Enjoy presentations, music and dance, and community videos from the 26th Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration. The recorded presentations from the November 20-21, 2021, Celebration are available here. All other videos are available below.
AIHC 2021 Videos
Enjoy videos made or selected by some of North Carolina’s recognized tribes and urban organizations, as well as videos from the North Carolina Museum of History about our state’s American Indian communities.
American Indians in NC
North Carolina Museum of History. 10 mins. Students discover fact and fiction about North Carolina American Indians.
Dance, Music, Community: 26th Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration LIVE!
Explore the dances and music of contemporary North Carolina American Indians. Plus Brooke Simpson! 90 mins.
Le: wakwa:halakita - We Will Remain Here
Haliwa Saponi Indian Tribe. 6 min. Producer/Videographer/Editor - Brooks Bennett
Meherrin: Past and Present
Meherrin Indian Nation. 8 min. Narrated by Acting Tribal Chief, Jon Caudill; Filmed and Composed by Linwood Hall
So Much Yet to Learn: The 25th Anniversary American Indian Heritage Celebration.
North Carolina Museum of History, 23 min.
North Carolina's American Indians—From The Story of North Carolina
North Carolina Museum of History. 48 min. Insights, artifacts, and history of North Carolina American Indians.
Town Creek Indian Mound LIVE!
North Carolina Museum of History. 56 min. 14,000 years of history. American Indians in NC.
Occaneechi: A Past and Present Journey
Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation. 8 min. Yellow Shark Media. Produced for the Orange County Historical Museum in Orange County, North Carolina.
The Sappony
The Sappony. 10 min. Dr. Stan Knick; John Kincheloe; Dante Desiderio, Dorothy Stewart Crowe, Otis Martin, Charlene Martin, Julia Martin Phipps; Teryn Brewington, Lance Stewart, Kara Stewart.
Why Education is Important: Cumberland County Indian Education Program
North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs, 4 min.