activist James Lovell brings together master Garifuna percussionists and dancers for a dynamic concert and conversation in honor of Black History Month. Learn the rich history and cultural legacy of the Garifuna people, a Native community that has called New York home since the 1950s. The performance is in conjunction with the exhibition Ceramica de los Ancestros: Central America’s Past Revealed.
STORYBOOK READING & HANDS-ON ACTIVITY Saturday, Feb. 13 1 p.m. Education Classroom Celebrate Black History Month. Learn about the first licensed African American/Cherokee aviator, Bessie Coleman, who is celebrated in the short story, Nobody Owns the Sky by Reeve Lindbergh. Then, make a Seminole patchwork design bookmark.
Storybook reading.
STORYBOOK READING & HANDS-ON ACTIVITY Saturday, Dec. 12 1 p.m. Education Classroom Listen to Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp (Mohawk) and illustrated by Erwin Printup, Jr. (Cayuga/Tuscarora). Make a cornhusk doll to take home.
STORYBOOK READING & HANDS-ON ACTIVITY Saturday, Jan. 9 1 p.m. Education Classroom Listen to Whale Snow by Debby Dahl Edward- son and illustrated by Annie Patterson, a story about the Inupiaq and their relationship with the bowhead whale. Learn to play the Eskimo yo-yo game and take one home.
THUNDERBIRD SOCIAL Saturday, Jan. 23 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Diker Pavilion Join the Thunderbird Indian Singers and Dancers in an evening of inter-tribal dances led by Louis Mofsie (Hopi/Winnebago). Drum groups include the Heyna Second Son Singers and SilverCloud Singers.
WINTER BLAST Saturday, Jan. 30 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Rotunda The winter is chilly, but our fun, family- friendly activities are the perfect thing to warm up this season. Learn various games from across Indian Country, including Eskimo yo-yo, string games, the Hawaiian stone game and much more. Fun for all ages!
NATIVE SOUNDS DOWNTOWN! CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH JAMES LOVELL Saturday, Feb. 6 1 p.m. Join the Museum and the Smithsonian Latino Center for a celebration of Afro-Indigenous heritage. Legendary musician and cultural
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THE ART OF STORYTELLING WITH ROBERT LEWIS Saturday, Feb. 27 1 p.m. & 2 p.m. Rotunda Experienced storytelling is at its best with Robert Lewis (Cherokee), who shares stories of his people and culture. Lewis mesmerizes and delights audiences of all ages through witty, and often amusing, personal stories and tales of language, history and more.
DAILY AND WEEKLY PROGRAMS:
TODDLER MUSIC WITH IRKA MATEO Wednesdays through Dec. 16 10:15 a.m. & 11:15 a.m. Diker Pavilion Drop in with your toddlers (14 months–three years) and learn about Taino culture through stories, song, movement and hands-on activities. Led by renowned Taino musician Irka Mateo. First come, first served. For information contact NMAINYToddlers@
si.edu. Toddler Music is generously supported by Con Edison.
PHOTO BY JOSHUA STEVENS
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