Henrietta Mann and Dan Wilcat will be speaking at the D.C. event.
btw, Henri is currently president of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribal College on the Southwestern Oklahoma State University campus in Weatherford.
Program subject to change
5:30 a.m. Dawn Song, White Oak Singers* info
10:30 a.m. Welcoming ceremony and opening remarks by Tim Johnson (Mohawk), acting director of the museum
Remarks by guest speakers:
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, chair
of the Alliance for Climate Protection and partner of Live Earth, Dr. Henrietta Mann,
and Katsi Cook
Performances by:
country music artists Garth Brooks and
Trisha Yearwood; also original and classic blues band Blues Nation
11:30 a.m. Native Roots info
12:15 p.m. Remarks by Dr. Daniel Wildcat, Dr. Henrietta Mann, and Katsi Cook info
12:30 p.m. Yarina info
1:30 p.m. Film: The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy info
3 p.m. Discussion about the Trail of Tears with Chad Smith, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma info
3:45 p.m. The Plateros info
4:30 p.m. The Breaking Wind info
5:15 p.m. Remarks by Dr. Nancy Maynard and
Dr. Anthony D. Socci info
5:30 p.m. Indian Summer Showcase: Blues Nation info
6:30 p.m. The Reddmen info
7:15 p.m. Native Roots info
8 p.m. Yarina info
8:45 p.m. The Reddmen info
9:30 p.m. Closing Remarks with Dr. Henrietta Mannand Katsi Cook
Musical Finale with Blues Nation and friends info
http://www.nmai.si.edu/motherearth/