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Festival Draws Thousands to Hammonasset

October 09, 2013 12:00 am • Last Updated: October 08, 2013 4:59 pm

Mohegan Tribe member Muks Nagwagut (wolf that wanders, aka Alan Saunders) leads a smudging circle at the Friends of Hammonasset's fifth Hammonassett Festival at the state park last weekend. Several thousand visitors came to the two-day event, which featured Native American music, dancing, food, and cultural displays as well as wildlife exhibitions and the 26th annual meeting of the World Atlatl Association.

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