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Native American Day honors Odette Wright
November 28, 2013
Odette Wright was surprised by friends and family with an appreciation event Nov. 9.
Tyler Polis listens intently about arrowheads and other uses for stones at the Nanticoke Indian Museum. BY DENY HOWETH
Tom THompson, a volunteer at the Nanticoke Indian Museum, explains how tribes banded together to create alliances and harmony. BY DENY HOWETH
Penny Dukes is smitten by the wolf and fox exhibits. BY DENY HOWETH
Pastor John Norwood talks about the Nanticoke tribe's interactions with other regional tribes. BY DENY HOWETH
Native Americans from other tribes gathered to participate in Native American Day at the Nanticoke Indian Museum. BY DENY HOWETH
A Cherokee observes the Nanticoke dances. BY DENY HOWETH
Group dance. BY DENY HOWETH
Herman 'Tidewater Turtle Owl' Jackson and Mike 'Standing Water' Smith perform a mens dance which usually occured after a hunting trip. BY DENY HOWETH
Adrienne Harmon does a jingle dress dance BY DENY HOWETH
Native Americans from regional tribes gathered along with other local residents Nov. 9 at the Nanticoke Indian Museum in Oak Orchard to share traditions and storytelling, and open the museum free to the public for a day. The day also was to celebrate and commemorate Odette Wright's involvement in the tribe's outreach and education.
Friends and family gathered to 'roast' her in the kindest way, with stories of how she touched their lives and the lives of past and future generations.
She received acknowledgements from the Delaware House and Senate, Indian Mission United Methodist Church, and the Nanticoke Indian Association. It was a surprise celebration of her constant involvement, and the award was named She Who Knows.
