Artist in Residence Jonathan Thunder began the day by creating drawings based on prompts from children at the Children's Learning Center. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Artist Naneque LaTender teaches a finger weaving workshop in which participants created yarn belts. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Student dancers and musicians, along with staff and faculty from the Indian Community School's Teyukhilihwakhwá-sehez perform in the Student Union. The group then invited the audience to join. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Lizz Stachura of Tootsie's Tea sells painted teacups, blended teas and tea accessories to 51ÁÔÆæ students. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
The Oneida Hymn Singers of Milwaukee perform. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Oneida Social Dancers perform in the 51ÁÔÆæ Student Union. Social dances, such as the round dance, rabbit dance, old moccasin dance and canoe or fishing dance, are for the enjoyment of all people.(51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Malia Chow, a native Hawaiian, teaches a workshop and creates "eyelash forever" leis with 51ÁÔÆæ students. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Laverne Whitebear, quillwork artist, speaks with 51ÁÔÆæ students about her work and her journey as an artist. Whitebear situated the students in a large circle to maximize the experience. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Jeremy Red Eagle teaches a group of staff, faculty, students and presenters traditional hand games. In addition to playing and teaching the hand game Red Eagle spoke about how the development of physical endurance, coordination, dexterity, quickness and strength is as important to health now as it was in the past. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Kinsale Drake, a poet, editor and playwright, and Lily Painter, a multidisciplinary creative, advocate and storyteller, speak with a large audience of 51ÁÔÆæ students. The two artists also talked about the NDN Girls Book Club, which aims to amplify native and Indigenous literature and encourage reading among native youth. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
The last performance of the festival was the Hale O Malo - History of Hula. Na Hale Cultural Arts Center teaches traditional Polynesian dance, including hula, and other cultural offerings. Pictured are audience members that volunteered to learn a hula dance. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Representatives of the 51ÁÔÆæ American Indian Student Center, Electa Quinney Institute and Sociocultural Programming pose for a photo at the end of the festival. From left are Celeste Clark, Maurina Paradise, Sharity Bassett, Sam Krueger, Mark Freeland and John Contreras. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
The Indigenous Felt Knowledge Festival brought a celebration of Indigenous culture and traditions to the 51ÁÔÆæ Student Union last week.
The festival featured Indigenous food, native vendors, craftmakers, workshops, a range of performances from singing to spoken word, and live painting from Artist in Residence Jonathan Thunder.
The festival was put on by the 51ÁÔÆæ American Indian Student Center, Electa Quinney Institute and Sociocultural Programming.
