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 MKIM’s Special Events are a vibrant component of our programming and offer the general public an opportunity to discover and experience Native American cultures in exceptionally engaging ways. Each year several thousand guests attend these events that feature Native American craft demonstrations, traditional music and dance performances, vendors of Native gifts and wares, and hands-on workshops. Each celebration includes games and crafts for children, traditional foods, and fun for the whole family. Event admission includes free admission to the museum galleries. These events are open to anyone eager to learn more about Native cultures and their ongoing capacity to enrich our lives today. Below is an overview of the events. Check back – closer-to each event – for details and schedules of activities.
Children, ages 6-13, are invited to experience Native American cultures through hands-on activities, traditional games, and explorations. Each thematic session focuses on different aspects of historical and contemporary American Indian life. Includes presentations by Native American tradition-bearers and other experts. The camp is licensed through the State of New Hampshire. Click here for printable 2010 schedule and application, call (456-2600) or email us for a 2010 brochure now!
Saturday 10 AM - 8 PM
Sunday 10 AM - 4 PM
Family-oriented outdoor event focusing on the excitement and vibrancy of American Indian culture will include drumming, dancing, performances, kid’s crafts, and demonstrations by Native American Indians from New England and beyond. Head dancers: Chris Bullock and Susan Havens (at left). Hand drum contest. Craft Competition. Food and craft vendors. Silent Auction. Children's crafts and games. Medicine Woods Nature Trail and the Museum Store are open.
Click here for Printable Powwow 2010 Flyer
FILM BENEFIT: "THE SILENT ENEMY"
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Red River Theatre, Concord, NH
Screening at 4:00 PM AND 7:00 PM
Admission: $10 Adult / $5 Child
The Silent Enemy, one of the last silent movies ever made, depicts an Ojibwa group’s struggle to survive a harsh winter. Food is getting scarce for the tribe, and the chief must choose between the advice of Baluk to go north to the caribou herds, or the conniving medicine man Dagwan to stay put. On the way north they endure great hardship, and the conflict between Baluk and Dagwan deepens. It doesn't help that both want to marry the chief's daughter.
Filmed on location in Canada with a cast of 150 Native Americans, The Silent Enemy provides a rare glimpse of authentic life before the coming of the white men. While burdened with Hollywood plot lines and the exaggerated acting inherent in silent films, the movie is entertaining and full of truly spectacular footage of the native North Americans going through their daily routines from fishing to hunting to traveling in the snow or going down the river in a canoe. All of the “props” are authentic. Their production for the film provided Ojibwa elders an opportunity to teach their traditional skills and to preserve some of their ways for future generations.
Filmed over the course of two years, the film is the first to use a zoom lens camera and includes some of the best wildlife photography of any time. Nature scenes include a battle between a mountain lion and bear, a wolverine ransacking a food cache, and a bull moose fighting off wolves.
The film will be screened at the Red River Theatre in Concord at 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM on July 24th. The film will be introduced by MKIM Board Chair Betsy Janeway, daughter of William Chanler, one of the movies co-producers. A panel discussion about Native Americans in film will follow each showing.
Admission is $10 adults / $5 children under 12. All proceeds go to MKIM operations.
20th Annual Harvest Moon Festival
Sunday, October 3, 2010
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
The fall is harvest time and Harvest Moon attendees are sure to reap a rich bounty of Native-style food, crafts and skills. Children and adults are invited to come and learn about Eastern Woodland crafts and survival skills through hands-on instruction. Harvest Moon activities help rekindle the connections between people and the changing seasons of the land. A variety of activities and entertainment are planned and self-guided museum tour is included in the price of an admission. Admission for adults is $8.50, $7.50 for Seniors/Students, $6.50 for children ages 6 to 12, and $26.00 Family (children under 6 are free). Discount Admission for Museum members.
For those seeking a culinary treat, lunch is available for purchase again this year at Grace’s Kitchen, featuring popular traditional Native foods.
Join us for this day of celebration, learning, and fun!
Making corn husk dolls at Harvest Moon 2008. (Photo: Richard Senor)
All of our events rely on a large number of volunteers to help them run smoothly. Volunteers gain free admission, participate in behind the scenes activities and contribute to the success of each event. It is a great way to make friends and renew friendships. Duties vary from behind the scenes help to public engagement. Volunteers are provided with guidelines and training as appropriate and may help with:
- guiding children in crafts and games
- serving specialty foods
- interpreting museum exhibits
- assisting customers in the gift shop
- greeting visitors
- helping with set up and clean up
We invite you to join us as an event volunteer. Click here for event volunteer position descriptions. To volunteer: contact MKIM’s Volunteer Manager at 456-2600 or volunteer@indianmuseum.org
2010 CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION SPONSORS
The McIninch Foundation
McKenna's Restaurant Sullivan Creative
Pleasant View Gardens SooNipi Magazine
www.nhcf.org 
  
  
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