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Thousands of students from across Middle Tennessee have visited the American Indian Festival at MTSU. Each year new attractions are added to enhance the educational and interactive value of our program. All of our dancers, artists and performers are kid-friendly and we encourage interaction and audience participation throughout School Day. Yes, your students will learn about culture, history, crafts, arts, and lifeways from American Indian educators through music, storytelling, demonstrations, and exhibitions - but they will also join in - this is a participation field trip!     Above and below: Exhibition Dancing      Above and below: Fancy Shawl Dance as performed by Kate Jolly      Above and below: Happy Painted Faces!!    Above right: Storyteller William Harjo (Creek)   Above and below: Bowyer Jimmy Taylor instructs students in proper bow technique         Above and below: Students enter the circle and join our dancers.   Above: Educators Anthony Martin and Charles Robinson answer questions   Above: Aztec Fire Dance by Jose Rico Moya   Above left: Drummaker Karen Lancaster demonstrating handdrum Above right: Andes folk music with Calixto Cordova  Above: Traditional drumming and singing by Bad Water    Above l to r: Flutist Mike Serna, Folk Artist Puppeteer David Null and Native Educator J J Kent  Above: Potter Mary Newman demonstrates techniques  Above: Interior of award-winning late 1800s Lakota style lodge by educator Tim Dean   MC Scott Crisp (Cherokee) with students Back to School Day Information Page Back to 2005 Photo Gallery Index |
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