MPRB to Celebrate the Owámni Falling Water Festival throughout November
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 5:15AMVia an October 12 e-announcement from Minnepolis Park and Rec Board:
Virtual Owámni Falling Water Festival programs and activities offered all throughout November
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) is taking the 2020 Owámni Falling Water Festival virtual!. This event has typically taken place the last Saturday in July or the first Saturday in August over the past seven years. The event has grown in popularity with more than 3,000 people in attendance in 2019.
The MPRB has pinpointed the month of November, which is Native American Heritage month, to turn the Owámni Falling Water Festival event into a month of virtual programming. During November we will offer opportunities for people to continue to learn about Dakota and Indigenous culture, share Dakota/American Indian culture with the broader Minneapolis community, and make the Indigenous cultures more visible. Look for the following activities throughout the month:
- Honoring the area as a Dakota place and place of learning through various virtual exhibits, arts, demonstrations, music performances, and presentations.
- Working with groups such as NACDI (Native American Community Development Institute), Minnesota Historical Society, and Minneapolis Institute of Arts to highlight current Native American exhibits that are on display in the surrounding communities.
- Showcasing Native American cooking demonstration with local Native restaurants and cooks.
- Native artists offering a virtual art demonstration or leading a virtual native art hands-on art activity
- Presenting virtual native music performances.
All activities will be on the MPRB website. For dates, times and other details, visit https://www.minneapolisparks.org/activities__events/events/owamni_falling_water_festival/
