Indian hoop dancer to visit UNC-CH
Published: Thu, Nov. 09, 2006 12:00AM
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closeCHAPEL HILL -- Events at UNC-Chapel Hill celebrating American Indian Heritage Month begin with performances Friday by Jackie Bird of South Dakota, a hoop dancer from the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux tribe.
A location is still being determined for a midday performance, but an evening performance will take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the Frank Porter Graham Student Union.
"Hoop dances have different meanings for different tribes, but for Jackie, it is for healing," said Shannon Fleg, a staff member in UNC-CH's Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. Fleg, who is Navajo, is also a part-time student and member of the student group First Nations Graduate Circle.
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For a list of American Indian Heritage Month events at UNC-CH, visit www.unc.edu/diversity/culturecommunity/aiheritage.html.
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