ndian Summer Festival
at Milwaukee's
lakefront Maier Festival Park
highlights traditional and
contemporary American
Indian music and dance,
lifestyle and customs, food
and culture.
The 2015 festival theme is
Gathering of Clans.
Favorites returning this year
include:
•
Contest Pow Wow running
all weekend long
•
Lacrosse games, demos
and workshops
•
Nationally known per-
formers contemporary and
traditional
•
Traditional villages show-
casing tribal diversity
•
Amateur boxing Olympic-
style
•
12th Annual Indian Sum-
mer Music Awards
•
Circle of Art featuring Na-
tive artists
•
Marketplace with Native
American inspired goods
•
Mad Dog and Merrill of
the Midwest Grill'n Television
Show
•
Festival hours
Friday: Education Day 9am-
2:30pm; General Public 4pm-
midnight
Saturday: Noon-midnight
Sunday: 11am-8pm
North America's Largest
Indian gathering
F E S T I V A L S
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Highlights
The Contest Pow
Wow
Unforgettable
sights and sounds as
dancers of all ages
compete. Festival goers
are encouraged to
participate in "intertribals"
where all are invited to
join in.
Traditional foods
include frybread, Indian
tacos, bison burgers,
freshwater fish, wild rice,
hulled corn and berry
desserts.
Sports The schedule
includes contemporary
lacrosse matches and a
traditional (no pads) honor
game. Demos focus on
fun, interactive activities.
Another sports highlight
is Olympic-style amateur
boxing. Game Day Party
Sunday marks Packers/
Bears season opener.
Photos by Bob Uecke
