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Piscataway Indian Nation offers songs, dances and history at Lexington Park
Summary
Hereditary Chief Mark Kayak and members of the Piscataway Indian Nation presented powwow dances, cultural teachings and a demonstration of regalia at a community event in Lexington Park, St. Mary's County, stressing the tribe’s long presence in the Chesapeake Bay region and the origins of stickball (lacrosse).
Mark Kayak, hereditary chief of the Piscataway Indian Nation, led a cultural presentation of songs, dances and teachings at Lexington Park in St. Mary's County, where performers explained aspects of tribal history, regalia and traditional dances and invited audience participation.
Kayak told listeners that the Chesapeake Bay region has been home to Piscataway people for millennia. “For 15,000 years, what is known today as the Chesapeake Bay region has been our home, and it's still our home now,” he said, and he welcomed attendees to the tribe’s traditional territory.
The presentation combined performance and explanation.…
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