In this live performance, Dagsi Turtle & his sidekick Jisdu Wabbit race through time and space in a musical adventure into Cherokee Futurism.

Hop aboard the Turtleship and join Dagsi and Jisdu's quest to help Grandmother Turtle raise the Gadugi (spirit of cooperation) throughout the universe.

Tales, a 2025 Jim Henson Foundation Family Theater Grant Awardee, features catchy original tunes and out-of-this-world puppet characters. The show is created and performed by Cherokee Nation citizen Chris Griffith and Shari Aronson, directed by Julie Boada (Anishinabe).

Recommended for ages 4+. 

Presented in partnership with Brainerd Public Schools Indigenous Education.

FREE!

This activity made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.