FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Lynn Norwood

August 8, 2004 (313) 927-1493

lnorwood@marygrove.edu

Marygrove College and NAIA Hosts Fifth Annual

Native American Festival

Detroit, Michigan--Marygrove College and the North American Indian Association of Detroit, Inc. (NAIA) will host the Fifth Annual Native American Festival on Saturday, October 30 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The event will take place at Marygrove College in Alumnae Hall, 8425 W. McNichols Rd. in Detroit. It is open to the public and will include Native American dancing, authentic cuisine and a variety of original arts and crafts presented by traders from the metropolitan Detroit area. There is no cost for children under the age of 12 and general admission is $3.00

“This program is an excellent opportunity for Marygrove students and people from the community to experience true Native American culture,” said Gayle Spencer, assistant dean of students at Marygrove College.

The festival is sponsored by Marygrove College’s Department of Student Life/Activities and NAIA. For more information, call Gayle Spencer at (313) 927-1477.

Marygrove College is an independent, Catholic, liberal arts institution sponsored by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM). Marygrove provides its students with a culturally diverse, personalized learning environment through excellent teaching. The campus is located on 53 wooded acres in one of Detroit’s oldest residential neighborhoods.

The NAIA is the oldest urban Indian center in the United States. The organization is dedicated to serving the needs of the community by promoting self-sufficiency for Native Americans through educational assistance, employment training, creating awareness of available human services, and to foster and preserve Native American culture and heritage. ###