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    Indigenous arts fest at Ah-Tah-Thiki
    Native Pride Dancer Larry Jessup on stage at an indigenous-hosted event in 2022. Photo by Kelly J. Farrell
    Local News
    1 November 2024

    Indigenous arts fest at Ah-Tah-Thiki

    This weekend belongs to eastern Collier County. Along with the Everglades Music Festival, the annual American Indigenous Arts Celebration Friday and Saturday brings tribal talent in from around the state with ceremonial dance, arts, entertainment and food at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum.

    This weekend belongs to eastern Collier County. Along with the Everglades Music Festival, the annual American Indigenous Arts Celebration Friday and Saturday brings tribal talent in from around the state with ceremonial dance, arts, entertainment and food at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum.

    Admission and parking are free for both the celebration and the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum of Seminole culture.

    The event celebrates Native American Heritage Month and is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on both days. The festival brings an expansive array of Seminole and Indigenous art, music, food, dance and more. Among the features: Billy Walker alligator wrestling, new museum exhibits, Seminole fashion shows, native arts and crafts vendors, tribal food vendors, native art displays, Pharaoh’s Wildlife Kingdom Wildlife Show, Osceola’s Legacy performance and live music by Rez Jams (with Seminole musical artists Cypress Billie and Gabriella Diaz).

    The schedule is as follows:

    Friday, Nov. 1

    10 a.m.: Main Stage — grand entry opening ceremony

    10:30 a.m.: Main Stage — White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers; Stage 360 — wildlife show

    11 a.m.: Main Stage — fashion show featuring Ahfachkee students; Stage 360 — Champion Native American Hoop Dancers

    Noon: Main Stage — Rez Jamz, Ahfachkee School Band; Stage 360 — Ameyal Mexican Cultural Academy

    12:30 p.m.: Main Stage — Alligator wrestling; Stage 360 — Native American actor Dallas Goldtooth meet & greet

    1 p.m.: Main Stage — Champion Native American Hoop Dancers; Stage 360 – White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers

    2 p.m.: Stage 360 — wildlife show

    2:30 p.m.: Main Stage — Rez Jamz, Cypress Billie; Stage 360 — Miss & Jr. Miss Florida Seminole Princesses meet & greet

    3 p.m.: Main Stage — alligator wrestling; Stage 360 — Seminole flute music and storytelling

    3:45 p.m.: Main Stage — White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers; Stage 360 — Champion Native American Hoop Dancers

    Saturday, Nov. 2

    10 a.m.: Main Stage — grand entry opening ceremony

    10:30 a.m.: Main Stage — White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers; Stage 360 — wildlife show

    11 a.m.: Main Stage — Champion Native American Hoop Dancers; Stage 360 — Rez Jamz

    11:30 a.m.: Stage 360 — Seminole Princesses meet and greet

    Noon: Main Stage — alligator wrestling; Stage 360 — Seminole flute music and storytelling

    12:30 p.m.: Main Stage — White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers; Stage 360 — Dallas Goldtooth meet and greet

    1 p.m.: Stage 360 — wildlife show

    1:30 p.m.: Main Stage — Rez Jamz, Gabriella Diaz; Stage 360 — Champion Native American Hoop Dancers

    2 p.m.: Main Stage — Lenora Roberts fashion show

    2:30 p.m.: Stage 360 — Ameyal Mexican Cultural Academy

    3 p.m.: Main Stage — alligator wrestling

    3:30 p.m.: Stage 360 — White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers

    3:45 p.m.: Main Stage — Champion Native American Hoop Dancers

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