Powwow - First Voices Festival
Saturday November 16, 2024 10:00 AM EST
Cost: Free
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CRITIC’S PICK: First Voices Festival, 7 Stages Theatre - Among the events scheduled for this celebration of indigenous cultures, now in its third year, is an “immersive theatrical journey” (a play of sorts, I’m guessing) titled ‘What Are You.’ It’s produced by performance artist Nicolette Emanuelle, a practitioner of “experiential alchemy” who uses absurd humor, original music, dance and a game show to express the intricacies of multiracial existence in the United States. On Nov. 16 & 17, a Powwow will feature an intertribal mashup of culture, song, crafts, food and pageantry with dancers in full regalia. A special guest is Muscogee elder William Harjo, a storyteller and flute maker. Entrance is free. Then, on Nov. 29 at 7 p.m., a new documentary film will be screened that chronicles the Wisconsin-based tribe named Bad River Band and its battle to save Lake Superior, the largest freshwater resource in the country. “We gotta protect it… die for it, if we have to,” says Eldred Corbine, a Bad River Tribal Elder. - Kevin C. Madigan
From the venue:
Tatankala “Buffalo” Yellowbird of Zintkala Zi PowWow returns to Little Five points with his third annual First Voices Festival PowWow, featuring intertribal celebrations of culture, dance, song, crafts, food, and pageantry. A member of the Lakota Sioux Nation, Buffalo is well respected in Indigenous communities offering expertise, love, and joy on the mic as the master of ceremonies. At noon both days, the Grand Entry fills the circle with a company of dancers in full regalia taking audiences and participants on a journey of storytelling and cultural sharing through a variety of traditional dances like the Jingle Dress and Fancy dances. The dancers are surrounded by Indigenous jewelry, arts, and crafts, traditional demonstrations, and food including Fry Bread from our friends at Three Sisters Soulfood! This year, look out for hands-on crafting tents for the young ones. Entry is complimentary, family-friendly, and everyone is welcome!