Jay Hickman, 48, plays flutes made by himself at the 38th Annual Heritage Festival & Craft Show in Historic Nifong Park in Columbia, Mo., Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. Hickman said he is half Native American and half Scandinavian, and playing the Native American style flute helped him find connections with his ancestors.

Kenny Araiza, 24, makes Native American style hair wear at the 38th Annual Heritage Festival & Craft Show in Historic Nifong Park in Columbia, Mo., Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. Araiza said he is a cook, but making hair wear is his passion. It took him eight hours to finish the one he was wearing.

Richard Gaffney, 79, dresses as Native American at the 38th Annual Heritage Festival & Craft Show in Historic Nifong Park in Columbia, Mo., Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. Gaffney, a historian and author, said he comes to this event every year with his wife Dolores.