Chehaw Native American Festival part 2

By Albany Herald News

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April 9, 2016

A member of Diamond Brown’s Touch the Earth Dancers performs a hoop dance at this weekend’s Native American Festival at Chehaw. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

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Thousands flocked to Albany’s Chehaw park Saturday for the annual Native American Festival.

A member of Diamond Brown’s Touch the Earth Dancers performs a hoop dance during this weekend’s Native American Festival at Chehaw park. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

A musician carries his drum to the center arena at this weekend’s Native American Festival at Chehaw park. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

A member of Diamond Brown’s Touch the Earth Dancers prepares to perform a routine at this weekend’s Native American Festival at Chehaw park. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Demonstrators and guests enjoy a rousing game of Muscogee stickball at this weekend’s Native American Festival at Chehaw park. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

A member of the Touch the Earth Dancers wows the crowd at the Native American Festival held this weekend at Chehaw Park. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

A member of Diamond Brown’s Touch the Earth Dancers performs a hoop dance at this weekend’s Native American Festival at Chehaw. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Native American demonstrator Chris Adams, right, explains the art of making a canoe to Leesburg resident Richard Byrd at this weekend’s Native American Festival at Chehaw Park. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Visitors at this weekend’s Native American Festival at Chehaw join members of Diamond Brown’s Touch the Earth dancers for a ceremonial friendship dance. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Members of Diamond Brown’s Touch the Earth dancers entertain the crowd at Chehaw park’s Native American Festival this weekend. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Andrew Bellacomo teaches guests at the Chehaw Native American Festival at colonial muskets. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

MacKenzie Briggs works on crafts during this weekend’s Native American Festival at Chehaw park. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

A member of Diamond Brown’s Touch the Earth Dancers performs a hoop dance at this weekend’s Native American Festival at Chehaw. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Chehaw junior zookeepers, from left, Abbie Knight and Payton Greer volunteer at this weekend’s Native American Festival at Chehaw park. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

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