Prairie Awakening Celebration - The Story of the Meskwaki Nation

Event Summary

Once again the traditions of the Prairie Awakening Celebration will bring the music, drum, songs, dance and stories of Iowa’s First Peoples to the land. Our celebration this year will feature the Meskwaki Nation. The invited drum for our celebration is the Brown Otter Singers Song and Dance group. The music, songs and dances of this group will share the traditions and culture of the Red Earth People. Jonathan Buffalo, Historic Preservation Director of the Meskwaki, will share the stories of the Meskwaki Peoples, their past, present and future.

Prairie Awakening is an invitation to you to join us in an arena carved out of the restored tall grass prairies of Kuehn and remember your place on this land. Enjoy the drum, songs, dances and stories. Join the celebration. Dance. Step inside these first stories of the Meskwaki and experience the memories of the land here in Dallas County. In this intimate, one-to one setting we hope to construct a conversation between cultures that will go beyond a history lesson, evoking a sense of place in the participants. As we again awaken the prairie, we hope to awaken the connections in you to the wilds of your home.

Prairie Awakining Celebration is free - No registration is required. Bring your lawn chairs or blanket for seating. Pet–free event.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS  -  3:00 Grand Entry– Honor Songs -Posting of Staffs / Flags Welcome - Opening 3:30 Intertribal Drumming - Dance and Song Annishnobi Drum, Meskwaki Drum, Common Road drum 4:00 Hoop Dance– Dallas Chief Eagle 4:30 Meskwaki Nation’s Story - Brown Otter Drum, Singers and Dancers–the Meskwaki’s story will be interptretted through song and dance    Johnathan Buffalo– Tribal Historian presentation 5:45 Intertribal Drumming - Dance and Song Annishnobi Drum, Meskwaki Drum, Common Road drum 6:00 Release of rehabilitated Kestrels in arena 6:15 Honor Songs , Intertribal 7:00 Flute Concert, Stories– Mike HeCrow 8:00 Bonfire– Dallas Chief Eagle– Story Telling

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Special Events