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“MIAMI INDIAN HERITAGE DAYS”

October 7, 2009 The Waynedale News Staff 0 min read

Celebrate the history and traditions of our area’s earliest inhabitants during “Miami Indian Heritage Days” at the historic home of Miami Chief Jean Baptiste de Richardville, on Saturday, October 3, from 1:00-4:00 p.m.

Laura Nagy and the M.I.A.M.I (Miami Indiana Alliance of Miami Indians) will present programs on traditional cattail harvesting, weaving, and matting and will invite the audience to join them in the construction of a traditional wikiami (wigwam in the Miami language).

Admission is $7 adults; $5 seniors and students; History Center members and children age 5 and under admitted free.

The Chief Richardville House is located at 5705 Bluffton Road in Fort Wayne. For more information, call the History Center at (260) 426-2882, or visit www.fwhistorycenter.com.

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