Stands With Many spends most of his year performing mainly in elementary schools. However, his programs are not limited to just children.
He has made presentations at various government agencies such as the VA hospital in Baltimore, United States Department of Agriculture, Army Research Lab, Government Printing Office, The Architect of the Capitol, and the Federal Communications Commission.
He has performed at various museums and cultural centers such as the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, the Smithsonian's Discovery Theater, and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture. He has also made presentations at colleges and universities, libraries, assisted living communities, hospitals, and nursing homes.
In this program Stands With Many will discuss with his audience the many "solutions", from first contact to the present, that have been attempted and implemented to take care of the "Indian problem".
He will cover land theft, disease, war, missionaries, boarding schools, the Allotment Act, the Termination Act, the Relocation program, the illegality of Native religions until recently, and more.
Stands With Many will discuss the ways some Native Americans are trying to reclaim their heritage. He will make it evident that no matter what has happened, Indian people have survived, will survive, and are here to stay.
Time will be allotted at the end of the program (and during) for questions & answers and discussion.
Running Time: 60 minutes
Cost: $400.00
Introduction
The Trail of Tears: The Cherokee Removal
An historical account of the Cherokee Removal from their Native homeland in 1838 but that started well before that. Stands With Many weaves facts, figures, names, and places, into the story of tragedy that has become known as The Trail of Tears. He will also discuss the impact that The Removal still has on the Cherokee people today.
Time is allotted at the end for questions & answers and discussion.
Running Time: 60 minute
Cost: $400.00
Traditionally, storytelling was used for a variety of purpose; to tell a people's history, to teach values, lessons, and codes of conduct, and also to entertain. In this program Stands With Many will share these stories and traditions with his audience.
Time is allotted at the end for questions & answers and discussion.
Running Time: 60 minute
Cost: $400.00
Cherokee Storytelling
Native Americans exist in the present day, and this program will dispel myths and misconceptions created by television, movies, history books, novels, and the educational system.
Through the use of stories and biographies of famous contemporary Natives, personal and family stories, discussion about contemporary life, both good and bad, of Native people on reservations and urban settings, the audience will understand that Native people are real people and still exist.
Time is allotted at the end for questions & answers and discussion.
Running Time: 60 minutes