Reuben Fast Horse celebrate Native American Culture on Nov. 18 at GWL Public Library

GREENWOOD LAKE — The Greenwood Lake Public Library welcomes Reuben Fast Horse on Sunday, Nov. 18, from 1 to 2 p.m. for a program honoring National Native American Heritage Month.
The "edu-tainer" will perform and teach with the music, magic and humor of the Lakota culture.
Fast Horse, born in 1971 on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, is a traditional Lakota singer, dancer, flutist, drummer, craftsman, storyteller and educator.
He has been certified by the Lakota and the North Dakota State Board of Education as an Eminent Scholar.
He has taught Lakota culture at Standing Rock Elementary and Grant School in Fort Yates, N.D., as well as toured the United States, performing and speaking at festivals, colleges, high schools and elementary schools.
In past years, he has performed with Kevin Lock, a Lakota flutist and hoop dancer, and Lunar Drive, a London-based band inspired by American Indian music and dance.
In 2001, he was a Grammy nominee with the group Lakota Thunder for Best Native American Music Album of the year.
As a singer, he performs Lakota songs as well as songs in the Ojibway, Dine and Blackfoot languages.
Fast Horse loves sharing this information and perspective with everyone because “we all benefit from the knowledge and practices of the First Nations.”
“If you peel back the layers of American history," he said, "you will find roots in Native America. Much of our foods, tools, medicines and government structures derives from Ancient America. You will not find this knowledge in typical American history books, and as Americans we all should know our history.”
To register: online at www.gwllibrary.org, by phone at 845-477-8377 ext. 101 or in person at the front desk.