Dawnland StoryFest
New Hampshire’s annual Native American storytelling festival
Saturday, November 5, 2022, 10 AM-5 PM
in the TYCO Visitors Center Lecture Hall at Strawbery Banke Museum
About the festival:
Strawbery Banke hosts Dawnland StoryFest in connection with the Museum’s permanent “People of the Dawnland” exhibit. This daylong event at the Museum features storytelling “concerts” or performances by five experienced Indigenous storytellers and a keynote address. The 2022 Keynote Speaker is Gayle Ross (Cherokee). Her storytelling concert and keynote will also be broadcast on Zoom at 3 PM for virtual attendees. Additionally, attendees are invited to attend a “Swapping Grounds” story-sharing session to share a prepared traditional Native American lesson story or listen.
Dawnland StoryFest 2022 Traditional Storytellers:
Gayle Ross, Cherokee
Anne Jennison, of European & Abenaki Heritage
Darlene Kascak, Schaghticoke Tribal Nation
Hears Crow (Nootauau Kaukontuoh – “She Hears the Crow”), Narragansett Tradition
Louise Profeit-LeBlanc (Tse Duna – “The Beaver Woman”), Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nation
Jonathan Cummings
Registration:
Public registration begins Monday, October 3, 2022, at 10 AM. Members/Nonmembers: Free to attend with a suggested donation of $10 Space is limited both in person and for the live stream of the keynote address via Zoom and advance registration is strongly recommended.
Cancellation Policy:
Due to the limited capacity of this event, there can be no refunds.