Franklin Upper Elementary School fourth graders Terranique Taylor, 9, and Nique Calvin, 9, look at a stuffed alligator and rattle snake on display during the School Days event at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians Tuesday afternoon. The event offered demonstrations teaching children what Native American life was like when the French first settled in the Natchez area. View photo »

Parklane Academy second grader Gavin Estay, 7, practices aiming his shot with his bow and arrow while fellow student Mason Alford, 8, watches during the School Days event at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians Tuesday afternoon. The event offered demonstrations teaching children what Native American life was like when the French first settled in the Natchez area. View photo »

Liberty Elementary School third grader Malik Wells, 8, watches as Tom “Strong Buffalo” Varnado demonstrates how to use one of the Native American’s tools during the School Days event at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians Tuesday afternoon. The event offered demonstrations teaching children what Native American life was like when the French first settled in the Natchez area. View photo »

Franklin Upper Elementary School fourth grader Jordan Reed, 9, feels an animal skin that hangs in the Native American tipi at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians Tuesday afternoon during the School Days event. The event offered demonstrations teaching children what Native American life was like when the French first settled in the Natchez area. View photo »

Liberty Elementary School students sing a Native American song along with Houma and Choctaw tribe member Grayhawk Perkins during School Days at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians Tuesday afternoon. The event offered demonstrations teaching children what Native American life was like when the French first settled in the Natchez area. View photo »

Franklin Upper Elementary School students watch as Tom “Strong Buffalo” Varnado explains to them how to use an old Native American children’s toy during the School Days event at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians Tuesday afternoon. The event offered demonstrations teaching children what Native American life was like when the French first settled in the Natchez area. View photo »

Franklin County Upper Elementary school fourth grader Brooke Wilkerson, 9, plays an old Native American children’s game where she tries to catch a piece of animal bone with a stick. View photo »