Native American Heritage Month: Native American Festivals

Local Festivals

National Festivals

Oldest Native American Footage Dating Back to 1895

Amazing, rare and heartfelt tribute to Native American tribes. Footage dating back to 1895, with rare vintage audio recording of Native American music. American history including the oldest known clip of Native Americans on film, a clip of Sioux Native Americans performing the Buffalo Dance at Thomas Edison's Black Maria Studio in New Jersey. The film Ghost Dance also features, created on the same day, September 24, 1895. Other films featured include Hopi Native Americans greeting TR and clips from the Chicago World's Fair in 1933. It also shows 3 Native American feature films, White Fawn's Devotion, The Invaders and Last Of The Mohicans. White Fawn's Devotion was the earliest film directed by a Native American, James Young Deer. The old audio clip was recorded in 1895 by Alice Cunningham and Francis La Flesche. The song is 'He'dewachi' Dance Song and it is traditionally played at ceremonies which celebrate warriors.

Native American POW WOW

Join us on AIB Presents as we travel to Stone Mountain, Georgia to see this amazing reenactment take place, and learn about its cultural importance.

 

Special Military Homecoming - 2014 Gathering of Nations

Oldest Native American Drumming Video Ever

Rare and old footage of Native American drumming from 1894 in a tribute to our Native American brothers and sisters.