Enjoy a culturally enriching family-friendly celebration in the museum’s Cochrane Atrium and additional VMFA spaces. Presented by VMFA & Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival, this free event features the following:
champion powwow dancer Sam BearPaw
celebrated world-champion hoop dancers Moontee Sinquah and his sons, Sampson Sixkiller and Scott Sixkiller
family films
demonstrations
storytelling sessions
art activities
VMFA’s Family Powwow coincides with thePocahontas Reframed Film Festival, Richmond’s annual festival that honors the contributions of Native Americans and reinvigorates conversations about telling stories of indigenous life.