The Big Time features performances by Maza Duta Drum, the Point Arena Manchester coastal Pomo dance group, Red Cedar Drum and the Tuolumne Mewuk Dance Group and much more.
For many non-native people, the event will likely be a once-in-a-lifetime experience to see various types of traditional dances, to hear the songs and to view regalia.
Along with the MultiCultural Center, the event is organized by the Native American Studies/Enduring Native Inherent Traditions Club, the American Indian Alliance, the Beta Sigma Epsilon Native Fraternity, the Center for Indian Community Development, the Council of American Indian Faculty & Staff, the Indian Natural Resource, Science & Engineering Program, the Indian Teacher & Educational Personnel Program and the Native American Studies Department. The Native Cultures Fund is the event’s largest sponsor.
The event runs from noon to 10 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Donations that assist in providing visiting performers and vendors with food and lodging are much appreciated.
Those wishing to donate or volunteer can contact Mona Mazzotti at (707) 826-3369 or mmazzotti@humboldt.edu. In respect of the event’s sacred nature, organizers ask that no photographs or video be taken at the big time.