The Indian Summer festival tells the real stories of Native Americans.
Milwaukee's Indian Summer festival offers storytelling
Photo courtesy of Indian SummerThe Indian Summer festival tells the real stories of Native Americans.
When Indian Summer, one of the largest American Indian festivals in North America, takes over Maier Festival Park Friday through Sunday the storytelling visitors will hear won't be the Hollywood version.
"Stories to Tell" is the 2012 festival theme, and that's what Little Big Mountain and his partner, Laura Alcorn, will offer with their new "Once Upon a Time" Indian Summer presentation.
He also will teach visitors to say "Hello" in ways Hollywood scriptwriters ignore: "Sekoh" is "hello" in Mohawk; "Maruawe" means "greetings" in Comanche.
The "Native Words, Native Warriors" Smithsonian traveling exhibit also is new this year and explains how American Indians from tribes across the country used their languages in the service of the United States Armed Forces in World Wars I and II.
The Apache Crown Dancers will bring their traditional performances and stunning outfits to Indian Summer for the first time this year
And visitors can revisit the ancient days of canoeing along Lake Michigan shores by taking a canoe ride, offered for the first time at Indian Summer.
Milwaukee's Indian Summer festival offers storytelling
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