05/18/2026
Fading Voices Demonstration Day — 40th Anniversary is this Saturday, May 23rd from 11 am to 4 pm.
Come out for a fun and educational, hands on experience to learn about and celebrate the traditional ways of the Snowbird Cherokee.
Meet artists and watch demonstrations, experience unique Cherokee foods, hear the language spoken and sung, and try your hand at crafts and skills. You can even participate in traditional Cherokee games (waiver required).
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🪶 Schedule of Events:
11 am Mound Building Demonstration
- Fading Voices Committee Welcome
- Invocation, Alfred Welch
- Presentation of Colors, Steve Youngdeere American Legion Post 143
- Remarks, Vice Chief B Ensley
- Remarks, Chief Michelle Hicks
- Mound Building Narration, Paulette Cox
- Mound Building Demonstration
12 pm Flute Playing -- Jared Wildcat
12:15 pm Storytelling -- Cailon Garland
12:30 pm Introduction of Cherokee Royalties -- Miss Cherokee & Jr. Miss Cherokee
12:45 pm Special Remarks -- Principal Chief Michelle Hicks & Vice Chief B Ensley
1:00 pm Traditional Dancing
1:30 pm Cast Iron Lid Toss Competition
2:00 pm Fish Game
2:45 pm Cherokee Hymn Singing
3:00 pm Men's Stickball Game
4:00 Conclusion
Everyone is invited to listen, learn and help preserve the cultural traditions of the Snowbird Cherokee so they may be passed on to future generations.
📸 Byron Housley
