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DATE CHANGE:30th Annual Iroquois Indian Festival

August 29, 2011 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

The Iroquois Indian Museum of Howes Cave, New York, will host the 30th Annual Iroquois Indian Festival on Saturday, October 15 through Sunday, October 16 (date corrected 10/14). Festival offerings include Iroquois music and social dance, traditional stories, all-Iroquois art market, games and Native food.

New this year will be a silent auction on Saturday from 10 to 5, on the main floor of the Museum will feature contemporary and vintage Native artwork; limited edition Yankees and Red Sox Native player collectibles; Native performers autographed memorabilia; local business gift certificates; antique books; music & DVDs; and more.

The Sky Dancers from Six Nations Reserve in Ontario will perform traditional Iroquois social dances. Also for the first time, audience members will be invited to participate in a Smoke Dance competition with prizes for adults and children.

Additional highlights include: Children’s Activities Tent; wildlife rehabilitator Kelly Martin with a variety of recent rescues; Pamela Brown “Wolf Teacher” returns to promote understanding and awareness of wolves; archeology ID table; survival skills presentation with Barry Keegan; and flintknapping demonstrations.

The Festival is supported in part through grants from The New York State Council on the Arts, and donations from members and friends of the Museum.

The Iroquois Indian Museum is located just 35 miles west of Albany New York, near the intersection of highways 7 and 145. Take exit 22 from Interstate 88 and follow the signs. There is a fee for entrance to the Festival grounds.

For more information contact email info@iroquoismuseum.org or visit the museum’s website.

 

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Filed Under: History Tagged With: Cultural History, Indigenous History, Iroquois, Iroquois Indian Museum, Native American History, Schoharie County

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  1. Kathleen Lane says

    October 1, 2022 at 9:46 AM

    I am wondering what is the charge to enter the Indian festival that is on the 15th and 16th of this month

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