Caddo
dances showcased at Western
Heritage Trail Drive Celebration (January 2006)
The Hasinai Society of the Caddo Nation, in conjunction with the Tarrant County American Indian Youth Council, performed at the Western Heritage Trail Drive Celebration. This event was held on 21 January 2006, in Fort Worth, Texas. The goal of the annual Celebration is to educate local children about their Western heritage, and in particular, the American Indian aspects of that heritage. The Western Heritage Trail Drive Celebration was sponsored by Score-A-Goal-In-the-Classroom, the Fort Worth Stock Show, and City of Fort Worth, and the Amon Carter Art Museum. This annual event grows bigger each year, and the Hasinai Society's members were excited to be a part of the festivities and share their culture.
The Hasinai Society boys and their mentor, Jimmy Reeder, sang several traditional Caddo songs, including the Fish Dance and the Bear Dance. The Society's young ladies performed the accompanying dances with members of the Youth Council and the audience. Also included was an exhibition of the several intertribal dances, including Gourd Dance and the Grass Dance.
After participating in the Celebration, the Hasinai Society quickly loaded up and headed to Greenville for their annual powwow. This is the second year that the Hasinai Society attended the Greenville Powwow. In 2005, members of the Hasinai Society performed an exhibition of the Bear Dance at the powwow. This year, the organization participated in the intertribal dances.
The Hasinai Society of the Caddo Nation, in conjunction with the Tarrant County American Indian Youth Council, performed at the Western Heritage Trail Drive Celebration. This event was held on 21 January 2006, in Fort Worth, Texas. The goal of the annual Celebration is to educate local children about their Western heritage, and in particular, the American Indian aspects of that heritage. The Western Heritage Trail Drive Celebration was sponsored by Score-A-Goal-In-the-Classroom, the Fort Worth Stock Show, and City of Fort Worth, and the Amon Carter Art Museum. This annual event grows bigger each year, and the Hasinai Society's members were excited to be a part of the festivities and share their culture.
The Hasinai Society boys and their mentor, Jimmy Reeder, sang several traditional Caddo songs, including the Fish Dance and the Bear Dance. The Society's young ladies performed the accompanying dances with members of the Youth Council and the audience. Also included was an exhibition of the several intertribal dances, including Gourd Dance and the Grass Dance.
After participating in the Celebration, the Hasinai Society quickly loaded up and headed to Greenville for their annual powwow. This is the second year that the Hasinai Society attended the Greenville Powwow. In 2005, members of the Hasinai Society performed an exhibition of the Bear Dance at the powwow. This year, the organization participated in the intertribal dances.