Git Hoan Dancers, People of the Salmon - Free Event!

Representing Native people, the Tsimshian Tribe of Metlakatla, Alaska

Friday, April 19, 2024 | 12:15 p.m.

Recommended Grades: All Ages

The Git Hoan Dancers showcase the magnificence of Tsimshian art, resurrect the practice of the culture and educate the world that Native culture is diverse and a living art and culture. Performances feature song and dance sharing the legends while entertaining and educating. The performance is filled with stunning, hand-carved masks, authentic skin and wood drums and colorful hand-made regalia emblazoned with symbols of the culture and includes a ceremonial procession and storytelling dances which tell the history of the Tsimshian First Nations People. Legends such as "Mouse Woman and the Cannibal Giant," "The Shaman and the Land Otters," "The Spirit of Potlatch" and "Killer whale, Chief of the Sea" are vividly brought to life through dance. The dramatic impact of the performances is heightened by the use of mechanical devices that animate the heads of characters such as Raven and the Killer Whale.