Join the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum as we celebrate Seminole and Indigenous art, music, food dance and more! This family friendly event will be held from 10am-5pm on Friday and Saturday. For the first time ever, all guests will receive complimentary admission to the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum and the AIAC event. Be sure explore the mile-long board walk while you are here. Parking is free!
CLEWISTON, Fla., Oct. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- American Indigenous Arts Celebration in Big Cypress Scheduled for November 1-2
Culture Extravaganza in the Everglades Will Once Again Feature
Native American Arts, Crafts, Food and Live Entertainment
The Seminole Tribe of Florida's Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum will stage its annual American Indigenous Arts Celebration (AIAC), November 1-2, on the museum's festival grounds.
The event, which will help celebrate Native American Heritage Month, will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days. For the first time ever, all guests will receive complimentary admission to the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum and the AIAC. Parking is also free.
The AIAC is one of the top festivals in the Southeast and will feature an exciting array of Seminole and Indigenous art, music, food, dance and more.
Event highlights will include Billy Walker alligator wrestling, new museum exhibits, a Seminole fashion show, the Ahfachkee School Fashion Show, native arts and crafts vendors, Tribal food vendors, native art displays, Pharoah's Wildlife Kingdom Wildlife Show, Osceola's Legacy performance; a Miss Florida Seminole Princess Meet and Greet; and live music by Rez Jams (with Seminole musical artists Cypress Billie and Gabriella Diaz).
Additionally, the event's robust entertainment lineup will include world and Native American champion hoop dancers, the Amayel Mexican Cultural Academy's Aztec Dancers, White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers, and Native American actor Dallas Goldtooth.
For more information, please visit https://www.ahtahthiki.com/AIAC/
About the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum
The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum opened in 1997 and is owned and operated by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Situated in the Everglades on a 66-acre cypress dome on the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation, the museum offers more than 5,000 square feet of gallery space. Exhibits feature rare artifacts and lifelike dioramas that depict Seminole life at the turn of the century. In 2009, the Museum became the first tribally governed museum to be accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. For more information, visit www.ahtahthiki.com and follow the museum on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Contact:
Melissa Tommie, Visitor Services and Development Manager, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, [email protected]
Chris Dirato, Bitner Group, (917) 921-9070, [email protected]
Media Contact
Melissa Tommie, Seminole Tribe of Florida Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, 1 9542148192, [email protected], https://www.ahtahthiki.com/AIAC/
SOURCE Seminole Tribe of Florida Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum
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