Bullock Museum to host seventh annual American Indian Heritage Day celebration this Friday

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 (AUSTIN, TX) — The Bullock Texas State History Museum, in partnership with Great Promise for American Indians, will host the seventh annual American Indian Heritage Day celebration on Friday, September 27.  The free public evening event offers guests the opportunity to explore the Becoming Texas exhibition and enjoy traditional American Indian dancing and drumming performances.

"Diverse and complex peoples have lived in Texas for more than 16,000 years. Since the inception of American Indian Heritage Day, the Museum has been privileged to share that heritage and provide connections between past, present and future at our celebration each year," said Bullock Museum Deputy Director of Interpretation Kate Betz.

Led by State Representative Roberto Alonzo Dist. 104 (D-Dallas), members of the Texas State Legislature passed H.B. No. 174 in 2013 to create American Indian Heritage Day in order to recognize and honor the history and heritage of American Indians in Texas. Held the last Friday in September each year, the celebration highlights the contributions of American Indian communities to the state with ceremonies, activities and programs.

Throughout the day, Texas students and Museum visitors will learn about the historical, cultural, and social contributions American Indians have made to the state through interactive educational activities and two dancing and drumming performances at 10 am and 11:30 am. In the evening, the public is invited to explore the Becoming Texas exhibition starting at 6 pm followed by a dancing and drumming performance beginning at 6:30 pm. 

Becoming Texas explores more than 16,000 years of history, beginning with the earliest inhabitants of Texas. Artifacts, interactives and multimedia tell the story of American Indian groups living for thousands of years on the land we now call Texas and the American Indian artists who continue to pass on their cultures' traditions today.

For more information about American Indian Heritage Day or Becoming Texas, visit TheStoryofTexas.com

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School Programs are generously funded by Supporting Sponsors Joan and Bruce Blakemore, The Honorable Kent R. Hance, The William Stamps Farish Fund, and Frost Bank and Contributing Sponsors The Burdine Johnson Foundation and Carla and Brad Moran.

Major support for Becoming Texas provided by Bobbie Nau, John L. Nau III, the Joan and Herb Kelleher Charitable Foundation, the Mays Family Foundation, the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation, Joan and Bruce Blakemore, H-E-B, the Dan L Duncan Foundation, the Houston Endowment, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Ed Rachal Foundation, the Stedman West Foundation, the West Endowment, and the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation.

 

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​​The Bullock Texas State History Museum, a division of the State Preservation Board and an accredited institution of the American Alliance of Museums, creates experiences that educate, engage, and encourage a deeper understanding of Texas. With dynamic, award-winning exhibitions that illuminate Texas history, people, and culture, educational programming for all ages, and an IMAX® theater with a screen the size of Texas, the Museum collaborates with more than 700 museums, libraries, archives, organizations, and individuals across the world to bring the Story of Texas to life. For more information, visit www.TheStoryofTexas.com or call (866)369-7108.

The Bullock Texas State History Museum is a division of the Texas State Preservation Board. Additional support for educational programming provided by the Texas State History Museum Foundation.