The event was schedule in a connecting hall between an eating place and a large study area in the Arkansas Union (the SUB). Consequently, people were walking through the entire time. That included a tour with the tour guide trying to talk over the speakers.

Most of the speakers were non-Indians/non-indigenous.

This English professor began by providing his pedigree of authenticity as an Indian.

This Chickasaw gal read a story of the migration of the Chickasaw and Choctaw people.

Rigoberta Menchu sitting in the chair that I brought her.

Rigoberta Menchu at the Trail of Tears Monument, Fayetteville, AR, Indigenous People's Day, 2015

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Rigoberta Menchu at the Trail of Tears Monument, Fayetteville, AR, Indigenous People's Day, 2015

It looks like it is going to attempt this jump. 27th Mule Jump, Pea Ridge, AR

Preparing to jump--almost. 27th Mule Jump, Pea Ridge, AR

This mule didn't quite get high enough off the ground to clear the hurdle. 27th Mule Jump, Pea Ridge, AR

What a gorgeous animal! 27th Mule Jump, Pea Ridge, AR

Some of the entrants in the 27th Mule Jump, Pea Ridge, AR

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Watch this mule outwit its owner for the full 90 seconds.

This is the winning mule jump at 53 inches. 27th Mule Jump, Pea Ridge, AR

This was the winning mule with a time of 18 seconds. 27th Mule Jump, Pea Ridge, AR

Here is a pretty white mule racing barrels. 27th Mule Jump, Pea Ridge, AR

This mule takes his time around the barrels. 27th Mule Jump, Pea Ridge, AR

A really good-looking man asked me to step inside his tipi. American Indian Heritage Day, Grand Prairie, TX

The logo for American Indian Heritage Day, Grand Prairie, TX

Here is a small screen at the table. This Coushatta man explains the making of his pine needle baskets. American Indian Heritage Day, Grand Prairie, Texas

Here you can see the big screen across the race track. American Indian Heritage Day, Grand Prairie Texas