Celebrating our 20th Anniversary!
Sunday, June 5, 2022 11am-6pm
in Inwood Hill Park

13 Apr 2022 Leave a comment
in Kamala Cesar, Michael A Taylor, Native Hoop Dancer, Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, Tom Porter, Uncategorized
13 Apr 2022 Leave a comment
in Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, Uncategorized Tags: 50 year native, Alan Shooting Start Brown, American Indian, Indian Arts, july pow wow, Kitty Mullen, Louis Mofsie, Marie Ponce, Matoaka Eagle, Michael A Taylor, Native American, Native Contests, Native Dance, Native Hoop Dancer, Native Scholarships, Pow Wow NY, Preserving Native american Culture, Queens pow wow, Smoke Dance, Thunderbird American Indian Dancers
DANCING ♦ SINGING ♦ CONTESTS
CRAFTS ♦INDIAN FOOD
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT
(718) 347-FARM or WWW.QUEENSFARM.ORG
or WWW.THUNDERBIRDAMERICANINDIANDANCERS.ORG
This spectacular 3-day event is NYC’s largest Powwow and one of the top ten in the USA. It features intertribal Native American dance competitions by over forty Indian Nations. The Grand Entry showcases the dancers’ full regalia and The Sunset Lighting of the Bonfire is an enchanting ceremony. Program features an expansive market of authentic Native American art, crafts, jewelry and food (don’t miss the fry bread!). Singing by The Silver Cloud Singers, Heyna Second Sons, Smoke Dance, Native American Hoop Dance, Inter-Tribals and more. An immersive cultural experience not to be missed!
Friday, July 29: 6 PM – 10 PM Saturday, July 30: 10AM – 10 PM Grand Entry 1 PM and 7 PM
Grand Entry 7 PM Sunday, July 31: 10AM – 5 PM Grand Entry 1 PM
Bring your own seating
Pow-wow open rain or shine FREE PARKING
QUEENS COUNTY
FARM MUSEUM
73-50 LITTLE NECK PKWY.
FLORAL PARK, NEW YORK 11004
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO
THUNDERBIRD AMERICAN INDIAN DANCERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND For Students
& QUEENS COUNTY FARM MUSEUM EDUCATION FUND
Students send LOA requests attention Michael A. Taylor
Directions to Queens County Farm Museum:
By Car: Grand Central Parkway to Exit 24 South (Little Neck Parkway) or Long Island Expressway (495) to Exit 32
South, to Farm Entrance Gate. Free Parking available at the Farm.
Subway/Bus: E or F Train to Union Turnpike/Kew Gardens station.
Transfer to Q46 bus eastbound to Little Neck
Parkway. Walk 3 blocks north to Farm Entrance Gate.
Long Island Railroad: To Floral Park or Little Neck Station, where car service is available.
See Pow Wow 2021
1-Day Pass: $15; $8 (Children ages 2-12)
3-Day Pass: $30; $16 (Children ages 2-12) Click here to Get Your tickets and More Information
Artists Craftspeople Vendors please send vendor booth requests to thunderbirdvendors@gmail.com with picture(s) of your booth a few representative items and list of items, or mail in requests to:
Limited number of booths available on Museum grounds.
DANCE CONTESTS
Friday
Gates Open 6 PM
Crafts and food stands 6 – 10 PM
Pow Wow Dancing 7 – 10 PM
Sunset Lighting of the Bonfire
Saturday
10 AM Gates Open
10 AM – 10 PM Crafts and food stands
12 – 1 PM Gourd Dancing
1 PM Grand Entry
1- 5 PM Pow Wow Dancing
7 PM Grand Entry
7-10 PM Pow Wow Dancing
Sunset Lighting of the Bonfire
Sunday
10 AM Gates Open
10 AM – 10 PM Crafts and food stands
12 – 1 PM Gourd Dancing
1 PM Grand Entry
1- 5 PM Pow Wow Dancing
Dance Contests See Events page
30 Jun 2017 Leave a comment
in 39th Annual Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow 2017, aich, Anton Martinez, Carlos Poncé (Yaqui/ Mayan), Chief Little Fox Nancy Runningspirit, Ciuran Tufford, Donna Kolm, Erikson and Miriam Gomez, Gabriel Rodrieguez, Harry Wallace, Heyna Second Sons, Ina McNeil, Kitty Gabourel Mullen, Lurch Pagan, Marie Poncé, Matoaka Eagle, Michael D Taylor, Mofsie, Mofsie Director Thunderbirds NY, mofsie thunderbird dance, native american arts, native american club, native american hoop dancer, Native American Performances and Workshops, native american vendors, Native Music & Videos, Queens Farm, Queens Farm Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow, Queens Farm Vendors, Sandi Capasso, Solomon & Joy Mendelsohn, Thunderbird AiCH, Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Press, Thunderbird Pow Wow, Thunderbird Pow Wow Queens Farm NY, Thunderbirds NY, Wild Band, Yaqui Deer Dance
39th Annual Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow 2017 at Queens Farm, Floral Park, NY
Friday – Sunday
July 28- 30, 2017
at Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, NY (718) 347-FARM or WWW.QUEENSFARM.ORG
Pow Wow Flyer: Queens Farm Pow Wow July 2017 (1)
Join Facebook Page: Thunderbird American Indian Dancers
The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers are hosts to New York City ‘s oldest and largest pow wow, celebrating our 54nd year.
Isabelle Tufford Traditional dancer
Alan Shooting Star Brown (Lenape)- Men’s Traditional Dance Theater for the New City (Lenape). Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, Pow Wow Ring and Facilities manager & Elder Mentor, Craftsmen, Arbor & Tipi Specialist, Master Fisherman Alan “Shooting Star” Brown
Carlos Poncé -Men’s Traditional Dance and Yaqui Deer Dancer, Gabriel Perez -Singer
39th Annual Thunderbird Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow
at Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, NY 11104-1129
(718) 347-FARM or WWW.QUEENSFARM.ORG
WWW.THUNDERBIRDAMERICANINDIANDANCERS.ORG
Vendors: Mail pictures of booth and a few items. and list of items to:
Thunderbird Vendors Committee
c/o Marie Ponce
P.O. Box 521 College Station
New York, NY 10030 or email: thunderbirdvendors@gmail.com
Phone: (718) 347-3276,
Vendors: 347-433-7329 thunderbirdvendors@gmail.com
MC Louis Mofsie: (201) 587-9633
Pow Wow Location:
Queens County Farm Museum
73-50 Little Neck Parkway
Floral Park, NY 11104-1129
Print Out: Queens Farm Pow Wow July 2017 (1)flyer
(718 347-FARM WWW.QUEENSFARM.ORG
This well attended pow wow will feature three days of inter-tribal Native American dance competitions to which the public is invited. Over 40 Indian nations are represented at this spectacular event held in the apple orchard on the farm grounds. A large selection of quality Native American art, crafts, jewelry and foods are available.
Note Admission Update: Adults $10.00 (all weekend pass $16.00), children: $5.00 (age 12 and under) (all weekend pass $7.00) (Free with Farm Membership PLUS) ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE THUNDERBIRD AMERICAN INDIAN DANCERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND & QUEENS COUNTY FARM MUSEUM EDUCATION FUND.
Wild Band Drum, Singers, Hoop and Fancy Dancers
Pow Wow Flyer: Queens Farm Pow Wow July 2017 (1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xDEb5KExVI
3 Days | Performance Times | |
Friday | 6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. Crafts and Food
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Pow Wow Dancing, Sunset Lighting of the Bonfire |
Gates Open
6:00 p.m. |
Saturday | 10:00 a.m. Gates Open
10: 00 a.m. -10 p.m. Crafts and Food stands 12:00 p.m.– 1:00 p.m. Gourd Dancing
1:00 pm Grand Entry 12:00 p.m.– 1:00 p.m. Gourd Dancing 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Pow Wow Dancing 7:00 p.m. Grand Entry |
10:00 a.m. |
Sunday | 10:00 a.m. Gates Open
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Crafts and Food Stands 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 pm Gourd Dancing 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Pow Wow Dancing |
10:00 a.m. |
at Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway
Floral Park, NY 11104-1129
(718) 347-FARM or WWW.QUEENSFARM.ORG MORE INFO BELOW..
Note: *Entrance to the National Museum of the American Indian includes a security screening.
Please do not bring or sell knives or other sharp objects to events at Queens Farm Museum. Calendar subject to change. For further information WWW.THUNDERBIRDAMERICANINDIANDANCERS.ORG
Directions
Pow Wow Flyer: Queens Farm Pow Wow July 2017 (1)
Queens County Farm Museum
73-50 Little Neck Parkway
Floral Park, New York 11004-1129
Directions: (718) 347-3276
By Car:
From Brooklyn, Manhattan , Queens (West):
Grand Central Parkway East to Exit 24 (Little Neck Parkway) make right onto Li
From the Bronx (North):
95 South to the Throgs Neck Bridge to Clearview Expressway south to Exit 1, Grand Central Parkway East to Exit 24 (Little Neck Parkway) make right onto Little Neck Parkway and drive 3 blocks to Museum.
or Whitestone Bridge to Cross Island Parkway to exit 29 East, Grand Central Parkway East to Exit 24 (Little Neck Parkway) make right onto Little Neck Parkway and drive 3 blocks to Museum.
From New Jersey (South):
Little Neck Parkway and drive 3 blocks to Museum or Long Island Expressway East to Exit 32 (Little Neck Parkway) make right onto Little Neck Parkway and drive 1 ½ miles to Museum.
From Long Island (East):
Northern State Parkway West into Grand Central Parkway West to Exit 24 (Little Neck Parkway) make left onto Little Neck Parkway, drive 3 blocks to Museum or Long Island Long Island Expressway West to Exit 32 (Little Neck Parkway) make left onto Little Neck Parkway, drive 1 ½ miles to Museum.
Gabriel Perez, Donna Kolm, Michael D. Taylor, Roman Perez, Sandi Capasso, Ray “Two Feathers” Leung, Louis Mofsie
Verrazano Bridge to Belt Parkway East to Cross Island Parkway (this will be a right fork toward Whitestone bridge). Take Cross Island Parkway to Exit 29 East, Grand Central Parkway East to Exit 24. Make right onto Little Neck Parkway and drive 3 blocks to Museum.
By Public Transportation:
Subway and Bus:
E or F Train to Kew Gardens/Union Turnpike Station
Q46 Bus (eastbound on Union Tpk.) to Little Neck Parkway Stop
Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow Queens County Farm Museum
Cross Union Tpk and walk North on Little Neck Parkway 3 blocks to Museum Entrance
Long Island Railroad:
Hempstead Line to Floral Park Station where Triple-A car service is located
516-328-8888, call for prices. 24 hr service 7 days a week or Port Washington Line to Little Neck Station where Ollie’s car service is located 516-352-6666, call for prices
Both LIRR stations are approximately 2 ½ miles from the Farm Museum.
The Q79 bus runs from the Little Neck Station to the Farm everyday Except Sunday on a very limited basis. Here is a link to Google Maps
Pow Wow Flyer: Queens Farm Pow Wow July 2017 (1)
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in Alan Shooting Star Brown, Carlos Poncé (Yaqui/ Mayan), Donna Kolm, Louis Mofsie, Marie Poncé, Michael D Taylor, Mofsie Director Thunderbirds NY, Museums NY, native american arts, native american hoop dancer, Sandi Capasso, Thunderbird NMAI, Thunderbird Pow Wow, Thunderbirds NMAI, Thunderbirds NY, Uncategorized, Yaqui Deer Dance
Note to Dancers & Visitors: NMAI staff will be checking your picture ID card at the door,The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers in collaboration with the National Museum of the American Indian are holding a Dance Social on Saturday, April 8, 2017,from 7 to 10 PM.This event is at the National Museum of the American Indian, One Bowling Green, in lower Manhattan. Everyone is welcome to attend and there is no admission charge.Louis Mofsie and the Heyna Second Sons singers lead this traditional indoor social dance and get-together. Everyone is welcome to join in the Native American Dancing, or just to enjoy it as a spectator. There will also be free door prizes and refreshments.For more information about the Dance Social, link to www.nmai.si.ed
Upcoming Event:
July 28-30, 2017 39th Annual Thunderbird Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow Flyer: Queens Farm Pow Wow July 2017 (1)
02 Feb 2016 Leave a comment
in american indian pow wow, arts in education ny, ethnic theater ny, Just for Kids, Louis Mofsie, Marie Poncé, Matoaka Eagle, Matoaka Little Eagle, Matoake Eagle, Michael D Taylor, Mofsie, Mofsie choreographer dancer, Mofsie Director Thunderbirds NY, mofsie thunderbird dance, native american arts, native american hoop dancer, Native American Performances and Workshops, Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Press, Thunderbird Pow Wow, Thunderbirds at TNC, Thunderbirds NY, Uncategorized Tags: electric guitar hoop, Louis Mofsie, Marie A Ponce, Marie Ponce, Matoaka Eagle, Michael A Taylor, music Rob Mastriani, Native American Indian Dance, Theater for the New City, Thunderbird American Indian Dancers
POW-WOW — Hoop dance in Thunderbird American Indian Dancers’ Dance Concert and Pow-Wow, presented by Theater for the New City January 31 to February 9, 2014. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
Fridays 8 PM, Saturdays 3 & 8 PM, Sundays 3 PM Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue (at 10th Street), New York City (212) 254-1109 or ..WWW.THEATERFORTHENEWCITY.NET One dollar children’s tickets available only for matinee shows
https://www.youtube.com/embed/LjBRcwmv6rU“>Video:
Louis Mofsie, Marie ponce and Michael A. Taylor Native american indiand Hoop Dance for 600 excited spectators.
12 Jan 2016 Leave a comment
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20 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in 37th Annual Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow, Just for Kids, Louis Mofsie, Marie Poncé, Matoaka Eagle, Matoaka Little Eagle, Mayan Weaver, Mofsie, native american arts, native american hoop dancer, Native American Performances and Workshops, Queens Farm, Queens Farm Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow, Queens Farm Vendors, Ray Blackfeather, Ray Two Feathers Leung, Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, Thunderbird Pow Wow, Thunderbird Pow Wow Queens Farm NY
The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers are hosts to New York City ‘s oldest and largest pow wow, celebrating our 52nd year.
37th Annual Thunderbird Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow
at Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, NY 11104-1129
(718) 347-FARM or WWW.QUEENSFARM.ORG
WWW.THUNDERBIRDAMERICANINDIANDANCERS.ORG
Vendors: Mail pictures of booth and a few items. and list of items to:
Thunderbird Vendors Committee....MORE on the EVENTS Page…
WWW.THUNDERBIRDAMERICANINDIANDANCERS.ORG/EVENTS
31 Mar 2015 Leave a comment
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The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers in collaboration with the National Museum of the
American Indian are holding a Dance Social on Saturday, April 18, 2015, from 7 to 10 PM.This event is at the National Museum of the American Indian, One Bowling Green, in lower Manhattan. Everyone is welcome to attend and there is no admission charge.
NMAI flyer whitepdfLouis Mofsie and the Heyna Second Sons singers lead this traditional indoor social dance and get-together. Everyone is welcome to join in the Native American Dancing, or just to enjoy it as a spectator. There will also be free door prizes and refreshments.Finale Thunderbird American Indian Dancers in Concert Pow Wow Jan 2014 at Theater for the New CityFor more information about the Dance Social, link to www.nmai.si.edu.
16 Feb 2015 Leave a comment
in Erikson and Miriam Gomez, Guatemala Weavers, Mayan Weaver, Museums NY, native american arts, Queens Farm, Queens Farm Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow, Queens Farm Vendors, Thunderbird Pow Wow Tags: Erikson and Miriam Gomez, Erikson Gomez, Miriam Gomez, Queens Farm Museum Pow Wow, Queens Farm Pow Wow
It was about 3 p.m., and everyone and everything seemed to be melting simultaneously at the 36th Annual Thunderbird American Indian Mid-Summer Pow Wow in Queens, New York. Children cared little for play, and parents, armed with umbrellas and water and blankets for the ground, looked defeated by the sweltering heat.
At the other end of the dirt-grass pow wow grounds kneeled a woman by a semi-naked tree. She was in the middle of a weaving demonstration – stitching, thread-by-thread, periodically yanking like crazy on the threads connected to a rope lassoed to the trunk. A small crowd had gathered around her, stealing the spotlight from the bopping dancers, each on the brink of heatstroke. The woman, Miriam Gomez, is Mayan and traveled to Queens from Guatemala with her husband, Erickson, and son, Erickson Jr., to sell their ware, which included clothing, beadwork and little Mayan trinkets patrons would poke and massage with their greasy sunblock fingers.
“She’s making aguipi,” Erikson said. “It’s a Mayan blouse. This one will take five to six months to complete.”
Just on the other side of the tree, Erikson Jr. was busy winding yarn around a lock of a woman’s hair. “Hair wrapping” Erikson called it. Other women had congregated near Erikson Jr., pretending to shop at nearby vendors, so as to jump at the chance of being next.Erickson, portly and with a pleasant disposition, explained that he and his family travel to the U.S. every year on visa about this time to sell their work at pow wows; then it’s back to Guatemala until the next pow wow season. They’ll travel all over the east coast before it’s time to return home again where they continue in their trade, named Mayan Weaving…..Read More