American Indian Festival celebrates area's native heritage

Rob Boyd, a Ojibwe native and drummer with the Virginia-based group Youghtanund, performs a North American ceremonial dance during the Grand Opening ceremony of the 4th American Indian Festival at Patuxent River Park, Upper Marlboro, Md., Oct. 20.

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Dr. Ray Charles Lockamee educates an audience about how American Indians cared for their horse during the 1800s.
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Blue Herring performs an impromptu song on her flute during the 4th Annual American Indian Festival at Patuxent River Park, Upper Marlboro, Md., Oct. 20.
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Josua Mendez-Diaz, 7, Cub Scout Pack 257, Cheverly, Md. throws a corn cob dart through a hoop for a prize during the 4th Annual American Indian Festival held at Patuxent River Park, Upper Marlboro, Md., Oct. 20. Josua is the son of Navy Lt. jg. Guy Rinaldi, Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command team officer in charge.
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Rob Boyd, a Ojibwe native, participates in a drumming during the opening ceremony.
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Daniel Firehawk Abbott, Naticoke (Netego) People of Mayland’s Eastern Shore and cultural historian, answers questions from the audience about the primitive life skills used by his native people during the 4th Annual American Indian Festival held at the Patuxent River Park, Upper Marlboro, Md., Oct. 20.
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Corey Jackson and his son Nicholas, 4, holding a handmade wooden flute, watch the grand entry ceremony of the 4th Annual American Indian Festival at Patuxent River Park, Upper Marlboro, Md., Oct. 20. The children were treated to free archery lessons, pony rides, arts and crafts, storytelling and primitive life skills demonstrations.
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Several American Indians from various tribes enter into the arena during the Grand Opening ceremony of the 4th Annual American Indian Festival held at the Patuxent River Park, Upper Marlboro, Md., Oct. 20.
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Dressed in his native clothing, Daniel Firehawk Abbott, a member of the Naticoke (Netego) people of Maryland's Eastern Shore and cultural historian, shows how Native Americans would start a cooking fire from brush during the 4th Annual American Indian Festival held at Patuxent River Park, Upper Marlboro, Md., Oct. 20. Abbott educated the audience about native American life skills for housing construction and making clothing from animal skins. He also displayed stone, bone, and shell tools he created.
Photos/Bobby Jones

Rob Boyd, a Ojibwe native and drummer with the Virginia-based group Youghtanund, performs a North American ceremonial dance during the Grand Opening ceremony of the 4th American Indian Festival at Patuxent River Park, Upper Marlboro, Md., Oct. 20.

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American Indian Festival celebrates area's native heritage The 4th Annual American Indian Festival at Patuxent River Park, Upper Marlboro, Md., Oct. 20 attracted families looking for an enriching and entertaining afternoon in the outdoors. Presenters from the Clearwater Nature Center brought injured animals from their rehabilitation program so that visitors could get an up-close look at local wildlife, and local practitioners of traditional crafts such as spinning, dying and weaving natural fabrics gave interactive demonstrations, while storytellers, dancers and vendors shared their pieces of Native American heritage to preserve our area's earliest cultures.