Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004
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TRADITION,
COMMERCE MEET DAILY ON PORCH OF PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS
Albuquerque Journal (subscription) - Albuquerque,NM,USA
...
days a year, Indian artists from all over the state come to sell handmade
arts and crafts as part of the Museum of New Mexico's Native
American Artisans Program ...
IN
THE GALLERIES
Aberdeen American
News - Aberdeen,SD,USA
... exhibit by James Lauver, emeritus
professor of fine arts, runs through Jan ... Klein Museum,
West US Highway 12, Mobridge: Pioneer and Native American
displays; one ...
Shake,
rattle and roll
SunHerald.com
- Biloxi,MS,USA
... Details: Beth Batton, (601) 359-6546;
bbatton@arts.state.ms.us. ... Hurlburt; and author Al Molnar's
book about the artist Ginny Romano' Native American
baskets. ...
Village
leaders to pick new logo
The
Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
... growing out
of it, representing nature, Native Americans, the arts and
the Hudson ... decided one image should be created, and that the
Native American imagery did ...
Visual
arts
Indianapolis Star
- Indianapolis,IN,USA
... Council on Education for the
Ceramic Arts conference ... at a little-known aspect of
American history -- and ... 3. "Native Americans:
The Red-Black Connection," July 17 ...
Susanne
Vincent: Capturing the essence of Louisiana
Sulphur Southwest Daily News - Sulphur,LA,USA
...
born in Galveston and holds a BA and an MA in Fine Arts from the
... If you ask someone from Greece, or a Native American,
or any contemporary artist, where the ...
Hands-on
history lessons
Savannah Morning
News - Savannah,GA,USA
... board president and local
historian Hugh Golson lecture on Savannah's past and toured the Telfair
Academy of Arts and Sciences' exhibit on Native American
art. ...
Out
& About
Press-Enterprise
(subscription) - Riverside,CA,USA
... FENDER MUSEUM OF
MUSIC AND THE ARTS, "The 50th Anniversary of the Stratocaster";
11 am-4 pm ... SOUTHWEST MUSEUM, "Contemporary Native
American Art" through Jan. ...
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Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand
Early tribal artifacts put in spotlight
Little-known items focus of exhibit in Chicago
CHICAGO - A translucent, larger-than-life hand with long, tapering fingers lends an air of mystery to a new exhibit of ancient and little-known tribal art at the Art Institute of Chicago.
"Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand" opened Nov. 20 and runs through Jan. 30, 2005. It is scheduled to be shown at The St. Louis Art Museum from March 4 to May 30, 2005, and at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History from early July to late September.
Navajo artist Teddy Draper Workshops
Chinle, Arizona (Canyon DeChelly)-
Seminars and workshops have limited capacity and usually require enrollment months in advance.
Workshop information for 2005
March 15-19, instructor Elmer Yazzie, "cut yucca brush" watercolor technique.
May 16-20, instructor Teddy Draper, Jr., pastel techniques, insights into art, culture, and connecting to nature.
June 7-11, Indian Jewelry Basics (class limited to 4 students).
June 7-11, instructor Teddy Draper, Jr., pastel techniques, insights into art, culture, and connecting to nature.
Contact Teddy Draper atdechelly2000@yahoo.com
Web Sites: Literacy in Indigenous Communities by L. David van Broekhuizen, Ph.D. (2000)
Indigenous Peoples Literature
Wisdom of the Old People
HTML Format (70K)
PDF Format(117K)
Essay on the Zuni World View
Excerpt (Complete article is available in PDF)
Cushing also cited an incidence where he showed a pole that accompanies a theodolite to an old Zuni man and asked him what he thought the name of it was. In response the old man inquired as to the use of the item. After briefly describing the implementation of the device the old man provided a rather lengthy sentence-word that Cushing translated as "heights of the world progressively measuring stick". The next day Cushing took the pole to the extreme corner of the pueblo and began "to flourish it around" until a middle-aged man relented to curiosity and asked what it was. Cushing then provided the Zuni name he had learned the day before and the man promptly requested, "Can they actually tell how far up and down journeying the world is?" [105].
Indian band seeks to regain its birthright
By David Whitney
Wintu Indians
At War Against Dam, Tribe Turns to Old Ways
Petition in Support of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe
Notices:
"Abologs"
Many Aboriginal people in Canada, the US, and around the world maintain their own blogs. Such blogs - we've nicknamed them "abologs" - can provide a fascinating view into the personal lives and differing political and social realities of Aboriginal people.
APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network ) has compiled a blog list (or blogroll) of just some of the Aboriginal blogs available on the web. Links to all the Blogs
Please note: APTN National News (ANN) provides these links as a
service only, and ANN neither endorses nor is affiliated with
off-site material or opinions. ANN is not responsible for any content
that may appear on other sites.
From:
George Lessard
Registration for the 31st Annual 2005 Bilingual Multicultural Education
and Equity Conference is now
available online
Teaching and Learning
Through a Cultural Eye
February 9-11, 2005
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska
Sponsored by
Alaska Association for Bilingual Education
Native Educators' Association
Alaska State Department of Education and Early Development
For more information contact:
The Coordinators, Inc.
329 F Street, Suite 208, Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907/646-9000 * Fax: 907/646-9001
Haidu Language Project
Currently, only seven Kasaan Haidas speak the Kasaan Haida dialect with
varying degrees of fluency--all elders over the age of 75. This summer, I urged the Kasaan Haida
Heritage Foundation (KHHF) to allow me to utilize the foundation's nonprofit
status to seek funding and conduct projects that preserve our elders'
knowledge.
In September, we created the position of Media Specialist in which I intend
to raise money and interview our elders, especially in regards to the Haida
language. I will produce, direct, and coordinate a video documentary to raise
awareness and archive the language. I plan to make the results available in
digital formats on the KHHF website.
Donations received from now until December 31, 2004 will earn the donor
a Grassroots Founder designation. I ask for a relatively small gift of 25 to 100
dollars. Donor's names will appear in the KHHF newsletter and donations
will be eligible for a tax deduction for this year. Grassroots Founders get
special on-screen mention in the documentary.
Please send checks (payable to "KHHF") to:
Kasaan Haida Heritage Foundation
600 University Street, Suite 3010
Seattle, WA 98101-1129
Write in the memo area on your check or include a note designating funds for
"Media Specialist/Projects".
Sincerely,
Frederick Olsen, Jr.
For more information, email me or go to
http://kavilco.com/pages/
aboutkhhf.html
KHHF is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 92-0169568).
CHUNGKE' - Choctaw
Chungke' comes to us from the Choctaw of Mississippi. Chungke' was a game of great skill played by adults, but sadly, it also demonstrated the tragic consequences of heavy gambling. It was common for the players to wager, literally, everything they owned including even their weapons. It was not rare for the loser to return home, borrow a gun and commit suicide. Suicide was considered a crime, and the the body was buried without any of the normal ceremony. The game was played on a specially prepared surface by two players utilizing a stone and two javelins (spears). The playing surface consisted of an "alley" 200 feet long, and covered with a very smooth clay. This clay, when dry, formed an extremely hard surface. Each player had a javelin which measured 15 feet in length, without pointed ends. They looked more like skinny poles than spears. One player also had a stone which was flat, approximately 1 1/2 - 2 inches thick, and approximately 10-14 inches in diameter. The player holding the stone would throw it down the alley. As soon as he released it the two players started running after it. While running the other player throws his pole towards the stone attempting to strike it. The player who threw the stone throws his pole at the opponent's pole, attempting to knock it out of flight thereby preventing it from hitting the stone. If he succeeds he gains 1 point and retains the throw of the stone, if he fails and his opponent's pole hits the stone, then the opponent scores 1 point and the throw of the stone. If both miss their targets, no points are scored and the throw is repeated. The game is played until one player has scored 11 points which is the winning score.
From Blue Panther Keeper of Stories.
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