GOSHEN — The third annual Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration at the Goshen Theater will take place Oct. 14.
Hosted by the City of Goshen Community Relations Commission, the free program begins at 6:30 p.m.
Doors open at 6 p.m., with booths featuring local Indigenous artists in the lobby.
This year’s event will feature a presentation by Doug Peconge, ARPA Project Manager and citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, along with drum and dance performances featuring dancers from the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the Ribbon Town Singers. Peconge will discuss the Miami Tribe’s journey to regain land in Fort Wayne.
Doug Peconge, a citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, has worked with the tribe’s Cultural Resources Office since 2015. He currently oversees a 45-acre property in Fort Wayne, known as peehkihkayonki (The Beautiful Place), focusing on food, health, wellness and cultural preservation.
Ribbon Town Singers, founded in 2003, is led by John Topash Warren (Potawatomi) of South Bend. The group is named after “Zēnba-Odanek,” the Potawatomi term for South Bend, where Potawatomi people once traded furs. The group will showcase both traditional and contemporary dance styles.
For more information, visit pokagonband-nsn.gov/our-culture.
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‘The Healing Prayer Dance’ by Terri OConnor. Courtesy Stockbridge Library. 
Moon Jar by Ann Ferril. Courtesy Chesterwood. 
Williams’ 1737 deed claimed land that was already home to the Mohicans. (Photo courtesy of Special Collections.)