Black Swamp InterTribal Foundation gathers Sept. 29-30

BLADE STAFF

The Black Swamp InterTribal Foundation’s 10th anniversary gathering, They Walked Here Before Us: A Woodland Indian Celebration, will be held Sept. 29-30 at Buttonwood Park’s Betty C. Black Recreation Area in Perrysburg.

Gates open at 10 a.m. each day and will close at dusk Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $4 for adults; $3 for seniors 60 and older; $2 for children 5-11 years old, and free for children 4 and younger.

Grand entries are scheduled for noon Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. Times are subject to change.

Activities will include an Indian village with lacrosse and flint knapping, a wildlife tent with American birds of prey, and a children’s tent with native American arts and crafts.

Flutist Douglas Blue Feather, a Cherokee from Springboro, Ohio, will be a special guest. Drumming will be performed by SouthEastern WaterSpider, Southern Singers, and Ribbon Town.

For more information, contact the foundation at 419-381-7042 or perrysburgpowwow@hotmail.com.

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