ALL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS IMPORTANT HERITAGE EVENT TO BE HELD ON THE HILL OVER- LOOKING THE "BATTLE OF THE NECHES" WHERE CHIEF BOWLES (DUWALI), BIG MUSH AND SIX OTHER CHIEFS AND MANY MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN WERE SLAIN ON JULY 16, 1839. WHITE HISTORIANS HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT WAS THE END OF INDIANS IN EAST TEXAS.
COME HELP US PROVE IT IS NOT TRUE....WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HERE!
HOSTED BY THE AMERICAN HERITAGE CENTER OF TEXAS, INC.
EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE HILL OVERLOOKING THE SACRED BATTLE
SITE BEGINNING AT 9:00 AM ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 1999
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OPENING PRAYER CEREMONIES AT THE MONUMENT
HISTORY WALK ON THE MASSACRE SITE
FREE DIABETES SCREENING & SEMINAR
DEMONSTRATING ARTIST
ARTS AND CRAFTS
FRY BREAD - INDIAN TACOS - CORN SOUP
LATE NIGHT FIRE AND STORY TELLING
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BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS!
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CO-HOSTED BY THE AMERICAN INDIAN VETERAN SOCIETY.
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LIMITED CAMPING AVAILABLE
Contact A.I.H.C. for information and permission.