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Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections, 2015.196.51.9, Connecticut Historical S…
Brochure: Schemitzun
Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections, 2015.196.51.9, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Brochure: Schemitzun

Date2016
MediumPaper
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineConnecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections
DescriptionBrochure for Schemitzun, 2016.
Object number2015.196.51.9
CopyrightIn Copyright
NotesSubject Note: The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation based in southeastern Connecticut holds an intertribal powwow annually. Called Schemitzun, the gathering celebrates the seasonal abundance of Green Corn. Over the years this has taken place at different locations including the Hartford Civic Center in the early 1990s, and later at a variety of places on the reservation. These social gatherings feature traditional dance presentations and competitions, arts and crafts displays and sales by Native artists from all over the US, traditional foods, and music presented by invited singers and drum groups from all across Native America. The annual powwow is managed by the Nation’s Cultural Resource Department and Foxwoods Casino. Public audiences attend this ticketed event.

Cataloging Note: This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-245929-OMS-20.
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    Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
    2004
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    1993
    Gift of David A. Cohen, 2020.63.58, Connecticut Historical Society, In Copyright
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    1979-1990
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    Milford Transit District
    1985-1987
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    Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company
    before 1996
    Gift of David A. Cohen, 2020.63.36, Connecticut Historical Society, In Copyright
    Meriden Transit District
    1990-2000
    Gift of Judith Kronick, 2018.66.5, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, In Cop…
    Greater Hartford Convention and Visitors Bureau