Memorial weekend will be a milestone for our organization. For the 10th year, youth, artist mentors, and elders will gather at Legacy's Park Hill site to learn pottery, basket making, beading, eat traditional foods, talk some Muscogee and Cherokee as well as camp overnight for three days and two nights. Many of the participants have been coming for 10 years. Some will be camping for the first time. It's all about sharing cultural traditions and the arts while learning about nature and community.
It takes many to make camp a success. Our friend from Tennessee, Wanda Dewaard, travels every year to Oklahoma to teach a healthy respect for outdoor surroundings. From tracking to building shelter to getting up close with animal scat, Wanda shows her love of the natural enviornment in fun interactive ways that the kids can't resist.
We are also fortunate to have outstanding artist mentors lend their talents...such as award winning potter, Crystal Hanna. Crystal is bringing clay and tools for the kids to work with while providing her unique knowledge and skill. Cherokee treasure Betty Frog and her sister Barbara Keen will be making baskets and cooking kanuche. Deborah Johnson is donating beads and expertise in beadwork. Pam Iron, who is extremely busy as a candidate for Cherokee Tribal Council, is giving this years camp top priority, organizing food and site cleanup. She and her grandson Collin, a 10th grader at Sequoyah High School have camped every year. Language learning will be included as we welcome back our favorite Creek speaker, John "Porky" Scott, Jr. Traci Rabbit will be helping Friday and Verna Bates will instruct in "gourd art" on Sunday.
This is a special time for all, as we make memories , make art and honor our legacies.
Donations are appreciated as we charge no fee for participation. Tax deductible donations can be sent to "Legacy" c/o Tiger Gallery, 2110 E Shawnee, Muskogee OK 74403. Donations can also be made by credit card at the Legacy Cultural Learning Community Facebook page under fundrazr.
Come back for updates and photos.
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This is JC Lowe. Sounds awesome! I would love to come out and help! Maybe I can do Cherokee language?? Let me know! =)
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