Assembly-Leland Faulkner- Bad River Band of Chippewa

What

Assembly-Leland Faulkner- Bad River Band of Chippewa

When

2/4/2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

9:30-10:15 Grades 3-5

10:35-11:20 Grades TK-2

Leland Faulkner is a member of The Bad River Band of Chippewa, his mother’s tribe. His father was a Shoshone Bannock from Fort Hall, Idaho. He has travelled the performer’s path for over 35 years, training with masters of story, physical theater, mime and acting. As a professional actor, variety and physical theater artist, he toured with the legendary mime master Tony Montanaro, appeared with the New England New Vaudeville Revue and was on the elite roster of Affiliate Artists out of New York City for seven years. He has travelled around the world sharing his art to the far-flung corners of the planet, including China, Russia, Japan, Spain and Canada.  

Dreamcatcher

Age level: All ages

With Dreamcatcher, Leland reaches deep into the cultural medicine bag where these stories are kept and brings you beautiful dreams and wonderful visions. Ancient stories about Grandmother Spider, Coyote, and Crow are shared with an original and personal perspective. Illustrating these traditional tales with magic, mime, music, and regalia, Leland brings the wonder of Turtle Island to life. Dreamcatcher is an honoring of the simple power of imagination, a celebration of our mysterious ability to dream, and calls on our connection to the web of life. These stories provide a path to other places and other times; times that help us understand our place in the world today.