Two Native storytellers will present programs for all ages on Saturday.
The public is invited to welcome Ana Stahlman (Tuscarora) and Nizhoni Kennedy (Seneca) and attend three free public events throughout the day at the Appalachian Forest Discovery Center in Elkins. Saturday evening, the storytellers will visit Seneca Shadows Campground in Seneca Rocks.
Events in Elkins are as follows.
- From 10 – 11:30 a.m., they will lead a children’s theater workshop. “Gifts from the Earth” will share with children about the Haudenosaunee Creation Story: Skywoman. The class is free for elementary age participants, but space is limited, so please contact discovery@afnha.org to pre-register.
- At noon, they will lead a corn husk doll workshop for all ages. In “Beauty has No Face- Corn Husk Dolls,” instructors will share the stories and origin around Haudenosaunee corn husk doll artistic traditions, and visitors will be welcome to create their own.
- At 2 p.m., they will present “We Gather Our Minds to Make One,” a program of Haudensaunee traditional stories, dancing, and audience engagement.
The programs will be held on the second floor of the Darden Mill, located at 101 Railroad Ave in Elkins. Be sure not to miss the exhibit “Creating Home: Indigenous Roots and Connections in the Appalachian Forest,” in the Discovery Center on the first floor of the mill.
At 7:30 p.m. at the Seneca Shadows Campground amphitheater in Seneca Rocks, they will present “We Gather Our Minds to Make One.”
