Misc: Ninth Annual Adai Caddo Indian Nation Pow Wow, 1999, Natchitoches Parish La Submitted by: Suzanne Shoemaker Many Thanks to the Natchitoches Times for allowing the LaGenWeb to use this article. ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The Natchitoches Times article. October 15, 1999 issue. POW WOW WILL CELEBRATE HERITAGE OF CADDO ADAI The ninth annual Adai Caddo Indian Nation Pow Wow will be held from 9 a.m. -4 p.m. Saturday, October 16 at the Adai Caddo Indian Community, located on Hwy. 485, 6.2 miles north of Robeline. Attractions will include traditional Indian dances by the Caddo Tribe of Louisiana and the Caddo Tribe of Oklahoma. Teepees will be on display and authentic Indian arts and crafts will be for sale, including jewelry, beadwork, pottery and baskets. T-shirts, books, music and poetry will also be available. Marvin Johnson will be master of ceremonies. Concessions will include Indian fry bread, Indian tacos, Indian tamales, meat pies, crawfish pies, hamburgers, hot dogs, red beans and rice, snow cones and soft drinks. No alcoholic beverages or drugs will be permitted. Guests are invited to bring lawn chairs. The Adais, like other Caddo tribes, were farmers who planted corn, pumpkins and vegetables and hunted for food. The Adai Caddo Indians' principal village was first located on a small creek near the present town of Robeline, at the site of the Spanish Mission of Los Adaes, which took its name from the Adai tribe. Admission will be $2 for adults and $1 for children ages 6-12. Children under 6 will be admitted free. For more information, call the tribal office at (318) 472-8680.