Indigenous Heritage Day

Join Historic St. Mary’s City (HSMC) for Indigenous Heritage Day. The annual event will be filled with ongoing demonstrations at the Woodland Indian Hamlet that highlight traditional methods in hide tanning, pottery, and cooking.

1:00 p.m.

Performance by Mark Tayac and the Piscataway Nation Singers & Dancers. From Tayac Territory (Port Tobacco, MD), Mark Tayac travels with the Piscataway Nation Singers & Dancers presenting a colorful, educational and entertaining pow wow-style event featuring American Indian Dance, Drum & Song that tells of American Indian history, culture, and traditions.

Ongoing demonstrations throughout the day:

Pottery
Meet with members of HSMC staff as they demonstrate Late-Woodland Indian pottery techniques.

Nature’s Bounty
HSMC staff demonstrate the many plants, native and invasive, throughout the landscape that can be used by humans.

Clothing
HSMC staff show how to preserve animal skins and how those skins can be made into clothing. (Visitor discretion advised, not for the squeamish.)

Canoe Burning
HSMC staff will use fire as a power tool and demonstrate burning a dugout canoe.

Archaeology
HSMC curators from our research department will display and expound upon the Native American artifacts that have been found on HSMC property.

Indigenous Heritage Day will take place outdoors, rain or shine

Admission:

$10 adult; $9 senior; $6 student; free to ages 5 and younger. Free to museum members.