Native American Heritage Celebration

When: Monday, October 8, 2018, 11:00am

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Join us in celebrating the vast historic and contemporary voices of  Native American groups of the Northeast region as Tony Enos, 2018 Native American Music Award Nominee, facilitates a musical celebration of Native American past, present, and future! Bring your family for stories, music, exploration of objects like wampum, animal fur and hides, and create a cornhusk doll to take home. 

Family and Community Engagement Programs are made possible in part by the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation; Sy Syms Foundation; Lone Pine Foundation; and Louis Wiley, Jr.
 
The Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center is endowed by grants from The Thompson Family Foundation Fund, the F.A.O. Schwarz Family Foundation, the William Randolph Hearst Endowment, and other generous donors.

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