abe58b6346a2dec23' data-image-id=\"2184\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52826.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52826.jpg\" data-title=\"2008: Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008: Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008: Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2184\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52826.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52835.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Two dancers, enoying the music of the Jay Fox Bavarian Showtime Band.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='62875f85410e0c8abe58b6346a2dec23' data-image-id=\"2185\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52835.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52835.jpg\" data-title=\"2008: Two dancers\" data-description=\"Two dancers, enoying the music of the Jay Fox Bavarian Showtime Band.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008: Two dancers\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008: Two dancers\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2185\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52835.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information about the Kekiona Storytelling Festival this Saturday at Headwaters Park. 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