The Six Nations Women Singing Society, one of the most influential female Native American contemporary singing groups, performs at 7:30 p.m. March 26 in Garrison Theater of the Scripps College Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St. Consul General of Canada David Fransen introduces the group, which was formed at the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nations in Ontario, Canada. This event is free and open to the public.
Working and singing together for more than 50 years, the singers are members of the Seneca, Onondaga and Cayuga nations. The singing society focuses on the music and dance of the Longhouse tradition. They had performed at the 1997 Presidential Inauguration and at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Utah. Sadie Buck, the society’s head singer, is a member of both Six Nations and the Tonawanda Reservation in New York. She has taught at many universities including Harvard University, Hamilton College, the University of Toronto, Takitumu Trust in New Zealand and at the National Aboriginal and Islanders Skills Development Corporation in Australia.
This event is co-sponsored by the Alexa Fullerton Hampton Fund and is part of the Scripps College Humanities Institute’s spring lecture series, “Music, Dance, Ritual and Belief: Transforming Societies.” Distinguished artists will examine the interplay of music and dance in ritual customs and beliefs. For more information, please call (909) 621-8237 or visit scripps-staging.skybox0.com/hi.