Date/Time
Sep 21, 2015 - Sep 27, 2015
All Day
Tags
Artistic, Educational, For all ages, Historical
New England Native American Culture Week (NENACW) will celebrate
its sixth year in PVD, with several free and public events Mon-Sun, Sep 21 – 27. Celebrated by many tribes throughout New England, NENACW focuses on the traditions of the woodland Indians and highlights the cultural distinctions between tribes east of the Mississippi River.
On Mon, Sep 21, at 6pm, anthropologist Elizabeth Hoover, assistant professor of American studies and ethnic studies at Brown University, will present a lecture at Rhode Island College, in the Student Union Ballroom, titled “Good Seeds: Indigenizing the Local Food Movement.” A panel discussion, titled “Respecting and Honoring 400 Years of Tribal Presence and Culture,” will follow Hoover’s lecture.
The annual Native American Arts Exhibit will take place on Tue, Sep 22, from 6 – 8:30pm, in the Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill, PVD. RIC President Nancy Carriuolo will bring welcoming remarks, and the Eastern Medicine Singers will provide Native drumming and song. The theme this year is cultural preservation.
On Thu, Sep 24, at 6pm, the screening of a rarely seen silent film, “The Daughter of Dawn,” will take place at RIC Student Union Ballroom, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave, PVD. Shot in 1920 in the Wichita Mountains of southwest Oklahoma and featuring an all-Native cast of more than 300 Comanche and Kiowa Indians, the film depicts Native American life and culture.
On Sat and Sun, Sep 26 and 27, from 10am – 6pm, the 6th
Annual Big Drum Powwow will be held at the Roger Williams National Memorial, 284 N. Main St, PVD. Free and open to the public, this traditional Eastern Woodland powwow will include a grand entry of dignitaries and tribal members in their regalia at noon on both days. Other powwow activities and events include Native American arts, dance, crafts and food.