09/11/2015
►►►PROGRAM and SCHEDULE of EVENTS for the 8th AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE CELEBRATION◄◄◄
Check Out Our Finalized Program and Schedule of Events for the 8th American Indian Heritage Celebration. There will be so much to see and do tomorrow at the AIHC!
Be prepared for a full day of American Indian Culture, History, Language, Celebration, Honoring Display Boards, Tribal Booths, Non-Profit/Information Booths, Health Fair Booths, Arts & Crafts Vendors, Kid’s Fun Zone, Jump House, Face Painting, Carnival Games & Prizes, Tennis Lessons, Basket Weaving, Making Elderberry Clapper Sticks, Making Keychains, Working with Clay, Big Time Dance Groups, Aztec Dancing, Powwow Dancing, Hoop Dancing, Gourd Dancing, Drum Contest, Fry Bread, Indian Tacos, Mexican Food, BBQ, Sno-Cones, Meet 1964 Olympic Gold Medal Winner Billy Mills and so much more!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
12:00 pm OPENING PRAYER – Monica V. Arellano, Vice Chairwoman Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area
12:15 pm BIG TIME - Amah Mutsun Dance Group
1:15 pm HOOP DANCE Exhibition – Eddie Madril
12-2 pm CULTURAL PROJECT at the KFZ: Basket Weaving with
Washoe Native TANF
12 - 6 pm KIDS FUN ZONE (KFZ): Face Painting, Carnival Games,
Prizes, Jump House, Tennis Lessons
12 - 6 pm CULTURAL PROJECT at the KFZ: Working with Clay
12 - 6 pm CULTURAL PROJECT at the OCEN Tribal Booth: Making Keychains with the Ohlone/Costanoan-Esselen Nation
12 - 6 pm HEALTH FAIR
12 - 10 pm MEET BILLY MILLS, 1964 Olympic Gold Medal
Winner - signing autographs, taking photos, ...
12 – 10 pm AMERICAN INDIAN MARKET
12 – 10 pm FOOD BOOTHS: Indian Tacos, Fry Bread, Mexican Food, BBQ, Sno-Cones
2:15 pm BIG TIME – California Dance Group
2:30 - 4:30pm CULTURAL PROJECT at the KFZ: Making Elderberry Clapper Sticks with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe
3:15 pm AZTEC DANCING – Calpulli Tonalehqueh
4:15 pm GOURD DANCING
5:15 - 9:45 pm POWWOW – Dance Contest: Father-Son Special, Mother-Daughter Special
7:15 pm HAND DRUM CONTEST
9:45 – 10:00 pm ANNOUNCEMENT OF POWWOW WINNERS / End of AIHC
Other Events Taking Place Throughout the Day:
* Raffle drawings/Announcements at the top of each hour
* Cake Walk, Potato Dance, Apple Dance
* Tribal Booths and Informational Displays on American Indian
History, Culture, Language, Veterans, Heroes, Legends, Athletes
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, Pavilion Hall, 344 Tully Road, San Jose, CA 95111
12pm – 10pm
Admission is Free. Parking is $5 in Lot A, across the street from the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Join Us!
