Wampanoag dancers pay tribute to Indigenous People’s Day
Wearing a cape of fox skins, Talia Landry dances during an Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program with the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers at the Acton Museum, October 9, 2023. Ken McGagh for The Acton Bridge
Wampanoag dancer Dasia Peters, 21, is spun by her uncle, Jim Peters, during an Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program at the Acton Museum. The Peters belong to the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers.Asa Peters, right, Kitty Hendricks and Jim Peters of the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers dance as they enter the Acton Museum for a Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program.Native Americans Asa Peters, left, Kitty Hendricks and Jim Peters of the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers dance in a circle during an Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program at the Acton Museum.Kitty Hendricks, whose Native American name is Nanaweeta, sings and beats a drum during an Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program.Wampanoag dancer Dasia Peters, center, dances with attendees during an Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program at the Acton Museum.At the conclusion of an Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program, Asa Peters, right, Kitty Hendricks and Jim Peters of the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers led a parade of children and adults outside the Acton Museum,.Members of the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers lead a procession of children and adults to conclude an Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program at the Acton Museum.
