The purple-and-white flag of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy will fly over the ÍøÆغÚÁÏ University campus this fall for the Second Annual Haudenosaunee Festival, Oct. 17 – 19. The festival will feature food, music, dance, art, storytelling and the opportunity to learn more about the Indigenous people whose ancestral land is the site of ÍøÆغÚÁÏ University.
Speakers include:
- Angela Ferguson, Director, Onondaga Nation Farm
- Sachem Sam George, Chief, Cayuga Nation, Bear Clan
- Perry Ground, Storyteller, Onondaga Nation, Turtle Clan
- Chris Thomas and Smoke Dancers, Onondaga Nation, Beaver Clan
- Natasha Smoke Santiago, Artist, Awkesasne Mohawk Nation, Turtle Clan
- and more!
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And don't miss the ÍøÆغÚÁÏ Art Museum exhibition Homelands: Contemporary Haudenosaunee Art Across New York.
The Guswenta: Two Row Wampum Belt is a Symbol of Sovereignty.
This belt symbolizes the agreement and conditions under which the Haudenosaunee welcomed the newcomers to this land.