MANA MANAHATA 2022 is a Pacific Island heritage program that celebrates ancestry and seeks to unify the Pacific Island and native and indigenous communities in New York City and internationally.  The program will take place on October 9-10, 2022, in conjunction with the Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration, which is a 24 hour lineup of native artists, dancers, speakers, activists, cultural bearers, vendors, and craftsman.

The festivities include: interactive and immersive cultural activities, island craft workshops, dance lessons, lei making tutorials, pareu (sarong) printing and tying, drumming lecture demonstrations, and fashion designers, and artisans.  Please join us for this rare event in sharing our heritage and play a role in growing and strengthening the New York City Pacific Islander community.

Part of the mission of Te Ao Mana is to harmoniously grow and nurture the Pacific Island community in New York City and abroad and deepen our relations and alliances with the city’s diverse cultural community.  We want our voice to be heard and our stories to be shared.  We will continue to diligently create space for artists and cultural practitioners of all genres to flourish.

Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration NYC

Many local Indigenous tribes and local Indigenous organizations have worked together over the last 8 years to not only push to get New York City to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day, but to organize a FREE annual event that celebrates the resilience of Indigenous people. There will be 24 hrs of Indigenous culture, music, song, dance, food, ceremony and prayer with on Randall’s Island, New York City. It will begin Oct 9th and include a sunrise water ceremony along the East River on Oct 10th.

We ask that you consider supporting us as we make this event safe and accessible to the Indigenous people that reside on Lenape lands. For more information and year round initiatives visit: www.ipdnyc.org.

Event Details
October 6-7, 2024

Randall’s Island Park (Field behind Icahn Stadium)

11:00 AM Sunday - 3:00 PM Monday

(Sunrise Ceremony Oct 07, 7:00 AM (approximately), along the East River