On July 10th & 11th, 1999, the Reading Public Museum hosted the 6th Annual American Indian Festival.The museum grounds were alive with Indian songs and dances, legend telling, crafts and pony rides.
The following picutres are from some of the dances.There is no "Rain Dance." They have a dance to make their crops plentiful.
This is the Social Dance. It's the only dance the male and female are allowed to touch. The audience joined in the dance.
The Traditional Lenape Bufflo Dance was not allowed to be photographed. The dance was passed down for generations. Before the dance, the dancers and ground must be cleansed with incense. We were aloud to take pictures of that. After the killing of the bufflo, they eat the heart and meat and make clothes out of the skins. They never kill for sport.
The Hoop Dance was preformed by a Canadian Indian.
Some of the shops.
The crafts were Rock Art, Headbands, Gorget, Talking Sticks, Hide Painting, Face Painting, & Tipis.
Face painting was for children of all ages. This is Lewissa Huber.
Rock painting. This is my grandson Chris.
Talking Sticks. Only the person holding the stick is allowed to talk.
Jorge and Jen showing off their sticks.
The pony ride was a hit with the children.
Various Indians.
Inside the teepee.
The Red Creek Wildlife Center has several animals there. Here are two of the birds.
These are the things my children made.
� 1999 All pictures taken by Lewissa Huber, Jorge Velez and Justine Walter.
