NORMAN — The Norman Public Library's third annual Native American Heritage Festival will be 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the library, 225 N Webster. The theme for the event is Making History: Celebrating Oklahoma's Native Legacy.
The free event will include food, a market, children's activities, American Indian storytellers and speakers.
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"We are choosing to use the centennial as a way to spotlight the contributions made to our state and to our nation by Native Americans,” said Norman librarian Julie Moring in a news release.
In a special ceremony at 1:15 p.m. in the library's Lowry Room, three guests will be honored for their contributions to society and for positively representing their native culture — educator Mary Jo Watson, author Cynthia Leitich Smith, and astronaut John B. Herrington.
Watson, who is a member of the Seminole Nation, developed the Native American Art History program at the University of Oklahoma.
Smith, an award-winning children's book author, writes books with American Indian characters and settings.
Herrington, a member of the Chickasaw Nation, is the first member of an American Indian tribe to fly in space.
Indian tacos will be for sale, and there will be a marketplace that features American Indian vendors and crafts.
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