tribute to Native American culture
The Peabody Museum of Natural History will once again honor Native American Heritage Month with its third annual celebration of the heritage of indigenous Americans, to be held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2.
Among the highlights of the event will be an appearance by award-winning singer Joanne Shenandoah, who will perform traditional and contemporary Iroquois songs at 3:15 p.m. A former Grammy nominee who has recorded 11 albums, Shenandoah is one of today's most critically acclaimed Native American singers.
At 2 p.m., Professor Michael Kral of the University of Windsor, Ontario, and a visiting lecturer in anthropology at Yale, will speak on "The Inuit Family: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow."
Other highlights of the celebration will include:
11 a.m.: Kids' Basketry Workshop. Participants will create an ornament using black ash splints and basketry techniques. Sign up at the door on a first-come, first-served basis; space is limited. There is a $10 charge for materials.
10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.: Beading Workshop. Participants will learn the basics of beading using string and dyed pasta.
11 a.m.-3 p.m.: Cornhusk doll-making and Native American games. The two activities will alternate throughout the day.
11:15 a.m. and 2:15 p.m.: Stories For All Ages, with Paula Dove Jennings of the Narragansett tribe.
Noon: "Hodenosaunee: The People of the Longhouse," an educational performance of song and dance from Eastern Woodland native cultures.
1 p.m.: Mohegan Tribal Dancing, a multifaceted historical and cultural presentation for all ages, including drumming, storytelling, and singing. Visitors will have the chance to ask questions and even join in a dance.
1 p.m.: Adults' Basketry Workshop. Sign up at the door, on a first-come, first-served basis. There is a $10 charge for materials.
Throughout the day, there will also be a bone carving display by Macheece Spears in the museum's Great Hall.
United Illuminating is sponsoring the event, which is free with museum admission, Peabody Associates membership, or Yale I.D.
The Peabody's Hall of Native American Cultures, which opened to the public in November 2000, showcases a range of materials, from the tools of daily life such as clothing, games, pottery and basketry, to historical pieces, like the headdress and pipe that Oglala chief Red Cloud presented to O.C. Marsh in gratitude for his role in exposing corruption at the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
More information is available online at www.peabody.yale.edu/events/nativeam/.
The Peabody Museum of Natural History, located at 170 Whitney Ave., is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children (3-15) and seniors (65 and over). Parking is available in the Peabody Visitor Parking Lot, entrance off Whitney Ave. one block north of the Museum; follow signs inside the entrance. For directions, events, or other information call (203) 432-5050 or visit the website at www.peabody.yale.edu.
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