Visit with Chris Anderson our Cherokee Knowledge Carrier during the Sept. 17-18, 2022 Indian Village at the Bluemont Fair from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm or shop with Chris at Chicken House Studies and Chris on ETSY.

Chris grew up in Saluda, NC and enjoyed living among the mountains and beautiful scenery of western North Carolina. A self-taught artist, she works in pen and ink and watercolors. 

She lives in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley in Luray, Virginia. In addition to her images of historical architecture, she recently created a series of butterfly cards which she hand decorates so each is a unique work of art.

Would you like a custom watercolor image of your home, church, business, etc.? She can create a unique and special gift for yourself or others from a photograph. Contact her today for a quote.

The Indian Village is located in Northwestern Virginia ​about 70 Miles Northwest of D.C. Follow parking signs to ​Snickersville Turnpike Bluemont, VA 20135. Free parking. Fair general admission is only $10, children nine and under are free.

Stuart Hill's musical training included piano, guitar, banjo, and the Native American flute. He has been playing the Native American flute since 2003. Stuart believes that the flute is an instrument that truly allows a person to portray their heart and soul. Many of his original pieces reflect individual experiences and interactions with nature. He is a member of the World Flute Society; the Northern Virginia and the Winchester Flute Circles — two local groups that meet to share music and flute-related interests.

Stuart played flutes in a hospice weekly for eight years. He has performed at coffee shops and cafes, for elementary and middle schools groups, private parties, art exhibit openings, for children’s day camps, and in other public venues.  He has appeared at: Jammin Java (Vienna, VA), Ovations Restaurant (Wolftrap Park, Vienna, VA), Bankok Blues (Falls Church, VA), and the Bombay Tandoor Restaurant in Tysons Corner.  Stuart has been teaching yoga for 12 years and regularly plays flute during those classes.

Stuart is available to provide performances ranging in time from 15-90 minutes. He tells the story of the Native American Flute and demonstrates several of the instruments from his collection; and performs various selections from his four CDs. For some venues, he provides percussion instruments and invites the audience to join in on several songs.

Meet Stuart at his booth under the great tree or during the elder talking circle between 10 am - 5 pm each day Sept. 17-18, 2022 Indian Village at the Bluemont Fair. ​

Knapping is the shaping of flint, chert, obsidian, or other conchoidal fracturing stone through the process of lithic reduction to manufacture stone tools, strikers for flintlock firearms, or to produce flat-faced stones for building or facing walls, and flushwork decoration. The original Germanic term knopp meant to strike, shape, or work, so it could theoretically have referred equally well to making statues or dice.

​Modern usage is more specific, referring almost exclusively to the hand-tool pressure-flaking process pictured. It is distinguished from the more general verb "chip" (to break up into small pieces, or unintentionally break off a piece of something) and is different from "carve" (removing only part of a face), and "cleave" (breaking along a natural plane).

Flintknapping or knapping is done in a variety of ways depending on the purpose of the final product. For stone tools and flintlock strikers, chert is worked using a fabricator such as a hammerstone to remove lithic flakes from a nucleus or core of tool stone. Stone tools can then be further refined using wood, bone, and antler tools to perform pressure flaking. (Source: Wikipedia)

​Visit with Kevin and Bill during the Sept. 17-18, 2022 Indian Village at the Bluemont Fair from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.  ​

Located in Northwestern Virginia ​about 70 Miles Northwest of D.C. Follow parking signs to ​Snickersville Turnpike Bluemont, VA 20135. Free parking. Fair general admission is only $10, children nine and under are free.

Medicine Carrier Jodi Lynn will demonstrate how to use natural dyes, from plants and food, to color fabrics. Her natural dyeing techniques will inspire you on to use dozens of species of plants to naturally dye stuff.

One of the comprehensive books that Jodi refers to is "Wild Color". Jodi can explain necessary equipment, how select fibers and plant parts and select fibers work. She can demonstrate how to choose the right methods to dry and test colors. 

Visit with Jodi during the Sept. 17-18, 2022 Indian Village at the Bluemont Fair from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. See the gorgeous colors that you can create by using  various amounts vinegar and much more. 

Located in Northwestern Virginia ​about 70 Miles Northwest of D.C. Follow parking signs to ​Snickersville Turnpike Bluemont, VA 20135. Free parking. Fair general admission is only $10, children nine and under are free.

Join us for unique discussions during a new Elders Talking Circle on Sept.17-18, 2022. Ask an Indian a question.

Topics of possible interest: 

• Pottery
• Flint Napping
• Indigenous Foods
• Native. American. Literature.
• Treaties vs. Reserved Rights
• Sovereignty
• Self-Determination
• Inherent Rights 
• Blood Quantum
• Sacred Herbs
• Living History
• MMIWC
• The United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 
• Diversity and Inclusion

Joining our Indian Village this year (2022) is Kacye Heister who traces her ancestry to Virginia's Pamunkey Tribe. Kacye is dedicating her life to connecting with her ancestors and putting ancient wisdom into action through arts, food and medicine. She uses traditional techniques that are mind blowing to teach and help reduce suffering. 

Hear Kacye share during our Elders Talking Circles and visit her living history exhibit at the Indian Village Sept. 17-18, 2022.

​Also follow Kacye on TikTok for updates on her work.

This year’s Indian Village features outdoor Elder Talking Circles. The Indian Village’s collection of exhibits, demonstrations and hands-on activities include: Native arts and crafts; beadwork; pottery; flint napping, wild-color tie dye; morel mushroom propagation; rock, gems and crystals; ancient healing practices; leather goods; wooden flutes; food is medicine garden; music; Native American regalia exhibit; fishing trap weaving; bones, stones and other treasures; as well as community healing. 

During last year's (2021) Indian Village, quilt artist Kerry Faraone, received inspiration from the Red Dress installation and designed a new art quilt. The Red Dress represents Missing Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Violence against Native Americans and Alaska Natives far exceed national average.

Kerry submitted her art quilt to several shows including the Sacred Threads Quilts Group in Herndon, Va. Her red dress quilt will be on display at the old stone  Bluemont Methodist Church during this year's (2022) Bluemont Fair. The church address is 33843 Snickersville Turnpike, Bluemont, VA 20135.

​Join us for the Sept. 17-18, 2022 Indian Village during the Historic Bluemont 52nd Annual Fair Located in North West Virginia ​about 70 Miles Northwest of D.C. Follow Parking Signs to Snickersville Turnpike Bluemont, VA 20135.

This year’s Indian Village also features outdoor Elder Talking Circles in Stone's Field at foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountain. Follow the signs for general free parking.
 
The Indian Village’s collection of exhibits, demonstrations and hands-on activities also include: Native arts and crafts; beadwork; pottery; flint napping, wild-color tie dye; morel mushroom propagation; rock, gems and crystals; ancient healing practices; leather goods; wooden flutes; food is medicine garden; music; Native American regalia exhibit; fishing trap weaving; bones, stones and other treasures; as well as community healing. 

Kerry is volunteer with the Waterford Quilt Guild.

The Red Dress installation continues this year at the Indian Village.

​Join us for the Sept. 17-18, 2022 Indian Village during the Historic Bluemont 52nd Annual Fair Located in North West Virginia ​about 70 Miles Northwest of D.C. Follow Parking Signs to Snickersville Turnpike Bluemont, VA 20135.

This year’s Indian Village also features outdoor Elder Talking Circles in Stone's Field at foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountain. Follow the signs for general free parking.
 
The Indian Village’s collection of exhibits, demonstrations and hands-on activities include: Native arts and crafts; beadwork; pottery; flint napping, wild-color tie dye; morel mushroom propagation; rock, gems and crystals; ancient healing practices; leather goods; wooden flutes; food is medicine garden; music; Native American regalia exhibit; fishing trap weaving; bones, stones and other treasures; as well as community healing.