Kings Park Elementary

Kings Park Elementary

PowWow

Indian PowWow

Opening Ceremony Parents and friends were invited to the Opening Ceremony of the PowWow in the school gymnasium. A video of authentic indian dancing was projected on the gymnasium wall and the lights were turned out. The different groups of indians were introduced by two mistress of ceremonies. There were flag carriers, horseriders, dancers, and instrument carrying indians. Students performed indian dances they had learned in P.E. class and chants they had learned in Music. Several students also had individual performances. One sang a song she had written about an indian girl and another read an indian legend.
Museum After the Opening Ceremony. the indians and guests moved to the classrooms to view the three halls of indian artifacts and share the food. The museum was divided into Powhatan, Sioux and Hopi sections.
Powhatan
Pouches and dreamcatchers	Spirit masks
Stories written from an indian child's point of view	Brochures about Powhatan Indians, dictionaries and canoes
Lacrosse sticks
Sioux
Spear throwing	A game created by a student as his project
Parfleches-each display had explanations for visitors	Circle stories written using symbols on "hides"
Navajo rugs
Hopi
Weaving with paper and yarn	Pastel drawings of puebloes and the southwest
A student Hopi project	Report on Hopi Indians
Kachina dolls	Landscapes and kachinas
Brochures and pottery of the southwest
Projects that belonged to multiple groups
Each student chose a project from a long list. These are some of the projects but the list even included things like create a game, tell a folktale, write a song.	Digital student photos used to create "indians"
Naming sticks-students chose an indian name and hung items on the sticks that represented their interests

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March 29, 2002

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