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By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS
Folks driving down St. John’s Street did a double take as they passed by the Chapman Cultural Center this past Friday and Saturday as hundreds gathered to watch Native Americans perform dances and songs in the plaza.
Those crowded into the plaza observed Native American dances, stories, songs, crafts and culture as the Chapman Cultural Center kicked off its “First People of the Backcountry – A Celebration of Native Americans” exhibit with a two day Pow Wow.
Part of the Pow Wow included free admission to the Native American exhibit in the Regional History Museum of Spartanburg that runs through November 12. November is National Native American Heritage Month.
The Pow Wow began with a procession into the plaza led by Chief Gene Norris, Chief of the Cherokee Nation, along with other tribal officials representing the many tribes that have populated the Carolinas throughout our nation’s history.
A traditional Native American prayer was said and then Roy Glass played Amazing Grace on his flute and noted it was the Cherokee National Anthem.
There were an estimated 600 to 800 students, parents and teachers on hand for the opening ceremony as all seven school district’s elementary schools were invited to attend.
For the rest of the story, read this week’s Boiling Springs Sentry.
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