First Voices Festival returns to Atlanta to celebrate Indigenous cultures

The First Voices Festival is returning to Atlanta on Nov with an expanded lineup of initiatives that celebrates Indigenous communities Now in its fourth year the festival kicks off with Art of Activism an evening of storytelling music and traditional foods at Stages in Little Five Points The initiative features a presentation from Muscogee Creek Elder William Harjo as well as a pre-show reception consisting of refreshment offerings like fry bread and lemonade all provided by chef Tina Reyes Apache of Rez Juice On Nov the festival will be hosting a two-day outdoor Powwow led by Buffalo Yellowbird of the Oglala Lakota Nation The free family-friendly event includes traditional drummers and dancers a variety of foods buffalo burgers roasted corn and more Indigenous vendors jewelry arts and crafts etc demonstrations and storytelling sessions On Nov Out of Hand Theater will present Say Their Names at Stages a production that weaves together both film and live performances all of which was written by Marcie Rendon author and citizen of the White Earth Nation Following the show a neighborhood conversation about the lack of media representation for casualties in marginalized communities will take place The festival will conclude Nov with a screening of She Cried That Day at Plaza Theatre The documentary directed by Amanda Erickson a San Carlos Apache filmmaker who grew up in Peachtree City explores the emergency of missing and murdered Indigenous women in New Mexico A discussion with Erickson will be occurring right after the screening is concluded First Voices Festival launched back in through a collaboration of Atlanta organizations who aimed to produce a multifaceted festival celebrating Indigenous cultures a concept that they had not seen prior to the event s inception reported a press release Atlantans can RSVP and purchase tickets for the First Voices Festival events on the Stages website The post First Voices Festival returns to Atlanta to celebrate Indigenous cultures appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta