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Jessica Diemer-Eaton
Woodland Indians Camp
Powwow visitors will have the chance to get up close and personal with recreated historic, archeological and museum Woodland Indian pieces featuring historical interpreter Jessica Diemer-Eaton. Includes Woodland Indian Camp and many hands-on activities.
Jessica Diemer-Eaton is a historical interpreter and educator of Woodland Indian
pre-contact and historic cultures, who currently works with museums, educational events, and schools.
She has been a museum interpreter and exhibit designer for a re-created Lenape-Delaware village (NJ), a
Native American Studies instructor for a private school and camp (NJ), a Director of Education for a non-profit
Native history organization (IN), a special events coordinator for the Woodland Indian history event, “School of the Native,” (NJ),
as well as a grant recipient of the Indiana Humanities Council on behalf of this educational event. Jessica is currently an
Anthropology student at Indiana University, and her research interests include Woodland Indian culture-especially family life,
gender roles, and women’s culture. |
Jessica Diemer-Eaton
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Douglas Blue Feather
Douglas Blue Feather, Cherokee heritage, will perform both traditional and contemporary music featuring the
Native American flute with three shows and a flute demonstration. An international known songwriter and recording artist,
Blue Feather will also provide a flute demonstration Saturday, September 12 at 3pm in the Education Tent.
He is a four time Native American Music Award Winner, known as a Nammy, which is one of the highest
music awards in the country. Recognized as one of the top Native American flutists of today, the highlights of Doug’s career
include being nominated for the 2008 Indian Summer Fest Music Awards for Best Flute CD, the Tenth Annual Nammys Best
Producer and Best New Age Record, Ninth Annual Nammys Artist Of The Year and Record Of The Year, and winning the
Eighth Annual Nammy for Best New Age Recording, the Seventh Annual Nammy for Best New Age Recording, the Sixth
Annual Nammy for Flutist Of The Year, and the Fifth Annual Nammy for Best Independent Recording Of The Year.
Blue Feather has also been featured on the Grammy nominated CD, Faces of The Sun, by Peter Kater.
Blue Feather has performed at the Native American Awards, on NBC TV, Fox TV, and at numerous nationally advertised powwows,
festivals, and churches throughout the United States. He has been recognized by Native Peoples Magazine as being one of
the top performers on the Native music scene.
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Featured Artist Norris Chee
Norris Chee (Navajo), a nationally accomplished
artist, has been recognized at the Santa Fe Indian Market,
Eiteljorg Indian Market in Indianapolis, and the American Indiana
Arts Festival and Market in Dallas, Texas. He currently
resides in Lexington, Nebraska where he operates Blue Horse
Studio. Norris also works as an Artist in Residence for the
state of Nebraska. Visiting schools and communities he
teaches them about his artistic talents, methods, and the customs
of his tribe. |
Norris Chee
Blue Horse Studio
Lexington, Nebraska |
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Michael Pace
Michael Pace is a member of the Delaware Tribe of Indians located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and a descendent
of KikthaWeNund or Chief William Anderson. His Delaware name is Xingweleno which means "Big Man". Michael works to
promote and educate tribal members and the public on the traditions, culture and history of the Lenape People. He has served
on the Cultural Preservation Committee of the Tribe and is a frequent speaker at schools and universities and seminars on Native
American History. Michael is currently an artist in residence at the Lenape Indian Camp at Conner Prairie Museum in
Fishers, IN.
Michael works to promote and educate tribal members and the public on the traditions, culture and history of the Lenape People. He has served on the Cultural Preservation Committee of the Tribe and has spoken in many venues not only to the public but to schools and universities and seminars on Native American History. |
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Dee Ketchum
Dee Ketchem, a descendant of Delaware Indian Chief Kikthawenund or William Anderson,
earned both his bachelors and masters degree from Kansas University. He spent 11
years as an educator and coach and 27 years as a businessman in the Bartlesville, OK area. For 17 years,
he also served on the Delaware Tribal Council and Trust Board and served as chief of his tribe from 1998- 2002.
In addition, he has served on many local, state and national committees.
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