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Nanticoke Indian Tribe shares culture and history
Storyteller Ragghi Rain conveys a story about a meeting of animals. DENY HOWETH PHOTOS
November 8, 2019
The Nanticoke Indian Tribe hosted its Native American Day celebration on the grounds of the Nanticoke Indian Museum in Millsboro Nov. 2.
Attendees enjoyed Native American storytelling, face painting, dancing and music. Food vendors offered traditional Native American foods. Powwow tractors and their drivers were blessed by Herman Jackson.
Native American Day, Nov. 1, honors the cultural contributions of Native American communities to the respective state's history, as well as to the overall country.
Storyteller Ragghi Rain conveys a story about a meeting of animals. DENY HOWETH PHOTOS
Kailani Showell spins during her circle dance.
Each tractor and driver was presented with a tobacco leaf as a blessing.
Kailani Showell spins during her circle dance.
A dreamcatcher is a hood ornament for a tractor.
Women take a spin around the dance circle.
Men hold the circle while the women dance.
A display of tractors celebrates agricultural history.
The drum circle keeps the dancers moving.
Adrienne Harmon leads the young girls in a circle dance. Charlotte Cline and Kailani Showell, right, will carry on tradition.
Charlotte Cline leads the young girls’ circle dance.
A canoe made from a tree trunk sits on the property of the museum.
