INDIAN DANCERS PERFORM; TICKETS ON SALE FOR SATURDAY SHOW

Southeast Missouri residents will have an opportunity to see the world famous Koshare Indian Dancers when they make their first appearance at the Show Me Center on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Through the Koshare's efforts, directly and indirectly, they have inspired and created an interest and love of Indian lore by millions of people all over the world.

The Koshare story began in February 1933, when the first group of LaJunta boys started regular meetings to study Indian lore. Their founder James F. Burshears, known as "Buck", has been called one of the "human treasures" of this nation. He worked selflessly all of his life, at his own expense, to protect an important intangible cultural heritage, that of the American Indian, from fading into extinction.

The achievements of Burshears and the Koshare Indian Dancers are such that they have been recorded for posterity in the Congressional Record of the United States.

The performance is being financed by the Cape Girardeau Bicentennial Commission as part of the year long Bicentennial Celebration.

Tickets are on sale at the Show Me Center Box Office and all ticket outlets. Adult tickets are $4 and youth (under 18) tickets are $3.