5th Annual Ceremonial Celebration for Indigenous Peoples Day
"Honoring Our Drums"
"The Heartbeat of Mother Earth and Our Nations"

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025

11 AM–5 PM ET

NEWTON NORTH High School, MA

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Join us to celebrate & uplift Indigenous peoples & voices on Indigenous Peoples Day in Newton, MA.

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All are welcome to this free, family-friendly, Indigenous-led, volunteer-run event to enjoy great music, check out cultural dances & presentations, support local Indigenous vendors & non-profits, & eat delicious food. Rain or shine.​

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We can't wait to see you there!

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Schedule of Events:​

• 11:00 AM-12:00 PM     Opening Ceremony

• 12:15-12:30 PM Everyone called to the Circle/Round Dance

• 12:30-1:00 PM Tokalli Macehualli (Mexikah Prayer dancers)

• 1:00-1:15 PM Intro to Drummers/High Rollerz/Intertribal 

• 1:15-1:25 PM IPD Newton remarks / Mayor Fuller

• 1:25-1:50 PM Pauochau Waupi/ Drum and dance Exhibition

• 1:50-2:15 PM Taino Drum Exhibition

• 2:20-2:50 PM Pumawari Tusuy Dancers

• 2:30-2:45 PM 2x Intertribal songs/Youth Dancers

• 2:45-3:15 PM SanArte Cultura Bomba/ Plena Exhibition

• 3:15-3:40 PM Asa Peters Water Drum Exhibition

• 3:45-4:00 PM High Rollerz/Social Song/Youth Dancers

• 4:00-4:25 PM Sito 5 Lizard Music

• 4:45-5:00 PM Closing Ceremony/ Traveling song

• -4:40 PM: Presentations, Speeches, Demonstrations, & Vendor Market

• 4:40-5:00 PM: Closing Ceremony​