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The South Puget Sound Community College will hold its first Native American Heritage Day this Saturday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Minnaert Center for the Arts. The Gallery will display Native American visual arts (through April 30), local artists will lead workshops in carving, beading, basket weaving and kids activities, and the Canoe Families will perform with traditional storytelling and dance. There'll be food vendors, craft for sale and more.
Artists involved include Andy Wilbur-Peterson (Skokomish (Twana) Nation), Shelton; Bill White (Chickasaw), Lacey; Cindy Arnold (Navaho), Olympia; Fred Lauth (Haida/Tlingit), Seattle; Lois Chichinoff Thadei (Sealaska/Aleut born into a Tlingit/Haida community), Olympia; Lori Boess (Cherokee), Olympia; Malynn Wilbur-Foster (Squaxin/Skokomish), Shelton; Marie Griswold (Chehalis), Chehalis; Bret Christianson (Tsimshian), Olympia.
The festival is all-ages and free. The Minnaert Center for the Arts is located at 2011 Mottman Rd SW, Olympia. More information: 360-596-5501, www.spscc.ctc.edu
