American Indigenous Arts Celebration

Event Description

Culture Extravaganza in the Everglades Will Once Again Feature
Native American Arts, Crafts, Food and Live Entertainment

BIG CYPRESS SEMINOLE RESERVATION, Fla. (September XX, 2024) – The Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum will stage its annual American Indigenous Arts Celebration (AIAC), November 1-2, on the museum’s festival grounds.

The event, which will help celebrate Native American Heritage Month, will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days. For the first time ever, all guests will receive complimentary admission to the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum and the AIAC. Parking is also free.

The AIAC is one of the top festivals in the Southeast and will feature an exciting array of Seminole and Indigenous art, music, food, dance and more.

Event highlights will include Billy Walker alligator wrestling, new museum exhibits, a Seminole fashion show, the Ahfachkee School Fashion Show, native arts and crafts vendors, Tribal food vendors, native art displays, Pharoah’s Wildlife Kingdom Wildlife Show, Osceola’s Legacy performance; a Miss Florida Seminole Princess Meet and Greet; and live music by Rez Jams (with Seminole musical artists Cypress Billie and Gabriella Diaz).

Additionally, the event’s robust entertainment lineup will include world and Native American champion hoop dancers, the Amayel Mexican Cultural Academy’s Aztec Dancers, White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers, and Native American actor Dallas Goldtooth.

For more information, please visit https://www.ahtahthiki.com/AIAC/

About the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum
The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum opened in 1997 and is owned and operated by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Situated in the Everglades on a 66-acre cypress dome on the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation, the museum offers more than 5,000 square feet of gallery space. Exhibits feature rare artifacts and lifelike dioramas that depict Seminole life at the turn of the century. In 2009, the Museum became the first tribally governed museum to be accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. For more information, visit www.ahtahthiki.com and follow the museum on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Contact:
Melissa Tommie, Visitor Services and Development Manager, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, [email protected]
Chris Dirato, Bitner Group, (917) 921-9070, [email protected]