The Festival features annual tribal canoe races, native arts & crafts vendors, story telling, musical and dance performances, artist demonstrations, authentic Native foods, youth activities, exhibits and displays.
This year's design is the Thunderbird - a symbol of strength and power that creates thunder by flapping his wings and lighting comes from flashing his eyes.
Thunderbird is a figure found in the cultures of many- if not all- Native American Nations. If you see a storm front coming on the Great Plains the Thunderbird is very visible. The lightning coming front the front (eyes) is believed to create obsidian projectile points found on the ground. As Michael relates-the flapping of the wings creates the thunder.
