Cultural Village
A highlight of the annual Unity in the Community celebration is the Cultural Villages. Cultural Village 2012 is ready for its seventh year and showcasing the many cultures that are represented in Spokane.
In the past we have had villages debuting representing countries such as Germany, India, Burma, Bulgaria, Turkey, Persia, Tonga, The Federated States of Micronesia, South Africa, and West Africa. Some villages have been here since the Cultural Village debut in 2006 --- The Scandinavian villages, Hmong, Mexico, China, American Indian, just to name a few.
In its first year, we had 12 villages, in 2007 we had 25 villages, and in 2008 we had 40 villages. Our goal this year is to have more than 45 villages. The cultural villages section will feature a stage where there will be performances & storytelling from different cultures.
Our main entrance has been built again this year by Dennis Miller & Jack Eskeberg from the Hoo-Hoo Club. Each person who comes through the village entrance will be given a passport. They will take this passport to each village and it will be stamped as they go through them.
Most people who live in Spokane will never set foot in many of these countries. We are pleased to be able to bring some of these countries to you.
If you would like to organize a village for your culture or to get more information, contact us at village@nwunity.org or download an application and submit it. |
