Wa-Sha-Shu It’Deh Native American Festival held this weekend at Valhalla

Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/22/2014 - 10:52pm
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Repeats every day until Sun Jul 27 2014 .
July 26, 2014 (All day)
July 27, 2014 (All day)

The Wa-Sha-Shu It’Deh Native American Festival returns to Valhalla at the Tallac Historic site this weekend, July 26 and 27. The festival celebrates the Washoe's ancient lifeways and their Lake Tahoe homeland.

The festival features traditional American Indian dancers and drum performers, basket weaving displays, art, and great food. The basket weaving competition features over fourteen different categories. The Washoe are highly regarded for their master craftsmanship of baskets and have had several well-known weavers throughout their history, including Dat So La Lee.

The Washoe are the original inhabitants of Da ow aga (Lake Tahoe) and all the lands surrounding it. Washoe ancestral territory consists of a nuclear area with Lake Tahoe at its heart, and a peripheral area that was frequently shared with neighboring tribes.

Sponsored by the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, this event is free to attend, and open to the public.

The festival runs 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday and Sunday on Valhalla’s Grand Lawn.