Dauphin Island Native American Festival
March 26, 2022 @ 9:00AM — 5:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Experience and celebrate the Native American heritage of Dauphin Island dating back to 1100 AD! Experience "of the period" hands-on demonstrations.
The 2022 Dauphin
Island Native American Festival will feature living historians and
storytellers exhibiting 18th Creek hunting and fishing camps and
telling stories such as the impact of trade on the Creeks during that period. This includes the Creeks who traded with
the French who made port on Dauphin Island in 1699.
The Festival will also feature authentic hands-on demonstrations of Native American arts and crafts, such as pottery, twining (finger weaving and rope making) and canoe carving. Native American food ways and the role of seafood in these cultures will also be highlighted and demonstrated. Festival attendees will have the opportunity to learn and participate in Native American recreational activities such as stomp dancing (a social style of dance) and stick ball. Food and arts and crafts will be available for purchase from vendors located adjacent to the event.