Indigenous Nations Festival

Join the Indigenous Nations Festival to embrace and celebrate Indigeneity on Turtle Island (North America), as well as other Indigenous identities among Colgate faculty, staff, and students. The event centers Indigenous voices through a dialogic approach, providing guests with cultural immersion and opportunities to engage with Indigenous stories and experiences.

Attendees can purchase hand-crafted items, art, and Indigenous foods throughout the day. The festival includes:

• 10:30 am: Doors open
• 11:00–11:05 am: Thanksgiving Address and opening with Chelsea Jocko
• 11:05–11:10 am: Welcome by MC Jordan Smith
• 11:15–11:45 am: Haudenosaunee Social Dances
• 11:55 am–12:40 pm: Keynote speaker Jeanne Shendandoah
• 12:55–1:25 pm: Hoop dancing with Sinquah Productions
• 1:35–2:10 pm: Keynote speaker Angela Ferguson
• 2:20–2:50 pm: Haudenosaunee Social Dances
• 3:00–4:00 pm: Storytelling with Perry Ground
• 4:10–4:40 pm: Fashion show
• 4:45–5:00 pm: Closing remarks

Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm at Sanford Field House, Oak Dr E Ext, Hamilton, NY 13346. The event is open to students, faculty, staff, and the general public.

Vendors interested in participating can email [email protected].