22nd Annual Cherokee County Mothers Day PowWow & Indian Festival To Be Held May 7th & 8th, 2011 at Boling Park in Canton, Georgia

Online, April 20, 2011 (Newswire.com) - The 22nd Annual Cherokee County Mothers Day PowWow & Indian Festival will be held on May 7th & 8th, 2011 at Boling Park located at 1200 Marietta Highway in Canton, Georgia, 30114.

The event will be open on Saturday from 11:00 am until 8:00 pm, and on Sunday from 11:00 am until 7:00 pm.

Adult tickets are $10, kids are $5 and children 5 and under are FREE. Everyone is welcome!

The PowWow & Festival will feature:

Native American dance exhibitions with competition dance-offs for money and prizes (Grand Entry 1:00 pm Sat. and Sun.),
Host Drum: Thunderbear (Cherokee, NC),
Daily feast for singers, dancers and performers,
Warriors on horseback,
Thunder the American bison,
Native American cuisine: buffalo, roasted corn, Pima wraps, Indian fry-bread,
Native arts and crafts,
Hoop dancers,
Azteca dancer,
Tipi's, wigwam and living Indian villages and displays,
Comanche camp & Muscogee Creek settlement,
Primitive skills: mapping, fire by friction, hide tanning,
Environmental and wildlife displays,
Birds of Prey show,
Scissor dancer,
Archery,
Kids activities,
Native story tellers,
Blowgun competitions,
Native flute,
Pony rides,
and more.

Special guest performances and veterans' displays, all veterans encouraged to join in on our Veterans' salute and special tribute.

Mothers Day Honor Dance both days.

NOTE: Acts are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Benefits:
My Brother's Keeper Wildlife Rescue & The Cherokee Horse Rescue

Sponsored by:
Fifth/Third Bank , The City of Canton
WSB-TV, Kroger, Advanced Ambulance Service, Northside Hospital & The Booth
Direct TV, Gutter Guardian and PowWows.com

Vendors by invitation only please call or email:
770-735-6275 or www.rthunder.com.

Photo Captions:

Deer Dance: The Deer dance is most notably recognized as a style derived by the Yaqui of Southern Arizona. This photo is that of Javier Alarcon of Mexico. Azteca dancers are often major showcase specialties at our PowWows and lend to the great diversity of Indigenous America.

Warrior on Horseback: Warrior on horseback has become a mainstay at Rolling Thunder events as horse and warrior is synonymous with Native America even though the American Indian did not obtain horses until around 1540 by way of the Spaniards who brought them up through Mexico. The horse in the photo is Cloud which is adorned by Chipa who showcases a Shield Dance and reenactment from horseback.

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