HOLIDAY GUIDE 2013

ᎣᏏᏲOsiyo!Welcome to the 61ST Cherokee

National Holiday!

BILL JOHN BAK ERPrincipal Chief

S. JOE CRIT TENDENDeputy Principal Chief

celebrate the spirit ofa nation and its people

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LABOR DAY WEEKEND, 2013 • TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA

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Aug. 10Little Cherokee Ambassadors, 4 p.m., Sequoyah’s “The Place Where They Play”

Aug. 17Junior Miss Cherokee Leadership Competition, 6:30 p.m., Armory Building

Aug. 23Softball Fast Pitch & Co-ed Tournaments, 6 p.m. to 1 a.m., Sequoyah Softball Fields

Aug. 24Miss Cherokee Leadership Competition, 6 p.m., Cornerstone Church

Softball Fast Pitch & Co-ed Tournaments, 9 a.m. to 1 a.m., Sequoyah Softball Fields

Stickball Game Tournament, 5:30 p.m., Markoma Field

Aug. 25Softball Fast Pitch & Co-ed Tournaments, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sequoyah Softball Fields

Aug. 27Nanyehi-Beloved Woman of the Cherokee Play, 7:30 p.m., NSU Performing Arts

Aug. 30 Art Show, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m., Armory Building

Arts & Crafts, 10 a.m., Cherokee Heritage Center

Arts & Crafts, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., West of Tribal Complex

Arts & Crafts, 5 p.m. to 12 a.m., Cultural Grounds

Bingo, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., West of Tribal Complex

Children’s Fun Days, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., West of Tribal Complex

Golf Tournament, 7:30 a.m., Cherokee Trails Golf Course

Gospel Singing, 6 p.m., West of Tribal Complex

Intertribal Powwow, 5 p.m., Cultural Grounds

Nancy Ward Reception, 5 p.m., NSU Ballroom

Nanyehi-Beloved Woman of the Cherokee Play, 7:30 p.m., NSU Performing Arts

Quilt Show, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sequoyah Old Gym

Softball Tournament, 6 p.m. to 1 a.m., Sequoyah Softball Fields

Three-on-Three Basketball Tournament, 5 p.m., Markoma Gym

Aug. 31Art Show, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Armory Building

Arts & Crafts, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Courthouse Square

Arts & Crafts, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., West of Tribal Complex

Arts & Crafts, 11 a.m., Cherokee Heritage Center

Arts & Crafts, 2 p.m. to 12 a.m., Cultural Grounds

Bingo, 1 p.m., West of Tribal Complex

Blowgun Contest, 1 p.m., Cherokee Heritage Center

Cherokee Calendar Signing, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Gift Shop Lobby

Cherokee Cultural & Traditional Activities, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Across the street from Armory Building

Cherokee National Holiday Parade, 9:30 a.m., Downtown

Cherokee National Youth Choir,

Children’s Fishing Derby, 7:30 a.m. to noon, Pond East of Tribal Complex

Children’s Fun Days, noon to 11 p.m., West of Tribal Complex

CN Complex Open House, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tribal Complex

Cornstalk Shoot Competition, 7:30 a.m., West of Tribal Complex

Elders Fun Day, noon to 6 p.m.,

5K Holiday Run, 7:30 a.m., East of Tribal Complex

Fiddler’s Contest, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Talking Leaves Job Corps Gym

Golf Tournament, 7:30 a.m., Cherokee Trails Golf Course

Gospel Singing, 4 p.m., West of Tribal Complex

Health Fair, 12 p.m., West of Tribal Complex

History Exhibit, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., NSU Seminary Hall

Horseshoe Pitch Competition, 9 a.m., West of Tribal Complex

Intertribal Powwow, 2 p.m., Cultural Grounds

Living Treasures Awards, noon, Courthouse Square

Marble Tournament Finals, 9 a.m., Cherokee Heritage Center

Miss Cherokee Official Crowning, noon, Courthouse Square

Nanyehi-Beloved Woman of the Cherokee Play, 7:30 p.m., NSU Performing Arts

Quilt Show, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sequoyah Old Gym

Seminary Hall Tours, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., NSU Seminary Hall

Softball Tournament, 9 a.m. to 1 a.m., Sequoyah Softball Fields

State of Nation Address, 11:30 a.m., Courthouse Square

Stickball Game, 9 p.m., Sequoyah Football Field

Three-on-Three Basketball Tournament, 9 a.m., Markoma Gym

Event Schedule

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Traditional Indian Food Cook-off, 5 p.m., West of Tribal Complex

Veterans Reception, 4 p.m., New Veteran’s Building

Volley Ball, 12 a.m., West of Tribal Complex

Sept. 1Art Show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Armory Building

Arts & Crafts, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., West of Tribal Complex

Arts & Crafts, 11 a.m., Heritage Center

Bingo, 1 p.m., West of Tribal Complex

Car Show, 4 p.m., Cherokee Casino Tahlequah

Children’s Fun Days, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.,

West of Tribal Complex

Fireworks Show, at dusk, Behind Cherokee Casino

Free Feed, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sequoyah Cafeteria

Golf Tournament, 7:30 a.m., Cherokee Trails Golf Course

History Exhibit, noon to 5 p.m., NSU Seminary Hall

Quilt Show, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sequoyah Old Gym

Softball Tournament, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sequoyah Softball Fields

Sunday Morning Worship, 10 a.m. to noon, Sequoyah Schools Chapel

Traditional Indian Games Playoff, 1 p.m., West of Tribal Complex

From the Cherokee Phoenix staff...

Enjoy the Holiday!

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Examples of past Cherokee National Holiday guides, including the one that started it all in 1953. COURTESY PHOTOS

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