Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2024

Sunday, October 13, 2024

2024 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Festival

This event is made possible by the generous support of CNY Community Foundation

Free and open to the public!


On Sunday, October 13th, join Onondaga community members, Tsha’ Thoñ’nhes management and staff, We of Italian and Syracuse Heritage in CNY and Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation/Syracuse Peace Council for this year’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day Festival on unceded Onondaga Nation land at Tsha’ Thoñ’nhes, 3370 Route 11A, Onondaga Nation (NOT Route 11).

ALL INDOORS- quiet sensory/chill and nursing/changing rooms, facepainting, cornhusk flower-making activity, freebies, Original Peoples Podcast, and 24+ Haudenosaunee artisan crafters and artists!

SCHEDULE (On the sports field except featured artists)

11:30 am- OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

12:00 pm  Ganoñhanyoñh

12:15 pm  Speaker: Removing and Replacing Columbus- Joe Heath, Onondaga Nation General Counsel

12:30 pm  Speaker: Freida Jacques, Turtle Clan Mother, Onondaga Nation 

Children’s Activities Begin (continuing until 4 pm)

12:45 pm  Haudenosaunee Singers and Dancers (Sherri Waterman-Hopper)

1:15 pm  Featured Artist: Karenlyne Hill, Onondaga beadworker(S. corner inside FRONT ENTRANCE)

1:45 pm  Syracuse Community Choir

2:00 pm  Featured Artist: Ronni-Leigh Goeman, Onondaga basket maker (N. corner inside FRONT ENTRANCE)

2:30 pm  Featured Artist: Karenlyne Hill, Onondaga beadworker(S. corner inside FRONT ENTRANCE)

3:00 pm  Poetry of Wendy Gonyea, Beaver Clan Mother, Onondaga Nation 

3:10 pm  Onondaga Women’s Singing Society 

3:30 pm  Haudenosaunee Singers and Dancers (Sherri Waterman-Hopper)

4:00 pm  Featured Artist: Ronni-Leigh Goeman, Onondaga basket maker (N. corner inside FRONT ENTRANCE)

 Children’s Activities End

4:30 pm  Refocus Short Films Screening with 1st public showing of Three Fires, Three Chefs (Ansley Jemison)

5:15 pm  Ganoñhanyoñh

Support Haudenosaunee artists and crafters selling their creations throughout the day, and enjoy lunch and dinner from Indigenous cooks

Meals and sides: poutine, cheeseburgers, chicken patty sandwiches, Hoffmann hotdogs, fries, birria taco dinners, chili, corn soup, hot scoons, scoon dogs, beef sundaes on fry bread, indian tacos, BBQ chicken dinners, roasted corn-on-the-cob, tamales (including vegetarian options), walking tacos

Desserts: strawberry shortcake, chocolate chip cookies, other baked goods

Cold and hot drinks: strawberry drink, sassafras tea, soda, lemonade, orange-ade, henda-ade, strawberry lemonade, atole de elote, champurrado, cider, water

With thanks to last year’s featured artists at our 1st Indigenous Peoples’ Day Festival and 3rd annual Refocus short films screening: 

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