Native Sights, Sounds & Healing Programs Planned At Sticks & Stones
Love Has A Home Here will host a pair of educational programs meant to honor indigenous traditions from the Lakota people of South Dakota. A special film screening is planned for Friday, May 30, followed on Saturday, May 31, by a day of programming.
Without Arrows, a PBS documentary filmed over the course of 13 years, will be screened Friday night at 7:30. Without Arrows chronicles the journey of Delwin Fiddler Jr, a Lakota member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, as he returns to his reservation in Green Grass, South Dakota, and strives to fulfill his mother’s ambition and carry on the legacy of their Elk Head lineage.
Q&A will follow the screening.
Tickets are $25, or included with the all-day pass for Saturday’s programs.
“Native Sights, Sounds & Healing” will be offered on Saturday, guided by Fiddler (the subject of Friday’s screening) and Indigenous soundscape artist Samora Free.
The day will begin with a private native rattle making workshop led by Free. Contact her directly at bookings@pazatree.org for details.
The public events will run from 1 to 5:30 pm, and will include Four Directions Nature Walk, Indigenous Sound Journey, and Native Cultural Performance.
Attendees will begin with a stroll through the natural landscape of Sticks and Stones Farm and learn about the elements of the Medicine Wheel as they pertain to their path. Learn about the medicinal plants used by the Indigenous people to protect themselves as they hunted and survived the elements.
Guests will also walk the labyrinth, symbolizing the traditional snake dance, through the journey of shedding the old skin and rebirthing into a new life.
Following a break, the Indigenous Sound Journey will offer relaxation and the opportunity to unwind upon entering a space of indigenous sound and vibration. All will be invited to experience and immerse themselves in the healing of indigenous instruments.
Following a snack break, Fiddler — a Champion Grass and Hoop Dancer — and Free will share the traditional dances, songs, and stories of the Lakota people in their native cultural performance. The show always ends with an invitation for the audience to join in a round dance, symbolizing that all are one family.
Tickets for the full day are $100 adults, $75 students and senior citizens, and $50 children.
All events can be purchased and attended individually. Tickets for the three individual events are $40 each.
Sticks and Stones Farm is at 201 Huntingtown Road. For full details and pricing, visit sticksandstonesfarm.com.