Acknowledging the Peoria Nation

Published: March 24, 2013, midnight

Dr. Michael Wiant, Director of the Dickson Mounds Museum, will speak on the Peoria, an important nation of the Illini Confederacy, who lived on this land when French explorers, traders, and missionaries began travelling in the area during the mid-1600s. This multi-generational service will include Native American drums, singers, flutes, stories, and a pipe ceremony. (The Sermon audio is an Introduction, Story for All Ages, and Pipe Ceremony) Special Music: Rainbow Drum Circle