>> HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND, THE NATIVE AMERICAN FESTIVAL WILL SHOWCASE THE TRADITIONS OF
TRIBES AND THE SEE THE SONGS
AND DANCES OF INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE. AS MANY AS 50 TRIBES
FROM NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA
WILL BE REPRESENTED. TODAY’S
EVENT START AT 10 WITH THE
WELCOME CEREMONY AND THE
BLESSING OF THE ARENA. BUT
BEFORE THE FESTIVITIES CAN
BEGIN IN FLAGLER COUNTY,
JOINING ME NOW IS JIM
SAWGRASS. ONE OF THE
FESTIVAL’S ORGANIZERS. SO GOOD
MORNING AND THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING. HELD
EVERYONE.
>> WE’RE TOLD WELL, OVER THE
YEARS, YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY
READY FOR THIS POSSIBLE. WE’RE
SO EXCITED ABOUT IT. SO TELL
I’M I’M I CANNOT WAIT. WELL,
TELL ME A LITTLE MORE ABOUT
WHAT PEOPLE CAN EXPECT TO SEE
WHEN THEY HEAD OUT TODAY.
>> WELL, THIS IS OUR 7TH
ANNUAL EVENT AND WE HAVE
NATIVE PEOPLE FROM MANY TRIBES
FROM SOUTH AMERICA, NORTH
AMERICA WELL OVER 50 TRIED
WITH FOOD, CRAFTS, NATIVE
DANCING WITH ENTERTAINMENT.
AND WE’LL HAVE A HUGE VILLAGE
SET UP OUT HERE. BEHIND ME.
YOU CAN SEE EAST MEETS THE
LESS CAMP. WE’RE TAKE YOU BACK
IN TIME. WE’RE GOING TO SHOW
YOU HOW NATIVE PEOPLE LIVE
LONG, LONG AGO. WE’VE GOT KEEP
HE’S OUT. HERE WE GO. HORSES,
A LOT OF WILDLIFE, THE
EXHIBITS, LOTS OF THINGS FOR
PEOPLE EARNING AND COME ENJOY
THE NATIVE CULTURE.
>> WOW. THAT LOOKS AMAZING.
AND I KNOW YOU SAID CHARGE
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AMERICA.
HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO KEEP
THESE TRADITIONS ALIVE?
>> OUR TRADITIONS ARE THE
OLDEST TRADITIONS ON THIS LAND
THEY’RE STILL GOING TODAY.
IT’S NOT LIKE IT WAS BACK 400
YEARS AGO. WE DON’T LIVE LIKE
THAT. NO MORE. BUT WE STILL
TRYING TO KEEP SOME OF THAT
HISTORY A LAWN. THAT CULTURE
IS DEFINITELY HERE AND GOING
STRONGER FESTIVAL HAVE LOTS OF
GOOD THINGS HAPPENING OUT HERE
FOR EVERYONE.
>> AND I KNOW AT THE FESTIVAL
THERE’S GOING TO BE SOME POW.
WOW. SO WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE
COURSING PALACE FOR THE FIRST
TIME? WHAT SHOULD THEY KNOW
ABOUT THE TRADITION? AND I’M
REALLY THE HISTORY OF WHAT
IT’S ABOUT.
>> WELL, EVERY TRIBE HAS ROOM
DANCERS ARE LANGUAGE OWN
HOUSES THROWN WAY OF LIVING
POWELL IS A MODERN TERM TODAY
WE USE IT. IT JUST MEANS A
GATHERING OF THE TRIBES WHEN
THEY CAME TOGETHER LONG AGO.
THEY HAD A POWWOW. AND SO
WE’RE HAVING A BIG POWWOW. WE
WANT EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY
TO COME OUT AND JOIN SO
WEEKEND HERE SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.
>> AND THIS IS SO EXCITING
BECAUSE LAST YEAR WAS
CANCELED. I MEAN, HOW DOES IT
FEEL TO BE ABLE TO BRING THIS
HERE? AND THIS YEAR?
>> IT’S A BIG HONOR TO BE ABLE
TO BE BACK WITH THE COVID
THINGS THAT WE FACED LAST
YEAR. WE CAN HAVE IT, IT’S
IT’S A GREAT HONOR TO HAVE IT
BACK HERE AGAIN, LET’S GET
GOING WITH THINGS AGAIN. AND
WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER THIS
WEEKEND WE HAVE A GOOD, GOOD
SELECTION OF ENTERTAINMENT
SUCH AS WELL.
>> THAT IS INCREDIBLE. I KNOW
WHAT THIS FESTIVAL IS GOING TO
BE SOME AUTHENTIC NATIVE
AMERICAN FOOD. TELL ME A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME
AUTHENTIC NATIVE AMERICAN
DISHES, BUT I’M NOT FAMILIAR
WITH TOO MANY. I KNOW SOME
PEOPLE ARE CURIOUS TO KNOW
WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT.
>> WELL, WE DO A BUFFALO HERE.
WE’RE GOING TO HAVE ALL KINDS
OF NATIVES, OF COURSE, EAT
SOME FRIED BREAD. OF COURSE,
YOU CAN GO TO POLLS ON HAVING
SOME MAJOR FRY BREAD. WE’LL
HAVE THAT SET UP FOR YOU IN
ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT. WE HAVE
VERSIONS OF IT TOO. WE’LL HAVE
A BARBECUE STAND WITH ALL
KINDS OF FOOD OUT HERE. AND IN
OUR CRAFT, HAVE CROSS FROM ALL
DIFFERENT TRIBES FROM ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY.
>> LEWIS SOUNDS LIKE PEOPLE
ARE IN FOR A REALLY GOOD
TREAT. NOW BEFORE WE GO, CAN
YOU ME ONE QUICK KIND OF
WHAT’S AROUND YOU SO PEOPLE
CAN KIND OF GET A LITTLE BIT
OF A SNEAK PEEK.
>> OKAY. YEAH. THIS IS THE
NATIVE VILLAGE HERE WE’VE GOT
TO BE SET UP THAT THEY CAN GO
IN WE’VE GOT OUR HORSES HERE
>> WE’VE GOT MARTIN BACK
THERE. HE’S PART OF THE
SPEECH. THE WEST CAMP TEEPEES
THERE’S EASTERN CAMP OVER HERE
WITH THE SEMINOLE STYLES MUCH
WITH THE PALM FRONDS. AND
WE’VE EVEN GOT AN OLD 20
TRADING POST SO THAT WAY ON
THE FAR SIDE OF THERE. SO
WE’RE GETTING IT ALL READY TO
GO TO THE CLOCK. WE OPEN OUR
GATES AND HOPE WE SEE LOTS OF
THE PEOPLE HERE TODAY.
>> I AM SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE
COME OUT. THEY DEFINITELY IN
FOR A TREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
HAVING ME.
>> AND THE FEDS WILL START AT