The First Peoples’ Festival is a celebration of Indigenous peoples of New York State with traditional music, crafts, displays and foods. We provide an educational opportunity for the public to learn more about the traditions and unlearn the stereotypes connected with Indigenous cultures. The First Peoples’ Festival is in Dewitt Park in partnership with Ithaca’s Apple Harvest Festival.
Date: Saturday, September 29th, 2012
Time: 10:00am-5:30pm
This is a list of performers and activities:
• Allegany River Indian Dancers
• Bluesman Butch Mudbone
• Traditional Flute Music by Dan Hill
• Crow Weaver Band
• Traditional stories by Barbara Bethman-Mahooty at Dewitt Park & Amanda Crouse on the Commons (trying for the 1:30 pm slot)
• Making traditional Lacrosse Sticks by Alf Jacques
• Children’s Activities including water drums by Allyn Underwood, balloon fun by Amazing Pete, face painting, Home Depot building hands-on activities and more
• Traditional Foods – corn soup, buffalo burgers, fried bread and more
• Arts & Crafts, paintings, jewelry, silver and more
Check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/421041697932586/
For more information please contact Audrey Cooper 607-272-2292.
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I posted this on the American Indian Program Facebook group page a month ago and not one single like or comment came. Is Cornell becoming irrelevant on social issues?
I met a professor from Wesleyan University at the UN who suggested that the UNDRIP needed to be made “local”. Her thought was to call on the universities to host events geared toward education and raising awareness of the Declaration. It is WE who need to give force to this document otherwise it is just a paper. It may have no force of law in US courts now but through the court of public opinion is where change starts. Let Cornell lead the way on this with the help of the AIP.