After delighting crowds at Dance Rites in 2018 with their high-energy performances and colourful regalia, Native American and Canadian collective Indigenous Enterprise returns to Sydney for an intimate night of pow wow, dance, music, culture and knowledge-sharing on Saturday December 14.
The First Nations performers taking to the stage represent several nations, tribes and regions across the US and Canada and honour the legacy of their elders and traditions through their performances.
Highlights include a showcase of one of the oldest recorded Native American dances, the Men’s Prairie Chicken Dance, from Ty Lodgepole, representing the Diné people; Jorge Gonzales-Zuniga Jr from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community demonstrating the intricate Hoop Dance used in traditional healing ceremonies in many tribes across North America; and two champion women’s dancers, Acosia Red Elk from the Umatilla people and Mallary Oakes from the Nakaneet people, performing the Jingle dance or Healing Dance in traditional jingle dresses that create the sounds of rainfall.
The evening will conclude with an artist discussion facilitated by Rhoda Roberts, Head of First Nations Programming at the Sydney Opera House. Native Owned will be an unforgettable cultural exchange.
