The United Houma Nation's oral history poster project
Arts & Entertainment, Education, Louisiana/GulfCoast
September 2nd, 2010
The United Houma Nation‘s oral history poster project will debut at the Jean Lafitte Acadian Wetland Center on September 4, 2010 from 2:00-4:30 p.m. The event, free and open to the public, will include intertribal dancing, a presentation on the history of the United Houma Nation by tribal historian Mike Dardar, and an “unveiling” of the posters. There will be light refreshments and time to meet the people who contributed oral histories to the project afterward. The project is a collaboration between the United Houma Nation’s tribal council, the University of New Orleans’ Neighborhood Story Project, and Side by Side Community Projects, Australia. It was sponsored through a grant from the Greater New Orleans Foundation.
What: “Entre yakni et oké: United Houma Nation”—-“Between Land and Water: United Houma Nation” Poster Release Event
When: September 4, 2010 2:00-4:30 p.m.
Where: The Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, 314 Saint Mary St., Thibodaux, LA
Admission to the event is free
Schedule of Events:
2:00 p.m. Intertribal dancing by Bayou Eagles and Bayou Healers
2:30 p.m. Mike Dardar, tribal historian for the United Houma Nation
3:00 p.m. Unveiling of the posters
3:30-4:30 p.m. Reception
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