Program & Advertisement: Wigwam Powwow
Date1997
MediumPaper
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineConnecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections
CopyrightIn Copyright
Object number2015.196.51.4a-b
Description(a) Program booklet and (b) advertisement, Wigwam Powwow, The Mohegan Tribe, 1997.
NotesSubject Note: The Mohegan Nation holds an annual gathering in August called Mohegan Homecoming, also called the Wigwam Green Corn Festival (now “powwow”). This event, the origins of which go back hundreds of years as a harvest celebration, brings together members of the tribe to their homeland area near Uncasville, Connecticut. Now held on the grounds of Fort Shantok, where the Mohegan burial ground and early settlements are located, the Wigwam gathering used to be held at the Mohegan Church. An important tradition of the festival is the building of an arbor from tree limbs. The arbor, symbolizing protection, welcome/hospitality, sustenance, and tribal identity, is the heart of the gathering. Traditionally, Mohegan leaders and tribal members gather to dance, welcome guests, showcase Mohegan arts, and offer stories and important speeches about tribal history and ancestors. In recent years the gathering has expanded to become an intertribal powwow with competition drumming and dancing, art sales, food tents, storytelling and music performances. (Source: https://www.mohegan.nsn.us/explore/heritage/wigwam-festival)Cataloging Note: This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-245929-OMS-20.
Status
Not on view
ca 1990s
