If you go
* What: Red Clay Powwow* Where: Red Clay State Park, 1140 Red Clay Park Road, Cleveland, Tenn.* When: 10 a.m.-dusk Saturday, Oct. 28; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29* Admission: $5 per car* For more information: 423-478-0339
If you want to see authentic American Indian culture, not the Hollywood version, take a drive to Red Clay State Park in Cleveland, Tenn., this weekend for the Red Clay Powwow.
Sponsored by Friends of Red Clay and Native American Services of Tennessee, the intertribal powwow will include Native American dress, music, games, dancing and drumming. Tribal pageantry will be on full display during the Grand Entry, set for 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Visitors can watch demonstrations in basketry, bow-and-arrow crafts, pottery and painting. Listen to storytellers, visit primitive encampments, watch drum and hand-drum contests and enjoy entertainment.
Friday, Oct. 27, is School Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., when area schoolchildren are invited to make a field trip to Red Clay Park to view displays and hear from storytellers and musicians. Admission is $5 per child. Reservations are required, and may be made today by calling the park office, 423-478-0339.