Date and Time
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Location
St. Lawrence University: Sykes Formal Lounge
Park Street (across from Maple/Park Street intersection), Canton, NY
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Contact Information
(315) 212-6633; djfrench@stlawu.edu
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Description
RAVEN STEALS THE SUN: NATIVE AMERICAN ECLIPSE STORIE
This Story-filled presentation will share the beliefs, traditions, and protocols of several Native American tribes related to the Sun and Eclipse events. Tribes across North America have stories to explain these solar events and view them in many different ways – as a signal or a transformation, as omens, as sacred, and as a celebration. From the Cherokee to the Navajo to the Inuit to the Haudenosaunee (and many other tribes), these traditional legends have been told for hundreds of years and continue to be important to Native American culture today. A brief understanding of each tribe’s location and environment will be shared in addition to the stories.
Storyteller Perry Ground will bring the Native American eclipse stories to life through vivid descriptions, his rhythmic voice, and a VERY active stage presence. These stories are ‘interactive’ as Perry is known to include audience members in the stories. Perry Ground is a Turtle Clan member of the Onondaga Nation of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy. Perry has been a storyteller and educator for over 30 years and enjoys working with people of all ages to teach about the history & culture of Native Peoples. He has performed at countless museums, parks, festivals, etc. in addition to working at several museums and serving as the Fredrick H. Minett Professor at RIT.
Please register for this event using this link: https://www.natureupnorth.org/form/raven-steals-the-sun-registratio
