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Caddo Culture Day – December 2, 2023
December 2, 2023 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm UTC-6
You are invited to join Caddo Mounds SHS and The Caddo Nation of Oklahoma in celebration of Caddo history and contemporary culture.
December 2, 2023
9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site – 1649 State Hwy. 21 West, Alto, TX 75925
Caddo Culture Day offers entertainment for the whole family! Admission is free, but donations to the Friends of Caddo Mounds, Inc. are appreciated.
Want to volunteer at the event? We’d love to have you! Please submit this form or call 936-858-3221 (Wednesday-Sunday).
Scheduled Activities:
- 10:30, Caddo Grass House build team talking about their experiences building the new grass house.
- 11:30, Traditional Cooking demonstration with Chase Kahwinhut Earles.
- 2:00, Caddo Basketry Revival student presentation.
- Caddo Dances (pending)
Confirmed Caddo Artists and Community Partners:
- Tracy Burrows, NDN Regalia
- Kacey Roach, True Chiefs
- Yonavea Hawkins, Beadwork Artist
- Diana Parton Smith, Texas Native Health and Texas Caddo Initiatives
Community Partners Information and Activities:
- Nacogdoches Public Library
- Stone Fort Museum
- Pineywoods Beekeepers
- East Texas Plant Materials Center
- Friends of Caddo Mounds
- Endeavor Industrial
- Dr. Leslie Bush, Archeobotany
- Texas Forest Service
Food:
Be Blessed Tacos will be selling lunch at the event. We are hopeful that the Alabama-Coushatta Pow Wow Club will join us as well to sell Indian Tacos. Be Blessed will have vegetarian, gluten free, and dairy free food options. The Friends of Caddo Mounds will provide free lunch for all volunteers!
Cameras are permitted and lawn chairs and/or blankets are encouraged.
*Event Etiquette.
Never touch a Native American dancer’s regalia. If you feel the need to touch, always ask permission, and be gentle and considerate. Respect the personal space of dancers as you should for anyone else. You’ll find that most dancers are friendly and will answer your questions about their regalia.
Never touch a Native American dancer’s regalia. If you feel the need to touch, always ask permission, and be gentle and considerate. Respect the personal space of dancers as you should for anyone else. You’ll find that most dancers are friendly and will answer your questions about their regalia.
Ample parking is provided.
Caddo Mounds SHS is located at 1649 State Hwy. 21 West, Alto, TX 75925: 6 miles west of Alto, and approximately 30 minutes from Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Jacksonville, and Crockett, Texas. Call 936-858-3221 for directions or additional information.