NEWS RELEASE Wickliffe Mounds Research Center MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY Wickliffe Mounds Hosts Native American Dance Weekend "HONORING OUR ELDERS" September 16th and 17th Wickliffe Mounds Research Center will host Native American Dance Weekend September 16th and 17th with programs scheduled at 10:00a.m. and 2:00p.m. each day. Honoring Our Elders is the focus of this special event weekend. Jim White Buffalo Gillihan, present Keeper of Sitting Bulls Pipe, will be honored along with representatives of the Hopi/Laguna, and Seneca/Comanche people. The Bull Run Singers will provide the drum. Native American members of the group are Cherokee and Chickasaw. They are an accomplished group having sung at many pow wows throughout the Midwest, including the Trail of Tears Pow Wow. The First Nation Dancers represent several tribes. They will demonstrate various styles of dance, reflecting the cultural diversity of Native Americans. "Wickliffe Mounds Research Center is pleased to provide this opportunity for Native Americans to educate and create an awareness of their tribal histories, traditions, and languages," said Carla Hildebrand, assistant director. "I would personally like to encourage parents and educators to attend with their children and students." Hildebrand also said volunteers are needed to help with the event. "None of the jobs are hard and we don't expect anyone to give up their entire weekend," she said. Volunteers will receive free admission to the performances. For more information, call Wickliffe Mounds at 270-335-3681 or email: [log in to unmask] Regular admission will be charged for the event: $4.00 for adults, $3.75 for senior citizens, $3.00 for children ages 6-11, $2.00 for people affiliated with Murray State University, and free for children under age 6. Group discounts are available by prior arrangement. Wickliffe Mounds is a program of Murray State University and operated through the College of Science, Engineering and Technology. The Native American Dance Weekend is funded in part by a grant from the Kentucky Humanities Council and The National Endowment for the Humanities. Other sponsors include Westvaco Corporation and the Friends of Wickliffe Mounds. The museum is open daily from 9:00a.m. to 4:30p.m. March through November. Wickliffe Mounds Research Center PO Box 155, 94 Green St. Hwy. 51/60/62 West Wickliffe KY 42087 270-335-3681 [log in to unmask] http://campus.murraystate.edu/org/wmrc/wmrc.htm