BIG CYPRESS – The Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum will hold its annual American Indigenous Arts Celebration (AIAC) on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 at the museum’s festival grounds on the Big Cypress Reservation.  

The event will help celebrate Native American Heritage Month. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. For the first time ever, all guests will receive complimentary admission to the museum and the AIAC. Parking is free.

The AIAC will feature an 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, 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).

The entertainment lineup will also include world and Native American champion hoop dancers, the Amayel Mexican Cultural Academy’s Aztec Dancers, White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers, and “Reservation Dogs” actor and writer Dallas Goldtooth.

The museum’s address on the Big Cypress Seminole Reservation is 34725 West Boundary Road,
Clewiston, FL 33440.

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

SCHEDULE:
Friday, Nov. 1, 2024

9:50 a.m.
Welcoming Announcements
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10:00 am
Main Stage – Grand Entry Opening Ceremony
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10:30 am
Main Stage – White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers
Stage 360 – Wildlife show
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11:00 a.m.
Main Stage – Fashion Show Featuring Ahfachkee Students
Stage 360– Champion Native American Hoop Dancers
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12:00 p.m.
Main Stage – Rez Jamz – Ahfachkee School Band
Stage 360 – Ameyal Mexican Cultural Academy
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12:30 p.m.
Main Stage – Alligator Wrestling
Stage 360 – Native American Actor, Dallas Goldtooth, Meet & Greet
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1:00 p.m.
Main Stage– Champion Native American Hoop Dancers
Stage 360 – White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers
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2:00 p.m.
Stage 360 – Wildlife Show
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2:30 p.m.
Main Stage – Rez Jamz – Cypress Billie
Stage 360 – Miss & Jr Miss Florida Seminole Princesses, Meet & Greet
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3:00 p.m.
Main Stage – Alligator Wrestling
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3:00-3:45
Stage 360 – Osceola’s Legacy Performance
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3:45 p.m.
Main Stage – White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers
Stage 360 – Champion Native American Hoop Dancers
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4:45 p.m.
Main Stage – Closing Announcements

Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024

9:50
Main Stage– Welcoming Announcements
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10:00 a.m.
Main Stage – Grand Entry Opening Ceremony
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10:30 a.m.
Main Stage – White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers
Stage 360 – Wildlife Show
—
11:00 a.m.
Main Stage – Champion Native American Hoop Dancers
Stage 360 – Rez Jamz
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11:30 a.m.
Stage 360 – Seminole Princesses Meet n Greet
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12:00 p.m.
Main Stage – Alligator Wrestling
Stage 360 – Osceola’s Legacy
—
12:30 p.m.
Main Stage – White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers
Stage 360 – Dallas Goldtooth Meet & Greet
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1:00 p.m.
Stage 360 – Wildlife Show
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1:30 p.m.
Main Stage – Rez Jamz – Gabriella Diaz
Stage 360 – Champion Native American Hoop Dancers
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2:00 p.m.
Main Stage – Lenora Roberts Fashion Show
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2:30 p.m.

Stage 360 – Ameyal Mexican Cultural Academy
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3:00 p.m.
Main Stage – Alligator Wrestling
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3:30pm
Stage 360 – White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers
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3:45 p.m.
Main Stage – Champion Native American Hoop Dancers
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4:45 p.m.
Main Stage – Closing Announcements

Schedule subject to change