WATERTOWN, NY (August 28, 2023) – WPBS-TV – the PBS affiliate station serving Eastern Ontario and Northern New York, including the Akwesasne Nation – is pleased to attend the annual Akwesasne Powwow, where the best drummers, dancers & artisans of the region come together on the shores by the beautiful St. Lawrence River, A’nowara’ko:wa Arena on Cornwall Island, Ontario, Canada.
Visitors can enjoy a two-day event with good music, good food and good company. The Akwesasne Pow-Wow brings together the best Native artisans, drummers and dancers from this region. WPBS-TV will be bringing our very own Molly of Denali – the first ever Indigenous lead character in an animated children’s series – to visit with kids and families for photos and goody bags!
All are welcome to attend. Gates open at 10:00 AM on Saturday & Sunday. Festivities & grand entry begin at 12:00 PM. Tickets are available at the gate, $12.00 weekend pass, $8.00 daily general admission, $5.00 ages 6-12, Free entry for ages 65+ and 5 years and under. For more information, and to learn pow-wow etiquette, visit https://www.facebook.com/akwesasnepowwow/ or https://www.akwesasnepowwow.com/.
About The Akwesasne Nation
Akwesasne today is a vibrant community of Mohawk families who live along the mainland and islands of the St. Lawrence River downstream from the Long Sault Rapids. Akwesasne Mohawks are recognized as a progressive people yet still maintaining the language, culture and traditions of our ancestors. Following European contact and subsequent wars among the European Nations, Akwesasne became a geographically divided territory. Today, the Mohawk territory is divided into two countries, and then divided again into two provinces, plus the State of New York, resulting in Akwesasne being referred to as a multi-jurisdictional territory. The name Akwesasne in Mohawk means “Land Where the Partridge Drums”, referring to the rich wildlife in the area. Learn more at https://www.akwesasne.ca/
About WPBS
WPBS is a PBS station serving approximately 650,000 households throughout Northern New York and Eastern Ontario via cable, satellite, Internet and over-the-air distribution. WPBS is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate, inform, and engage its two-nation region with exceptional and trusted content across multiple platforms. Its vision is to be the premier provider of extraordinary public media that instills wonder and curiosity across generations and borders. More information about WPBS, including a full channel listing, is available at wpbstv.org, or by following WPBS on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
