Friday, October 13, 2023 6-8 p.m.
As part of the 2023 Social Justice Initiative: Cultivating Climate Justice, Sakokwenionkwas (Thomas Porter) will present the Ohenten Kariwatekwen, often called the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address, and will offer a traditional teaching story on Friday, October 13 at 6 p.m. at the Church. Sakokwenionkwas is the spokesperson and chief spiritual leader of the Kanien’keha:ka (Mohawk) community of Kanatsiohareke in Fonda, NY which he founded in 1993. A member of the Bear Clan of the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne, Tom served on the Mohawk Nation of Chiefs Council and is respected across the continent. He conveys important messages of the utmost importance with humor and anecdotes as a masterful storyteller in the Haudenosaunee tradition. Kontiwennenhawi, the Akwesasne Women Singers, will offer traditional Haudenosaunee music and dancing. The evening concludes with a Haudenosaunee Three Sisters Soup dinner, provided by Big Spoon Kitchen.
The event is free and open to all. Registration is appreciated.