Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Dancer "Eddie" of the Kern River Valley Indian Council dances a traditional Indian dance. His dance-wear represents a life time of achievements in the Indian culture. "Each feather has to be earned and represents something good I did in my life as defined in my native culture" stated Eddie.
With mortar and pestle young female visitors got to practice and learn how Indians woman ground up acorns into flour
Native drummers at the Go Native Festival, held recently in Central Park.
Books on Indian history and culture were available to purchase at several of the Council information tables.
Visitors were shown, and then had the opportunity, to make hand woven native baskets out of locally obtained reeds.
Indian Elders taught young boys how to make various Indian tools and hunting instruments as obtained from locally grown re-sources.
Visitors were shown, and then had the opportunity, to make hand woven native baskets out of locally obtained reeds.
Simple bent reeds and a series of knots showed a fine example of the simplicity of construction methods for the weaving of carrying devices.
Native handmade baskets and ornamental jewelry were on display.
Tehachapi welcomed its sixth Go Native event at Philip Marx Central Park on Sept. 1.
This unique event celebrates indigenous culture in California through demonstrations, food, art, music and dance. Native artists shared their talents with guests and helped them make their own crafts, like weaved baskets, necklaces, tule ducks and more.
