Willy Green, a former resident of the West Elmwood neighborhood, speaks at the first Mashapaug Pond Procession. Handmade signs are visible and the pond is in the background.
Willy Greene, a former resident of the West Elmwood neighborhood, speaks at the first Mashapaug Pond Procession.
Child decorating fish costumes for upcoming Mashapaug Pond Procession at Wat Thorikaram Buddhist Temple at 177 Hanover Street in Providence, R.I.
Child decorating fish costumes for upcoming Mashapaug Pond Procession at Wat Thorikaram Buddhist Temple at 177 Hanover Street in Providence, R.I.
Children and artist decorating fish costumes for upcoming Mashapaug Pond Procession at Wat Thorikaram Buddhist Temple at 177 Hanover Street in Providence, R.I.
A group of young people decorating fish costumes for upcoming Mashapaug Pond Procession at Wat Thorikaram Buddhist Temple at 177 Hanover Street in Providence, R.I.
Two women stand on the front porch of Wat Thorikaram Buddhist temple at 177 Hanover Street in Providence. Flags are mounted on the porch.
"Voices of the Small Points" is a documentary film by students at Alvarez High School in 2016. The video includes interviews with indigenous Narragansett tribal members Loren Spears (Narragansett & Niantic), Sherente Harris (Narragansett & Niantic), Tall Oak Weeden (Wampanoag, Pequot & Narragansett), and Dawn Dove (Narragansett & Niantic). Topics include the indigenous history of Rhode Island, and specifically the Mashapaug Pond area as well as contemporary life and Narragansett culture.
Community members and students at the gymnasium at Alvarez High School for the Urban Pond Procession in 2017.
Phil Edmonds, artist and storyteller, leads the Urban Pond Procession from Alvarez High School towards Mashapaug Pond in 2017.
UPP Arts organizer, Holly Edwald, poses with other volunteers, activists and artists involved in UPP Arts in front of a handmade tile mural about Mashapaug Pond at Alvarez High School in Providence during the Urban Pond Procession in 2017.
Community members and students at the gymnasium at Alvarez High School for the Urban Pond Procession in 2017.
UPP Arts organizer, Holly Ewald, at the Urban Pond Procession in 2017. She is wearing handmade costumes from previous processions including a fish costume and a turtle hat. Mashapaug Pond is visible in the background.
Musician from What Cheer? Brigade at Alvarez High School gymnasium at the start of the Urban Pond Procession in 2017. Big Nazo puppets are visible in the background.
Students perform a dance routine at Alvarez High School during the opening ceremonies of the Urban Pond Procession in 2017.
Two women hold a banner for the Santosha Yoga Center in Providence during the Urban Pond Procession in 2017. Mashapaug Pond is visible in the background.
Image shows Wesley Jennings (Narragansett, Niantic & Lakota) playing a flute during the opening ceremony of the Urban Pond Procession in 2017 as a woman holds a microphone. They are standing in front of a handmade tile mural of Mashpaug Pond made by Alvarez High School students.
Video of the Urban Pond Procession in 2017 including footage of a Narragansett drum circle; Janet Coit, director of RI DEM; Brian Byrnes of Providence Parks Department; What Cheer? Brigade, Big Nazo puppets, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza; Holly Ewald, UPP Arts executive director; as well as of the 10th annual Procession to Mashapaug Pond.
Young people walk with handmade banners in front of the Temple of Music at Roger Williams Park as part of the Urban Pond Procession in 2015.
A high school dance squad performs at the Temple of Music at Roger Williams Park as part of the Urban Pond Procession in 2015.
Two young women hold a handmade banner during the Urban Pond Procession in 2015.
Image of community members and participants gathering with handmade signs for the Urban Pond Procession.
Image of a floating sculpture of the "Mashapaug Monster" in Mashapaug Pond during the Urban Pond Procession.
Children play handmade instruments and chant during the Urban Pond Procession at the boathouse at Mashapaug Pond in Providence in 2013.
Community members, including many children and a man carrying an infant , dress in handmade costumes at the start of the Urban Pond Procession in 2013.
Children walk in the Urban Pond Procession while holding a large, sculptural blue snake.
Lisa wears a costume for the Urban Pond Procession while standing in front of a Waste Management recycling truck.
Lisa, wearing a costume, leads the Urban Pond Procession along a residential street in Providence in 2013.
Two young girls wear handmade fish costumes and straw hats at the start of the Urban Pond Procession in Providence in 2013.
Musicians from the What Cheer? Brigade lead participants in the Urban Pond Procession from Alvarez High School in Providence in 2013.
