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GWINNETT READS KICKOFF
in partnership with the Duluth Historical Society
FREE PROGRAM
WHEN: Saturday, June 28, 2008
WHERE: Duluth Festival Center and Town Green (click here for directions)
ACTIVITIES
Native American crafts, dance, and music.
Arrowhead-making demonstration.
Write your name in Cherokee!
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TUESDAY, JULY 1 |
CHEROKEE MEMORIES
FREE PROGRAM
WHEN: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 7:00pm
WHERE: Suwanee Branch, GCPL (click here for directions)
ACTIVITIES
Donna Delgadillo of the Plainsmen Drum and Dance Troupe
shares unique stories of the Cherokee people.
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MONDAY, JULY 7 |
NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS
FREE PROGRAM
WHEN: Monday, July 7, 2008, 7:00pm
WHERE: Five Forks Branch, GCPL (click here for directions)
ACTIVITIES
Learn about the origins and lives of Native Americans of the Southeast
through cultural artifacts.
Presented by Jeff Bishop, president of the Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association.
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THURSDAY, JULY 10 |
MAJOR RIDGE AND THE PATH TO THE TRAIL OF TEARS
FREE PROGRAM
WHEN: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 7:00pm
WHERE: Collins Hill Branch, GCPL (click here for directions)
ACTIVITIES
Claudia Oakes, Executive Director of the Chieftans Museum / Major Ridge Home
shares the tragic story of Cherokee leader Major Ridge.
Learn about the "clash of cultures" that led to the Trail of Tears.
Discover how the government designates Indian tribal status,
and the current Cherokee controversy in Georgia.
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SATURDAY, JULY 12 |
AN EVENING WITH CHARLES FRAZIER
$15 admission includes food and entertainment
WHEN: Saturday, July 12, 2008, 6:30pm
WHERE: Gwinnett Center (click here for directions)
ACTIVITIES
Enjoy good food, live music, storytelling, and conversation
with the author of Cold Mountain as he brings Cherokee Indian culture to life
with his latest novel Thirteen Moons.
Book-signing event immediately follows.
Buy tickets at any library branch or call (770) 978-5154.
Proceeds will help the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation
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