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GTM Summer 2008
  American culture with activities, arts and crafts, and foods that highlight a rich Indian heritage. The highlight of the powwow are the drum and dance competitions. These highly entertaining performances pit Native American artists against each other as they compete for prize money. Featured dancers for 2008 include world-champion hoop dancer Daniel Tramper and the Warriors of the Ani Kituwah Dance Group, who present Cherokee warrior and eagle dancing from the 1700s. Master of Ceremonies for each week-end event will be Robert White Eagle. Flute Maker and Player of the Year, Douglas Blue Feather, will provide live music, and living historian Harold Dillenger will be on hand as a storyteller. Other activities include fire making, South American Indian music of the Andes, and more than 40 top Native American artisans, craftsmen, and traders displaying their wares for sale. Group members can browse for a selection of pottery, beadwork, clothing, wood and bone carvings, baskets, and more. The Great Mohican Indian Pow-Wow will be held rain or shine on July 11–13 and Sept. 19–21, 2008. The powwow will be located on the Mohican Reservation Campgrounds seven miles south of Loudonville. For a dramatic presentation about the state’s Native American history, head to New Philadelphia. An outdoor production, Trumpet in the Land, written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Paul Green, sweeps audiences back to a time when Ohio was the western frontier of America. Witness the 1772 founding of Ohio’s first settlement, Schoenbrunn, as a cast of characters acts out the historical drama. Characters include David Zeisberger, a Moravian missionary who hoped to establish a peaceful Indian settlement; Simon Girty, a conniving border renegade; Captain Pipe, a young warrior chief with a hatred of all white men; and John Heckewelder, one of the region’s first explorers. When the Revolutionary War broke out, Ziesberger and his followers incurred the wrath of the warring American and British forces, which eventually led to the brutal massacre in 1782 of nearly 100 Christian Indians by a band of American militia. A cast of more than 70 people brings the epic production to life. In another outdoor production, The White Savage, groups will hear the story of Simon Girty, a famous and historically controversial figure who had been labeled a savage. His loyalty to the Indian and his savagery in battle were legendary, earning him a myth that outgrew the man. Both plays are performed in the outdoor Schoenbrunn Amphitheatre. Trumpet in the Land runs from June 13–Aug. 23, 2008, and The White Savage has performances from July 5–Aug. 16, 2008. Backstage tours and costumed character step-on escorts are available. |
Address: P.O. Box 358 Millersburg, OH 44654 330-674-2300 |
