Sou Sou! Our Gathering Story

Join us for a special family program presented by The Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute in collaboration with the Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling, and The Redhawk Native American Arts Council that honors Native American Heritage Month and gives you new ways to think about Thanksgiving!

Inspired by the financial resource-sharing traditions known throughout the African Diaspora by such names as "Colecta", "Box Hand", "San", "Partna", or "Sou-Sou", this CCCADI family-based art and education program reinterprets “Sou Sou” as an exchange of cultural resources.

Although our textbooks rarely emphasize it, we know there is a rich history of cultural exchange and community between Native Americans and the African Diaspora. In the spirit of honoring those connections, our shared resilient histories and our ancestors, we invite all families to join us in decolonizing the season of Thanksgiving. Spend the day learning traditional indigenous art-making, decolonizing your plates in preparation for this holiday season, storytelling, and engaging in workshops about harvest time. 

Let’s celebrate and honor our connections by upholding our traditions of collective growth, mindfulness, celebration, and creativity!

art explorations

Admittance is on a first come first serve basis. There is limited capacity for each workshop. Allow ample time for check-in which will begin at 10:30 AM. Children must be accompanied by adults at all times.

Please note: All visitors/instructors/community partners 12+ must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before entering and wear a mask while at the museum.

All events are subject to change.

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