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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN NY | Native American Heritage Day: Akwesasne Women Singers

November 24, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

| FREE

The Akwesasne Women Singers are young women, mothers, aunties, and grandmothers who came together to form a singing society. The group joins the museum on Native American Heritage Day to share their original compositions, written in a combination of English and Kanien’kéha, as well as traditional songs, accompanied by dance performances. The significance of each dance will be shared, and attendees will be invited to join the circle during Social Dances.

Performances begin at 12 PM, 2 PM, and 4 PM ET.

Photo by Tahila Corwin Mintz

Venue

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
1 Bowling Green
New York, NY 10004 United States
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