Southeastern Native Americans—Fact, Fiction, and Folktales

A collaboration between the Alabama Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association and the Florence Indian Mound Museum

In-person Presentations

Historians and storytellers will participate in this lecture series at the Florence Indian Mound Museum. These presentations will be recorded and made available from the Florence Arts and Museum’s YouTube channel.

Amy Bluemel —

Storytelling Workshop

Sunday, January 22nd at 2pm

Michael Wren —

“Unhappy Endings:  Choices Made, Clashing Cultures, & 60 Years of Consequences"

Sunday, March 19th at 2pm

Virtual Presentations

Designed for fourth-grade classes throughout the state, these presentations bring artists, artisans, and storytellers to our community in the Shoals. Presentations will be made available from the Florence Arts and Museum’s YouTube channel.

Freeman Owle —The Native American Story of Thanksgiving

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Paul Matheny —

Indian Removal

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Lyndon Alec —

“Perspectives on Native American Hoop Dancing”

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Frederick Murphy and Kimberly Knight— Thoughts on the upcoming film: “Duality: A Collection of Afro Indigenous Perspectives”

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Dr. Sean Jacobson — Inventing the “Pilgrims of the South”: Historic Preservation & Cherokee Erasure at Brainerd Mission Cemetery

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Micah Swimmer —

Cherokee Stories

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