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Date: August 2, 2007

The Little Sun/High Eagle Drum and Dance Troupe will perform at Devils Tower National Monument on Saturday, August 18. This program will begin at 8:00 p.m. in the amphitheatre, and is part of the park’s annual Cultural Program Series.  The group’s performances exhibit the various styles of dancing of the Northern Plains Tribes.  In each presentation, an explanation of the outfit and origination is given.  An exhibition of Indian-style social dancing will also be performed and a brief biography of each dancer will be related to the audience.

 

The family of Patrick and Sandra Iron Cloud started the Drum and Dance Troupe in the mid-1980s.  They describe themselves as a “pow-wow” family.  Sandra is a language arts teacher at Wyoming Indian High School and has been in the field of education for over twenty years.  Patrick also works at the high school as a part-time custodian and substitute night watchman.  Most of the performers are residents of the Wind River Indian Reservation located in the central part of Wyoming.  The group is highly interactive with the audience and their goal has always been to share and to promote awareness of the richness of the Native American song and dance of primarily the Plains tribal culture.  Many in the dance group have been performing since they were 4-5 years old.

 

The Cultural Program Series is held each summer at Devils Tower National Monument and is sponsored by the Devils Tower Natural History Association.   The programs are free but there is an entrance fee of $10/vehicle into the monument.  Programs move to the Devils Tower Picnic Shelter during inclement weather.  For more information on this program or other programs, please call the Devils Tower Visitor Center at 307-467-5283 ext. 635 or visit www.nps.gov/deto.