Arts and Entertainment
July 14, 2023
From: Indigenous Music and Arts FestivalGanondagan's Indigenous Music & Arts Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, July 22 - 23, 2023. The annual event showcases Haudenosaunee and Indigenous cultures through dance, music, storytelling, traditional craft demonstrations, a Native American Arts Market, children's activities, raffles, guided trail walks, gallery tours, Indigenous food, and more.
This year's festival features Native folk-rock band, December Wind (Mohawk), hoop dance champions and performers, the Sinquah Family Dance Troupe (Hopi/Tewa/Choctaw), storytellers Ronnie Reitter (Seneca) & Tonia Galban (Mohawk), and Haudenosaunee social dancers, Indigenous Spirit Dancers. Artist demonstrations will include moccasin making with Samantha Jacobs (Seneca), leatherwork with Cliff Redeye (Seneca), and finger weaving with Marilyn Issacs (Tuscarora).
This year's event is free but if you are able, please consider donating $5/ person, $10/family to help support the festival.
Schedule:
Saturday, July 22, 2023
11:00am - 11:30am: Storytelling with Tonia Loran Galban
12:30pm - 1:15pm: Haudenosaunee Social Dancing with Indigenous Spirit Dancers
3:30pm - 4:30pm: Music by December Wind
Sunday, July 23, 2023
11:00am - 11:30am: Storytelling with Ronnie Reitter
12:30pm - 1:15pm: Haudenosaunee Social Dancing with Indigenous Spirit Dancers
2:00pm - 3:00pm: Music by December Wind
4:00pm: Hoop Dance with Sinquah Family Dance Troupe
Date: Saturday, July 22, 2023 - Sunday, July 23, 2023
Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Location: Victor Fireman's Field - 82 Maple Ave, Victor, NY 14564
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