Don't forget about the American Indian History Month Festival 2010 that is being held tomorrow in Dothan. From Come See Alabama:
American Indian History Month Festival
Please join the nine recognized American Indian Tribes of Alabama as we welcome friends from around the southeastern United States Saturday, November 20, 2010 at the Dothan Civic Center in Dothan, Alabama for American Indian History Month Festival 2010. Activities include: gourd dancing, grand entry in traditional dress, traditional powwow dancing, stomp dance, host northern drum & host southern drum, guest southern drum, flute music, living history exhibits by recognized tribes, storytelling and lots of great door prizes for the audience. This year's guest flutist will be Emerson Begay (Navajo). Other special guest: The Nation of Change Dancers, Muscogee Creek Nation Stomp Dancers Speedy & Saundra Harley and Story Teller Laura Sanders (Star Clan of Creek Indians). Doors open at 4:30pm. Admission cost is $10.00 for spectators. Children 5 & under enter free. More event information is available at www.aifestival.net. We would also like to thank the Dothan Police Department for serving as our event security & helping us provide another great year of safe family fun for the whole community.
And before you go, you might want to learn how to greet someone in the language of their Alabama tribe. This comes from The Alabama Native American Homepage:
Alabama: Chikmaa! (pronounced "chick-mah")
Biloxi: He he! (pronounced "hay hay")
Cherokee: (pronounced "oh-see-yo")
Chickasaw: Chokma! (pronounced "choke-mah")
Choctaw: Halito! (pronounced "hah-lih-toh")
Coushatta: Ciká'nó! (pronounced "chee-kah-no")
Muskogee: Hesci! (pronounced "heese-chee")
