Indian Summer honors languages
Cultural ties to be celebrated at Milwaukee lakefront festival
This year’s Indian Summer Festival at the lakefront recognizes that “Language Is Culture,” celebrating how Hochunk, Oneida, Ojibwe, Potawatomi and Menominee languages reflect the world views of those nations.
In the Living Cultures area, festivalgoers can learn Ojibwe language games and songs, for example, and explore the Indian origins of many Wisconsin place names.
The festival takes place Friday through Sunday at Maier Festival Park.
Contest powwow grand entries begin at 7 p.m. Friday, 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. Info: www.indiansum mer.org/contest-powwow/.
Visiting performers include Yellow Bird Apache Dancers from Phoenix and the Woodland Sky Native American Dance Company of Michigan.
Hours: 4 p.m. to midnight Friday, noon to midnight Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday
Admission: $15 at the gate, $12 for elders 60 and older, free for children 12 and younger.
Discounts: Free admission from 4 p.m.-.6 p.m. Friday with donation of school supplies to benefit the Milwaukee Indian Education Committee; $5 for all adults from 6 p.m. to midnight Friday; free admission throughout the festival for active-duty military personnel and veterans with ID. Fireworks: 10 p.m. Saturday. Dylan’s Run: Onsite registration begins 8:30 a.m. Sunday at the Miller Stage. 2-mile run/ walk begins at 10:30 a.m. Proceeds support autism research and outreach programs. Info: www.dylansrun.com/. Info: www.indiansummer. org/.