NEW ROCHELLE, NY (October 17, 2025) — The Redhawk Dancers will perform at the Ossie Davis Theater on Saturday, November 8, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., celebrating Native American Heritage Month. The event will showcase the vibrant history, music, and traditions of Indigenous peoples from across the Americas through an energetic and captivating cultural performance suitable for all ages.
Registration for the event is requested and can be completed at bit.ly/Redhawk112025.
The Redhawk Native American Dancers are a professional troupe under the Redhawk Native American Arts Council, a nonprofit organization founded and maintained by Native American artists and educators. Established in 1994, the council is dedicated to educating the general public about Native American heritage through song, dance, theater, works of art, and other cultural forms of expression.
Based in Brooklyn, New York, the Redhawk Dancers serve the tri-state area and beyond, creating educational programs for school groups from pre-kindergarten through university level, as well as libraries and community events. Their performances combine traditional dances and stories with a contemporary style, delivering an explosion of color and sound that has captivated audiences from Radio City Music Hall in New York to Hong Kong, China.
The troupe represents Indigenous cultures from North, South, Central America, the Caribbean, and Polynesia. Their assembly programs blend traditions from various Native American nations, with a particular focus on eastern woodland traditions and history. Performers share traditional songs, stories, dances, and teachings, aiming to help audiences understand differences between nations and break stereotypes about Native American people and traditions.
The dancers are not just performers but lifelong Native American artists and educators who have learned cultural traditions and history from family members and tribal elders.
Notable members of the Redhawk Dancers include:
– **Raven Matias (Mohawk)**: A traditional dancer, artist, and performer based in Brooklyn, New York.
– **Dra. T’Karima Ticitl, PhD, CM, LM, Partera (Xicana Indigenous)**: A ceremonial woman active in the Native American Church and Teo Kali Quetzalcoatl; she has been a Mexica dancer since 2001 with her group, Kalpulli Huehuetlahtolli, and is located in New York and New Jersey.
– **Chenae Bullock (Shinnecock / Montauk)**: An eastern blanket dancer, singer, eastern Algonquin dancer, water protector, cultural preservationist, and humanitarian from Long Island, New York.
– **Lance White Magpie (Lakota)**: A traditional and grass dancer, artist, guitarist, bassist, traditional flute player, educator, actor, and model based in Brooklyn, New York.
– **Cliff Matias (Kichwa / Taino)**: An artist, educator, photographer, hoop dancer, and actor located in New York City and Hawai’i.
The council produces four of the largest Native American heritage celebrations in the Northeast and offers programs like youth dance classes for ages 8-18, where participants learn powwow styles, create regalia, and study proper etiquette. World champion dancers demonstrate styles with descriptions of their origins and significance, often turning stories into theatrical performances to connect with modern audiences. Exhibits include setups like teepees and wigwams, with lectures delivered by Native American interpreters sharing firsthand experiences from the Eastern Woodlands region, covering history from the 1600s to the present.
This article was drafted with the aid of Grok, an AI tool by xAI, under the direction and editing of Robert Cox to ensure accuracy and adherence to journalistic standards.