May 27th and 28th, 2000
near the old Carlisle Indian School grounds
U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA.
Pete Collins (Carlisle Barracks liason), Brent Michael Davids (musician/composer)
and Jorge Estevez (Heye Center, NY - Smithsonian).
Barb Landis and the late Rick Harrison, whose father and grandfather
attended the Carlisle Indian School.
Brent Michael Davids and Joe Myers performing at Powwow 2000.
Pass Creek, Allen, S.Dakota Host Southern Drum: Clark/Fenner/Orens, Oklahoma Keynote Speaker: N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa) Pulitzer-Prize winning Author, Painter, Poet. Musical Performance: Brent Michael Davids (Mohican) with guitarist, Joe Myers. Emcees: TBA Mike Burgess (Comanche) Head Dancers:
Aaron DeSersa and Family, Spiritual Advisor. Arena Director: Max Little (Seminole) |
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This event was sponsored by the 250th Anniversary Committee of Cumberland County.
"Powwow
2000: Remembering Carlisle Indian School" received support
through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council
on the Arts, a state
agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and the National
Endowment for the Arts.
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