Spirit Chief Names the Animal People (We Are One: Water)
3-4pm: Craft time! Make a water-inspired tapestry with Learning Through Art, Inc.
Participants will take home a book pack* which includes the children’s book We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstorm and an accompanying study guide as part of the Books Alive! For Kids® arts literacy program. We Are Water Protectors seeks to “help educate young people about the importance of water and how we must protect it and care for it.”
*A limited number of books are available. Arrive early to ensure you get your copy!
4-5:15pm: Program
Drum circle led by members of Christ Church’s Native American Ministries Council
Opening poem by Urban Native Collective
SARA THOMSEN
Water is Life (Choral Work)
Introduction to Lakota culture by Lakota hoop dancer Starr Chief Eagle
Starr Chief Eagle solo hoop dance performance
Introduction to Navajo culture by Navajo pianist Connor Chee
Conner Chee solo piano performance
DAWN AVERY
Indian Territory
Introduction to the Spirit Animals
JEROD TATE
Spirit Chief Names the Animal People
Narrator TBA
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Parsley, conductor and We Are One festival Artistic Director
Starr Chief Eagle, hoop dancer
Connor Chee, piano
Learning Through Art, Inc.
Cincinnati Arts Association
Urban Native Collective
Christ Church Cathedral’s Native American Ministries Council
Vox Veritatis
Additional Choirs TBA
Event Links
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2799492-0
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2799492-1
