Mini-festival
On the occasion of the opening of the new exhibition ‘Indigenous Liberators’ at the Freedom Museum, developed by Dr Mathilde Roza (uu77), the Infocentre WW2 Nijmegen is organising a special mini-festival on Canadian and American indigenous cultures in cooperation with Mathilde Roza.
On the programme consists of several interesting sections:
Program
13:30-17:00
- Interviews with relatives of indigenous soldiers from Canada and the United States
- A presentation on Cree storytelling
- Traditional dances performed by renowned powwow dancer Adam Tsosie Nordwall
- European premiere of documentary Storypole
Adam Tsosie Nordwall (Shoshone, Chippewa, Navajo) is a professional powwow dancer who travels the world to share his cultural heritage with others through dance. He was awarded first place at the Worlds Largest Powwow gathering in Albequerque, New Mexico, and has also won many first prizes in Canada. Adam will perform several dances and explain their history and meaning.
Adam Tsosie Nordwall (Shoshone, Chippewa, Navajo) is a professional powwow dancer who travels the world to share his cultural heritage with others through dance. He was awarded first place at the Worlds Largest Powwow gathering in Albequerque, New Mexico, and has also won many first prizes in Canada. Adam will perform several dances and explain their history and meaning.
Storypole (directed by Geoffrey Bird) is a documentary that reveals the story of the world's tallest totem pole. On 2 July 1956, master woodcarver Mungo Martin (Kwagiulth Nation, B. C.) presented a giant totem pole, up to 40 metres high, on the grounds of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations in Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Thousands of indigenous and non-indigenous people gathered to attend. The documentary explores the various meanings of the totem pole, including the commemoration of Indigenous veterans.
Language: English
Address: De Klif, Pijlpuntstraat 1, Nijmegen.
Entrance fee: €10
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