We Dance in Spirit: A Boarding School Remembrance

Name: We Dance in Spirit: A Boarding School Remembrance
Start: 2025-11-15T15:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-11-15T16:00:00-08:00
Location: West Charleston Library

Schedule

Sat Nov 15 2025 at 03:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

West Charleston Library | Las Vegas, NV

Join us for a powerful and meaningful afternoon of live dance performances by members of our local tribes, where the stories and significance of each dance style will be shared.
Local elders and descendants of survivors will also offer reflections on their families’ experiences during the boarding school era nationwide.
This period in history represents one of the darkest chapters for Native peoples. Hair was cut, and languages, clothing, prayers, dances, and cultural traditions were outlawed and stripped away in an attempt to erase Native identity. Yet, through immense tragedy and adversity, Native communities endured.
Today, we gather in remembrance and in honor of those who could no longer dance, speak their language, or pray in their way. In their spirit, we now dance freely, celebrating the resilience, strength, and survival of Native people. This memorial not only acknowledges the pain of the past but also honors the progress we have made in preserving our languages, traditions, and cultural ways for future generations.
Free and open to the public. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and may be limited. For more information call 702.507.3964.