Saturday, September 19, 2015: It’s our 12th year! Presented with assistance from Northland Visions, the Pow Wow Grounds Cafe and Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life, sponsored by Great Southern Bank and Half Price Books, this family-friendly celebration of wild rice, the Minnesota harvest, and Native American culture is an all-day event filled with good food, fun activities, educational presentations and engaging exhibits. It will be held, free of admission charge, on the grounds of the nature center.
Foods at the festival, provided for sale by Pow Wow Grounds and food trucks, will highlight wild rice products and Native American foods. Menu items could include wild rice soup, fry bread, Indian tacos, yogurt/wild rice parfaits, buffalo “dogs.”
A major goal of the festival is to provide education to the Roseville area community about local Native American cultures and traditions. Presentations, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, include Native American drumming, dancing, singing, flute making and music, storytelling, and traditional wild ricing methods. In addition, Gibbs Museum offers historical vignettes and a replica tipi with representative artifacts of traditional Dakotah life. The festival features hands-on seasonal harvest activities like honey extraction and apple cider pressing. Our resident beekeeper demonstrates the honey extraction process and fills bottles with honey fresh from the hives. Volunteers operate an apple cider press where visitors can help squeeze themselves a cup of cider. All details at the website.
