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Media Alert: Plimoth Patuxet Museums to Observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day with Three Days of Public Programming

Events to take place October 12 - 14

Plymouth, Massachusetts (October 9, 2024) – Plimoth Patuxet Museums is pleased to host a weekend of robust public programming in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. This annual celebration, hosted by Museum Educators on the Historic Patuxet Homesite, will feature enriching educational programming for guests of all ages to enjoy, including a special presentation by leading Native American performance group, Red Hawk Singers and Dancers.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a time to celebrate and learn about the cultures, histories, heritage, and lifeways of Indigenous peoples. For over half a century, Plimoth Patuxet has been committed to telling the story of the Wampanoag and English colonists who met along these shores of change in 1620. In 1973, at a time when few American museums incorporated Indigenous voices in their interpretations, Plimoth Patuxet began working directly with local Native people to incorporate Indigenous perspectives into its exhibits and programs. At that time, there were no federally recognized Tribes. There are now over 500 federally recognized Tribes.

This weekend of public programming at Plimoth Patuxet will highlight the important cultural work that Museum Educators do every day to cultivate historical empathy and inclusion by engaging in thoughtful conversations with guests of all ages to increase understanding of Wampanoag culture, heritage, and lifeways.

Schedule of Events:

Indigenous Peoples’ Weekend Events and Special Activities

  • Scavenger Hunt | Daily

  • Coloring Corner in the Craft Center | Daily

Programming | Saturday, October 12

  • Wampanoag Cooking Display | 10 am - 4 pm, Cooking Arbor

  • Make a Corn Husk Doll | 12 - 1 pm, Shade Arbor

  • Clay Bead Making | 1-2 pm, Shade Arbor

  • Performance by Red Hawk Singers and Dancers | 1-2 pm. This event will take place in the Museum’s Linn Theater as part of Plimoth Patuxet Museums' Indigenous Voices series. The series is supported by the Town of Plymouth Promotions Fund.

Programming | Monday, October 14

  • Mishoon Burn | 10 am - 4 pm. See the start of the newest mishoon at the Historic Patuxet Homesite. Please note that this activity is weather dependent.

Plimoth Patuxet Museums is open seven days a week, 9 am - 5 pm, now through the Sunday following Thanksgiving Day. Access to programming is free to members and included with Plimoth Patuxet admission. Learn more at plimoth.org.

About Plimoth Patuxet

Plimoth Patuxet is one of the Nation’s foremost living history museums. Founded in 1947, the Museum creates engaging experiences of history built on thorough research about the Indigenous and European people who met along Massachusetts' historic shores in the 1600s. Major exhibits include the Historic Patuxet Homesite, the 17th-Century English Village, Mayflower II, and Plimoth Grist Mill. A private, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational institution, Plimoth Patuxet is supported by admission fees, donations, memberships, and revenue from educational programs, gift shops and dining. Plimoth Patuxet receives support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, private foundations, corporations, and local businesses. Located less than an hour’s drive south of Boston, and 15 minutes north of Cape Cod, the Museum is open daily from early spring through the Sunday after Thanksgiving. For more information, visit plimoth.org. Follow the Museum on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.