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We Have A Story to Tell - Native Peoples of the Chesapeake Region (Guide for Teachers Grade 9-12)

6/27/2017

For the Native Americans of the Chesapeake region—past, present, and future. We honor your strength and endurance. Thank you for welcoming us to your Native place. Education Office of the National Museum of the American Indian

Acknowledgments
Coauthors, Researchers: Gabrielle Tayac, Ph.D. (Piscataway), Edwin Schupman (Muscogee)
Contributing Writer: Genevieve Simermeyer (Osage)
Editor: Mark Hirsch
Reviewers: Leslie Logan (Seneca), Clare Cuddy, Kakwireiosta Hall (Cherokee/Mohawk), Benjamin Norman (Pamunkey)
Additional Research: Danielle Moretti-Langholtz, Ph.D., Buck Woodard (Lower Muscogee Creek), Angela Daniel, Andy Boyd
Design: Groff Creative Inc.
Special Thanks: Helen Scheirbeck, Ph.D. (Lumbee); Sequoyah Simermeyer (Coharie), National Congress of American Indians; NMAI Photo Services

All illustrations and text © 2006 NMAI, Smithsonian Institution, unless otherwise noted.

Painted Pony Art Challenge promotes Horses and The Gathering at Clarke County Fair -- Deadline to Enter Aug. 13th

6/25/2017

Thank you Cathy Kuehner (Winchester Star Local News Reporter) for capturing and sharing this NEW NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURAL AWARD.
We created this award in honor and memory of Native Americans who lived in the Shenandoah area.

Clarke County Fair Art Challenge
August 13 - 19, 2017

Artist Recognized at The Gathering
Oct. 21-22, 2017

Art Exhibits will be accepted from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Aug. 13 Sunday
and 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday Aug. 14.

General Rules

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The Wizard of Oz Author Advocated "Extermination" of Native Americans in the 1890's

6/23/2017

Finding out that childhood heroes have feet of clay is nothing new. Sometimes it can actually be reassuring in an odd way, that they too are human. But then you stumble across something like this and you have to completely re-evaluate everything you thought you know about someone.
L. Frank Baum, before he wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ran a newspaper in South Dakota. This was in the early 1890's during the Indian Wars. When Baum heard of the killing of Sitting Bull and the massacre at Wounded Knee, he wrote editorials calling for killing each and every last Native American.

-- Source: JJ Sutherland NPR

Baum's Annihilation Remarks

But all is not wonderful in Oz. The beloved children’s author did another kind of writing before the Wizard of Oz became a household name. Editorials reportedly written by Baum in the late 1800s called for the genocide of American Indians.
The editorials can be found at various places on the Internet; the two most well known are the Sitting Bull Editorial and the Wounded Knee Editorial. Many people in Indian country may have heard about the editorials, but have never actually seen them.
Wherever the truth lies, L. Frank Baum’s legacy of enchantment and whimsy has been permanently scarred by the two editorials written 10 years before “The Wizard of OZ.” Scholars and historians will continue to debate whether the 1890-91 editorials were merely a mirror of the society in which Baum lived or if he really wanted to see the Great Sioux Nation wiped off the face of the earth.

- Source: Indian Country Today

Thank you Jessica Clark, Lumbee Indian school teacher for bringing this story to our attention.

NEW! Clarke County Fair Native American Indian Cultural Art Awards

6/3/2017

Special Art Contest: Homemaking & Fine Art Departments

Eligible Virginia and West Virginia Counties: Clarke, Loudoun, Fauquier, Warren and Frederick in Virginia and Jefferson in West Virginia

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Sanctuary on the Trail partnered with The Clarke County Ruritan's and the Clarke County Fair to bring a new art award to the region. The art contest takes place during the Clarke County 63rd Annual Fair Aug. 13-19. Homemaking, Fine Arts and Photography exhibits will be accepted from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday Aug. 13 and 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday Aug. 14.

CULTURAL CHALLENGE. In honor and memory of Native Americans who lived in the Shenandoah area, this new art award supports art projects that engage communities, enhance creativity and enrich the vibrancy of Native American culture and history in the region.

CREATIVE OPTIONS. Exhibits may be entered in ANY department and class within the entire Fine Arts and Homemaking Section such as Arts & Crafts, Needle Art, Hobbies/Collections, etc.

REQUIREMENTS. All artwork must be original and created by the artist. For specific exhibit and participation requirements, please see the rules and regulation for the individual department or contest/event.

The 2017 theme is “Painted Ponies.”

WINNERS. Judges will select relative entries exhibited based on artistic quality, uniqueness and on how imaginative the work captures the spirit of “Painted Ponies.” The work does not have to literally depict real horses.
Winners in the Adult (20 and over), Teen (ages 13-19) and Youth (12 and under) categories receive four free tickets to The Gathering along with special honors at The Gathering harvest festival.

ABOUT THE GATHERING. The Gathering is a Native American festival being held at the Clarke County Fairgrounds on Oct. 21-22, 2017 that includes dancing, music, veteran and uniformed services tribute, painted ponies, motorcycle run (iron horse) and more. Artists will receive special recognition during the Gathering along with free tickets for their family.

Hosted by Sanctuary on the Trail

Share the Dates for The Gathering 2017

6/3/2017

All Invited

Calling all dancers and vendors. Save and share the date Oct. 21-22, 2017 for The Gathering.

Clarke County Fairgrounds
890 W Main St.
Berryville, VA 22611

Vendors and Exhibitors

Registered vendors and exhibitors are posted online.

Photo of the Veteran Tribute from The Gathering 2015 (Photo by Chris Anderson).

We Have A Story to Tell - Native Peoples of the Chesapeake Region (Guide for Teachers Grade 9-12)

Painted Pony Art Challenge promotes Horses and The Gathering at Clarke County Fair -- Deadline to Enter Aug. 13th

The Wizard of Oz Author Advocated "Extermination" of Native Americans in the 1890's

NEW! Clarke County Fair Native American Indian Cultural Art Awards

Special Art Contest: Homemaking & Fine Art Departments

Share the Dates for The Gathering 2017

All Invited

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