NPS Announces 2010 Native America Speaks Program Schedule

Blackfeet tribal member Clinton Croff performs the Chicken Dance.

NPS photo by Mark Wagner

Date: June 16, 2010
Contact: Amy Vanderbilt, 406 888-5838
Contact: Wade Muehlhof, 406 888-7895

WEST GLACIER, MONT. – Glacier National Park officials are pleased to announce the entire Native America Speaks schedule for the 2010 season. Now in its 29th season, the Native America Speaks program provides park visitors the opportunity to hear from members of the Blackfeet, Salish and Kootenai Tribes as they share their perspectives about their culture, traditions, mythology and personal connection to this place now known as Glacier National Park.

All programs are free except for Two Medicine Lake Singers and Dancers performances held on Wednesday evenings at the St. Mary Visitor Center Auditorium. Tickets go on sale the morning of the performance and are available at the St. Mary Visitor Center Bookstore ($5 for adults and free for children 12 and under). Seating is limited. 

Glacier National Park 2010 Native America Speaks Programs:

Date	Time	Program	Speaker	Location
June
June 22 Tues.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Kenneth Eagle Speaker	Many Glacier Campground
June 23 Wed.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Ernie Heavy Runner	Two Medicine Campground
June 24 Thurs.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Edward North Peigan	Rising Sun Campground
June 25 Fri.	8:00 pm	Native Anthropology	Jack Gladstone	Lake McDonald Lodge
June 26 Sat.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Ernie Heavy Runner	Two Medicine Campground
June 27 Sun.	8:00 pm	Native Anthropology	Jack Gladstone	Many Glacier Hotel
June 28 Mon.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Apgar Campground
June 29 Tues.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Many Glacier Campground
June 30 Wed.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Ernie Heavy Runner	Two Medicine Campground
June 30 Wed.	7:30 pm	Two Medicine Lake Singers and Dancers	Joe McKay, Clinton and Ray Croff	St. Mary Visitor Center
July
July 1 Thurs.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Rising Sun Campground
July 2 Fri.	8:00 pm	Native Anthropology	Jack Gladstone	Lake McDonald Lodge
July 3 Sat.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Kenneth Eagle Speaker	Two Medicine Campground
July 4 Sun.	8:00 pm	Native Anthropology	Jack Gladstone	Many Glacier Hotel
July 4 Sun.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Gen Huitt	Lake McDonald Lodge
July 5 Mon.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Apgar Campground
July 6 Tues.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Many Glacier Campground
July 7 Wed.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Brad Hall	Two Medicine Campground
July 7 Wed.	7:30 pm	Two Medicine Lake Singers and Dancers	Joe McKay, Clinton and Ray Croff	St. Mary Visitor Center
July 8 Thurs.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Edward North Peigan	Rising Sun Campground
July 9 Fri.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Gen Huitt	Lake McDonald Lodge
July 10 Sat.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Brad Hall	Two Medicine Campground
July 11 Sun.	8:00 pm	Native Anthropology	Jack Gladstone	Many Glacier Hotel
July 12 Mon.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Vernon Finley	Apgar Campground
July 13 Tues.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Many Glacier Campground
July 14 Wed.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Edward North Peigan	Two Medicine Campground
July 14 Wed.	7:30 pm	Two Medicine Lake Singers and Dancers	Joe McKay, Clinton and Ray Croff	St. Mary Visitor Center
July 15 Thurs.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Rising Sun Campground
July 16 Fri.	8:00 pm	Native Anthropology	Jack Gladstone	Lake McDonald Lodge
July 17 Sat.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Brad Hall	Two Medicine Campground
July 18 Sun.	8:00 pm	Native Anthropology	Jack Gladstone	Many Glacier Hotel
July 19 Mon.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Apgar Campground
July 20 Tues.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Ernie Heavy Runner	Many Glacier Campground
July 21 Wed.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Ernie Heavy Runner	Two Medicine Campground
July 21 Wed.	7:30 pm	Two Medicine Lake Singers and Dancers	Joe McKay, Clinton and Ray Croff	St. Mary Visitor Center
July 22 Thurs.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Edward North Peigan	Rising Sun Campground
July 23 Fri.	8:00 pm	Native Anthropology	Jack Gladstone	Lake McDonald Lodge
July 24 Sat.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Brad Hall	Two Medicine Campground
July 25 Sun.	8:00 pm	Native Anthropology	Jack Gladstone	Many Glacier Hotel
July 26 Mon.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Vernon Finley	Apgar Campground
July 27 Tues.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Many Glacier Campground
July 28 Wed.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Edward North Peigan	Two Medicine Campground
July 28 Wed.	7:30 pm	Two Medicine Lake Singers and Dancers	Joe McKay, Clinton and Ray Croff	St. Mary Visitor Center
July 29 Thurs.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Rising Sun Campground
July 30 Fri.	8:00 pm	Native Anthropology	Jack Gladstone	Lake McDonald Lodge
July 31 Sat.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Kenneth Eagle Speaker	Two Medicine Campground
August
Aug. 1 Sun.	8:00 pm	Native Anthropology	Jack Gladstone	Many Glacier Hotel
Aug. 2 Mon.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Apgar Campground
Aug. 3 Tues.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Many Glacier Campground
Aug. 4 Wed.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Ernie Heavy Runner	Two Medicine Campground
Aug. 4 Wed.	7:30 pm	Two Medicine Lake Singers and Dancers	Joe McKay, Clinton and Ray Croff	St. Mary Visitor Center
Aug. 5 Thurs.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Rising Sun Campground
Aug. 6 Fri.	8:00 pm	Native Anthropology	Jack Gladstone	Lake McDonald Lodge
Aug. 7 Sat.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Brad Hall	Two Medicine Campground
Aug. 8 Sun.	8:00 pm	Native Anthropology	Jack Gladstone	Many Glacier Hotel
Aug. 9 Mon.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Vernon Finley	Apgar Campground
Aug. 10 Tues.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Many Glacier Campground
Aug. 11 Wed.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Edward North Peigan	Two Medicine Campground
Aug. 11 Wed.	7:30 pm	Two Medicine Lake Singers and Dancers	Joe McKay, Clinton and Ray Croff	St. Mary Visitor Center
Aug. 12 Thurs.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Rising Sun Campground
Aug. 14 Sat.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Kenneth Eagle Speaker	Two Medicine Campground
Aug. 15 Sun.	8:00 pm	Native Anthropology	Jack Gladstone	Many Glacier Hotel
Aug. 16 Mon.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Apgar Campground
Aug. 17 Tues.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Many Glacier Campground
Aug. 18 Wed.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Ernie Heavy Runner	Two Medicine Campground
Aug. 18 Wed.	7:30 pm	Two Medicine Lake Singers and Dancers	Joe McKay, Clinton and Ray Croff	St. Mary Visitor Center
Aug. 19 Thurs.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Rising Sun Campground
Aug. 20 Fri.	8:00 pm	Native Anthropology	Jack Gladstone	Lake McDonald Lodge
Aug. 21 Sat.	8:00 pm	Native America Speaks	Brad Hall	Two Medicine Campground
Note: Time for outdoor campground programs changes to 7:30 pm as of August 22nd due to earlier sunset.
Aug. 22 Sun.	8:00 pm	Native Anthropology	Jack Gladstone	Many Glacier Hotel
Aug. 23 Mon.	7:30 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Apgar Campground
Aug. 24 Tues.	7:30 pm	Native America Speaks	Kenneth Eagle Speaker	Many Glacier Campground
Aug. 25 Wed.	7:30 pm	Native America Speaks	Edward North Peigan	Two Medicine Campground
Aug. 25 Wed.	7:30 pm	Two Medicine Lake Singers and Dancers	Joe McKay, Clinton and Ray Croff	St. Mary Visitor Center
Aug. 26 Thurs.	7:30 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Rising Sun Campground
Aug. 27 Fri.	8:00 pm	Native Anthropology	Jack Gladstone	Lake McDonald Lodge
Aug. 28 Sat.	7:30 pm	Native America Speaks	Ernie Heavy Runner	Two Medicine Campground
Aug. 29 Sun.	8:00 pm	Native Anthropology	Jack Gladstone	Many Glacier Hotel
Aug. 30 Mon.	7:30 pm	Native America Speaks	Ernie Heavy Runner	Apgar Campground
Aug. 31 Tues.	7:30 pm	Native America Speaks	Kenneth Eagle Speaker	Many Glacier Campground
September
Sept. 1 Wed.	7:30 pm	Native America Speaks	Ernie Heavy Runner	Two Medicine Campground
Sept. 2 Thurs.	7:30 pm	Native America Speaks	Edward North Peigan	Rising Sun Campground
Sept. 3 Fri.	8:00 pm	Native Anthropology	Jack Gladstone	Lake McDonald Lodge
Sept. 4 Sat.	7:30 pm	Native America Speaks	Kenneth Eagle Speaker	Two Medicine Campground
Sept. 5 Sun.	8:00 pm	Native Anthropology	Jack Gladstone	Many Glacier Hotel
Sept. 6 Mon.	7:30 pm	Native America Speaks	Jack Gladstone	Apgar Campground
Sept. 7 Tues.	7:30 pm	Native America Speaks	Kenneth Eagle Speaker	Many Glacier Campground
Sept. 8 Wed.	7:30 pm	Native America Speaks	Edward North Peigan	Two Medicine Campground
Sept. 9 Thurs.	7:30 pm	Native America Speaks	Ernie Heavy Runner	Rising Sun Campground
Sept. 11 Sat.	7:30 pm	Native America Speaks	Kenneth Eagle Speaker	Two Medicine Campground

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