33rd Annual Roasting Ears of Corn Festival

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The Museum of Indian Culture invites the public to its 33rd Annual Roasting Ears of Corn Festival, Pennsylvania’s oldest Native American Indian Festival, on Saturday & Sunday August 17th and 18th, 2013 rain or shine.

Gates open 10:00 am until 6:00 pm rain or shine. Grand Entrance is at 12:00 noon.

Live music and dance performances include “Silver Cloud Singers” (Southern Drum), "White Buffalo Singers" (Northern Drum), Aztec Fire Dancing by the Salinas Family from Mexico City, Matthew White Eagle Clair—Mikmaq hoop dancer, and American Indian dancers, singers and performers from Canada, New York (Oneida), and throughout North America.

This year’s Master of Ceremonies will feature George Stonefish, Delaware from Oklahoma. Featured dancers will include head man and hoop dancer Matthew White Eagle Clair, Mikmaq from Canada and head woman Rozlynn TonePahHote, Kiowa.   

The festival includes:  A Children’s hand-on Activity Area where they can learn to make dreamcatchers, cornhusk dolls, and Navajo sand painting, have their face painted, hear American Indian stories, and help paint our festival mural;  Lifeskills demonstrations will include Atlatl and Tomahawk throwing, Flint knapping, Arrow making, Quill-working, Flutemaking, and Native Cooking demonstrations by Heart to Hearth; and, Artifact Displays and appraisals by Lee Hallman, Museum of Indian Culture’s curator.   

Vendors will offer hand-crafted items such as handmade silver and beaded jewelry, Kachina dolls, pottery, leather clothing, soap stone carvings, Indian trade silver and other crafts.

American Indian cuisine of Fry bread prepared by Joy TonePahHote (Kiowa), buffalo burgers, buffalo stew, Indian Tacos, corn soup and more will be available. The festival will also feature nationally-known Onondaga artist Eli Thomas.  

The Museum of Indian Culture is a non-profit, member supported organization dedicated to presenting, preserving, and perpetuating the history and cultural heritage of the Northeast Woodland Indians and other American Indian Tribes.

Price: $7 adults, $5 children 8-17 and seniors over 62, FREE for children under 8