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About Drums Along The Hudson
A NATIVE AMERICAN FESTIVAL

Eighth Annual Drums Along the Hudson®: A Native American Festival
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 - 11:00 am until 6:00 pm
Inwood Hill Park

The Eighth Annual Drums Along the Hudson®: A Native American Festival will take place on Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 in Upper Manhattan's Inwood Hill Park from 11:00 am until 6:00 pm, rain or shine. The event, which is FREE to the public, is presented by Lotus Music & Dance in collaboration with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, sponsored in part by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and other sponsors.

Drums Along the Hudson® features Manhattan's only open air pow wow, which is a celebratory gathering of Native American people. This year's pow wow will be led by Louis Mofsie and the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers with Host Drum Heyna Second Sons.

In September 2002, with a generous grant from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Lotus Music & Dance established Drums Along the Hudson: A Native American Festival. It began as a traditional Pow Wow to celebrate Native American heritage and culture, and also to commemorate the Lenape people who first inhabited Inwood Hill Park, or Shorakapok ("edge of the water"). This event first took place annually in the spring thereafter and each year we added something new and different to make the event more exciting and enjoyable -- including a Shad tasting, a White Pine tree planting (the Iroquois symbol of peace), international drummers and dancers and a Native American Education Initiative. It has attracted attendees from 400 in the first year to as many as 10,000.

Our latest addition is an Environmental Tent where attendees can learn more about practical ways to implement "green" living. Participating organizations have included the Audubon Society, Clean Air NY, Lower East Side Ecology Center, Hudsonia, and the Council on the Environment of NYC.

We also honor two organizations or individuals for their environmental and humanitarian work. During the Pow Wow, our honorees for the day are given a ceremonial blanket and lead the Honor Dance around the Pow Wow Circle. Click here to learn more about our past honorees.

Drums Along the Hudson has received the support of many goverment officials including Mayor Bloomberg (click here to view our 2010 Proclamation), NYC Councilman Robert Jackson and Congressman John Lewis.

This event is produced by Lotus Music & Dance. Please click on our logo to learn more.