Celebrating Native American Traditions Past and Present
Sat, Oct 28
|Laurens County Museum
The Laurens County Museum on the Historic Square in Laurens, SC, and the PAIA Lower Eastern Cherokee Nation of South Carolina will host the “Celebrating Native American Traditions Past and Present” arts programs on Saturdays, October 21 and 28, 2023.
Time & Location
Oct 28, 2023, 10:00 AM – Oct 29, 2023, 3:30 PM
Laurens County Museum, 116 S Public Sq, Laurens, SC 29360, USA
About the event
October 21, 2023
Speakers and artists for Saturday, October 21, will begin at 10:00 am. Chief Dexter Yellow Hawk Sharp, Chief of the PAIA Lower Eastern Cherokee Nation of SC, and Chief Harold Hatcher, PhD, Chief of the Waccamaw People, will open the event. Each will speak and their talks will be followed by a question and answer period. Chief Sharp will speak about the history of the Cherokee People and current issues affecting them. Sharp makes primitive bows, atlatls, river cane blow guns and darts. Chief Hatcher will speak about the history of the Waccamaw People and current Native American issues. Chief Hatcher resides in Conway, SC, and has led state and national Native American organizations including the SC Indian Affairs Commission and the the National Coalition for Indian Equality, a coalition consisting of over 400 Native American tribes and groups. He has spoken around the country, is a…