Come celebrate the culture and traditions of the Shinnecock Nation!
- Create Medicine Wheel Artwork 11am - 2pm, free with admission. With guidance from the Shinnecock artists Denise Silva-Dennis, Tohanash Tarrant, David Bunn Martine and Jeremy Dennis, children will create artwork that connects to the Medicine Wheel and will become part of the exhibit "Toyuskanash: Bridges."
- Make and Take Your Own Artwork 4pm - 5pm, free with admission. Learn how featured NEA Artist-in-Residence Tohanash Tarrant uses the tradition of appliqué in her artwork to bridge the past with the present in her family and community. Using vibrant, colorful paper, create your own appliqué medallion using Tohanash’s family design, and create your own symbol to represent your family culture.
- View the exhibit "Toyuskanash:Bridges" in our Comings & Goings gallery, free with admission, only on view this summer, leaving September 4, 2022.
- Indigenous People’s Dance at the LICM Theater Noon and 2pm, free with admission. Learn the meaning behind the dance of this intertribal Indigenous Dance Group, and how Indigenous Peoples of this area continue to hold on to their traditions. Discover the meaning of drumming and how the big powwow drum connects Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island at powwows from coast to coast. The word Powwow is derived from the Algonquian word “pau wau” meaning the gathering of medicine. At the end of the performance, there will be a Q & A session for audience members to bring their own questions and speak directly with Indigenous Peoples. Each performance is approximately one hour.
All portions of this celebration are free with Museum admission. The "Indigenous People's Dance" is generously sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts.
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Theater Performance
Must reserve tickets for a performance along with general admission above to attend the Indigenous People's Dance and Q&A.