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Program Celebrates American Indians
Native American Days, the annual program celebrating American Indian culture at Winterville Mounds, will be held October 30-November 2. The event features traditional dances, stories, and games, and crafts and foods will be for sale. Last year more than 2,000 people attended the festival.
Performers this year include traditional Houma dancer Cocoa Creppel, Native American Cultural Exchange storyteller and dancers, and the Southern Pine Singers. Other activities will include face-painting and bead-stringing for children, archery demonstrations, and Native American games of stickball and chunky, which will be open to all comers. The USDA Wildlife, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, and the Southern Traditional Archery Association will have demonstration and educational booths at the event.
Special guests on Friday, November 1, will be the Choctaw Elderly Social Dancers from the Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians.
The four-day celebration of Native American culture will conclude on Saturday, November 2, with a day of games and arts and crafts. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. families can play the traditional Native American games of stickball and chunky, compete in relay races, make beaded headbands, and more. Fry bread, Indian tacos, buffalo burgers, and smoked turkey legs will be on sale throughout the day.
Native American Days is free of charge. The event begins at 9 a.m. and runs through 4 p.m., Wednesday through Friday. Performances will begin at 9:30 a.m. and run through 1 p.m. The Saturday program runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. School groups should call ahead for a complete schedule of events when booking a field trip.
Winterville Mounds is a prehistoric ceremonial center located at 2415 Highway 1 North, Greenville. For more information call 662-334-4684.
Old Capitol Hosts Living History Night
History comes to life after hours with the fifth annual Present Meets Past: Voices from Mississippi History at the Old Capitol Museum on Thursday, October 24, from
5	to 8 p.m.
Walk the halls of the historic building and learn about life and politics in the nineteenth century as living history performers portray Mississip-pians from the past.
Visitors will meet ten historical figures including William Wing, the first keeper of the capitol; William L. Sharkey (1797-1873), governor in 1865; ornamental painter Charles Manship and his wife, Adaline; Confederate general Stephen D. Lee
(1833—■ 1908); Mississippi governor John A. Quitman (1798-1858); African American state legislator and United
States congressman John R. Lynch; Union general William T. Sherman; Whig presidential nominee Henry Clay; Joseph, a slave who helped construct the-capitol; and Copiah County farmer John Evan Watts. Visitors are invited to ask the reenactors questions. For more information call 601-576-6920.
Historical Society Seeks Award Nominations
The 2014 meeting of the Mississippi Historical Society will be held March 6-8 at the Old Capitol Museum in Jackson. Every year the society awards prizes for outstanding work in interpreting, teaching, and preserving Mississippi history. Nominations are now being accepted for the following awards:
The McLemore Prize, which carries with it a $700 stipend, is given for the best book on a subject related to Mississippi history or biography published the previous year.
The John K. Bettersworth Award is given annually to an outstanding teacher of middle or high school history in Mississippi. The winning teacher receives a $300 cash award and is invited as the society’s guest to its annual meeting.
The Frank E. Everett, Jr. Award is given annually as merited to a local historical organization that, as a member of the Fed-
eration of Mississippi Historical Societies, has made an outstanding contribution to the preservation and interpretation of local history. The winning society receives a $300 cash award.
The Elbert R. Hilliard Oral History Award, which carries with it a $300 cash award, recognizes oral history projects exemplifying a distinguished collection, high-quality preservation, and proper use of oral history.
The James T. Dawson Award is presented as merited to a local government in Mississippi with an exemplary records management program. A local government eligible for the award may be a municipality, a county, or a school district.
The Dunbar Rowland Award, given in recognition of lifelong contributions to the study, interpretation, and preservation of
Mississippi History and the B.L.C. Wailes Award for national distinction in the field of history, are presented as merited.
The Riley Prize and the Glover Moore Prize are awarded biennially for a doctoral dissertation and master’s thesis, respectively, on a topic in Mississippi history or biography completed within the previous two years.
Awards of Merit are presented annually to individuals or organizations for their outstanding archival, museum, or media interpretation work.
All prizewinners will be invited to the society’s 2014 annual meeting to receive their awards. Submission guidelines are available online at mdah.state.ms.us. For more information or to submit a nomination, email info@mshistoricalsociety.com or call 601-576-6545.