The City of Goshen Community Relations Commission will host its third annual Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration at the Goshen Theater on Monday, Oct. 14, at 6 p.m.
Doors open at 6 p.m., and the program will begin at 6:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
This year’s event will feature a presentation by Doug Peconge, ARPA Project Manager and citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, along with drum and dance performances featuring dancers from the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the Ribbon Town Singers. Peconge will discuss the Miami Tribe’s journey to regain land in Fort Wayne.
Featured Presenters:
Doug Peconge
Peconge, a citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, has worked with the tribe’s Cultural Resources Office since 2015. He currently oversees a 45-acre property in Fort Wayne, known as peehkihkayonki (The Beautiful Place), focusing on food, health, wellness, and cultural preservation.
Ribbon Town Singers
Founded in 2003, the Ribbon Town Singers are led by John Topash Warren (Potawatomi) of South Bend, Ind. The group is named after “Zēnba-Odanek,” the Potawatomi term for South Bend, where Potawatomi people once traded furs. The group will showcase both traditional and contemporary dance styles.
For more information, visit pokagonband-nsn.gov/our-culture.