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Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 11:57:03 -0700
From Nov. 26, 2004 through Jan. 30, 2005, the Peabody Essex Museum
hosts Our Land: Contemporary Art from the Arctic, the first major
museum exhibition of contemporary art from Canada's newest territory,
Nunavut. The exhibition includes more than 50 artworks-from
sculpture, prints, and textile art to photography, video, and sound
installations-all created in the last half-century, a time of
burgeoning artistic and cultural awareness and pride among Canada's
Inuit. Our Land is a collaborative project of the Peabody Essex
Museum, the Government of Canada, and the Government of Nunavut.
"We are very honored to be working with the Peabody Essex Museum to
showcase the culture, heritage, and talent of Inuit," says Louis
Tarpardjuk, Nunavut's Culture, Language, Elders and Youth Minister.
"Inuit culture, belief system, and the natural arctic world provide
Inuit with seemingly unlimited subject matter for artistic
expression. I believe Our Land clearly demonstrates this diversity."
Newspaper coverage
Today, Inuit art includes a wide range of media and can be found in
public and private collections in Canada and other parts of the
world. Germaine Arnaktauyok, Kenojuak Ashevak, Pitseolak Ashoona,
Pudlo Pudlat, Jesse Oonark, Zacharias Kunuk, and Lucie Idlout are
just a few of the artists who have contributed to a vital body of
sculpture, drawing, printmaking, textile arts, and work in other
media, that are featured in Our Land . The outstanding creative
achievements of such artists have helped give voice to Inuit values
and beliefs and spurred economic and social development in their
communities. Our Land aims to introduce the art and unique worldview
of Canada's contemporary Inuit to visitors of the Peabody Essex
Museum.
In addition to the exhibition, catalogue, and DVD, the museum will
host an active calendar of public programming featuring Inuit art and
culture, including films, lectures, artist demonstrations, online
exhibitions, and dance and musical performances.
Our Land: Contemporary Art from the Arctic , has received financial
support from the Government of Nunavut's Department of Culture,
Language, Elders and Youth, the Government of Canada, the Constance
Killam Trust, and the Elizabeth Killam Rodgers Trust.
Visit the online exhibition
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Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 17:02:28 -0700
From: George Lessard
Nine years ago, brilliantly carved Tlingit artifacts linking the
Chilkat people with their ancestors were sold and removed from the
village of Klukwan. Since then, families, neighbors and lawyers have
fought bitterly over ownership. No one sees them now.
By Marilee Enge
Whale House Series
Series At A Glance
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Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2005 16:54:45 -0000
DAGGETT - A break-in discovered Christmas Day has robbed the museum in
this Mojave Desert town of its most prized
possessions, including antique dolls and American Indian artifacts on
loan from local families.
The thieves methodically cleared out glass display cases in the
Daggett Museum, said curator Beryl Bell, who discovered the
burglary when she went to feed her goldfish over the holiday.
"It's really heartbreaking for a small museum," Bell said Wednesday.
The stolen Native American artifacts include a basket appraised at
$3,500, a Navajo sash and two large clay Acoma pots that
had never been appraised but are very valuable, said Leslie Lloyd, the
president of the Daggett Historical Society, which
runs the museum.
The thieves also took antique dolls, model trains and other toys,
farming implements and examples of rocks from the area,
Lloyd said.
The thieves ignored the computers and copy machine in the office of a
local government agency that shares the low-slung
modular building with the museum, but they stole $2 in coins from
Lloyd's desk and a museum donation jar that contained
about $10, she said.
Despite the theft of the change, Lloyd believes the burglars were
experienced, as they left no fingerprints and took steps
to disable the alarm system -- even though it wasn't operational at
the time of the break-in.
"This appeared to be a very neat operation and it appeared they had a
shopping list," she said.
The historical society has notified the Antique Tribal Art Dealers
Association, which plans to post news of the break-in on
its Web site and will inform its 250 members by e-mail to look out for
the stolen artifacts, said Alice Kaufman, the
organization's executive director.
The historical society is offering a $500 reward to anyone who can
provide information leading to the arrest and conviction
of those responsible for the theft.
"What we're hoping is that if we raise enough fuss, it will at least
raise their tail feathers some," said Lloyd, 47, who
has lived in the desert town of about 400 people all her life.
The museum, some six miles east of Barstow and about 125 miles east of
downtown Los Angeles, plans to increase security to
protect what remains of its collection and is only offering tours by
appointment.
Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand 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
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.
Web Sites: Literacy in Indigenous Communities by L. David van Broekhuizen, Ph.D. (2000) Essay on the Zuni World View
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
Wintu Indians Notices:
Registration for the 31st Annual 2005 Bilingual Multicultural Education
and Equity Conference is now 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. Comanche Chiefs and Leaders
Parker, Quana (from Comanche kwaina, 'fragrant,' joined to his mother's
family name).
The principal chief of the Comanche, son of a Comanche chief and a
white
captive woman. His father, Nokoni, 'wanderer,' was the leader of the
Kwahadi
division, the wildest and most hostile portion of the tribe and the
most
inveterate raiders along the Texas border.
In one of the incursions, in the summer of 1835, the Comanche attacked
a
small settlement on Navasota river, in east Texas, known from its
founder as
Parker's Fort, and carried off 2 children of Parker himself, one of
whom,
Cynthia Ann Parker, then about 12 years of age, became later the wife
of the
chief and the mother of Quana, born about 1845.
The mother, with a younger infant, was afterward rescued by the troops
and
brought back to Texas, where both soon died. Quana grew up with the
tribe,
and on the death of his father rapidly rose to commanding influence.
The Kwahadi band refused to enter into the Medicine Lodge treaty of
1867, by
which the Comanche, Kiowa Apache, Cheyenne, and Arapaho were assigned
to
reservations, and continued to be a disturbing element until 1874,
when, in
consequence of the depredations of an organized company of white
buffalo
hunters, Quana himself mustered the warriors of the Comanche and
Cheyenne,
with about half the Kiowa and some portion of the other two tribes, for
resistance.
The campaign began June 24, 1874, with an attack led by Quana in person
at
the head of 700 confederate warriors against the buffalo hunters, who
were
strongly entrenched in a fort known as the Adobe Walls, on the South
Canadian in the Texas panhandle. In addition to the protection afforded
by
the thick walls, the white hunters had a small field-piece which they
used
with such good effect that after a siege lasting all day the Indians
were
obliged to retire with considerable loss. The war thus begun continued
along
the whole border south of Kansas until about the middle of the next
year,
when, being hard pressed by the troops under Gen. Mackenzie, most of
the
hostiles surrendered. Quana, however, kept his band out upon the Staked
plain for 2 years longer, when he also came in.
Recognizing the inevitable, he set about making the best of the new
conditions, and being still young and with the inherited intelligence
of his
white ancestry, he quickly adapted himself so well to the white man's
road
as to become a most efficient factor in leading his people up to
civilization. Through his influence the confederated tribes adopted the
policy of leasing the surplus pasture lands, by which a large annual
income
was added to their revenues. He has popularized education, encouraged
house
building and agriculture, and discouraged dissipation and savage
extravagances, while holding strictly to his native beliefs and
ceremonies.
Polygamy being customary in his tribe, he has several wives and a
number of
children, all of whom, of proper age, have received a school education,
and
one or two of whom have married white men.
For nearly 30 years he has been the most prominent and influential
figure
among the 3 confederated tribes in all leases, treaty negotiations, and
other public business with the Government, and in this capacity has
made
repeated visits to Washington, besides having traveled extensively in
other
parts of the country. Besides his native language he speaks both
English and
Spanish fairly well. He now lives in a large and comfortable house,
surrounded by well-cultivated fields, about 12 miles west of Ft Sill,
Okla.
Quanah, a town in north Texas, was named in his honor.
From: George Lessard
Subject: Our Land - Contemporary Art from the Arctic
Our Land - Contemporary Art from the Arctic
THROUGH JANUARY 30, 2005
Peabody Essex Museum [excerpt]
with links to these resources and art sites:
INUKSUK
Video interview with Peter Irniq: Constructing an Inuksuk at the
Peabody Essex Museum, 2004
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON NUNAVUT LAND, GOVERNMENT, CULTURE AND ART
Government of Nunavut website
Nunavut travel planner
Building Nunavut: A Story of Inuit Self-Government
Nunavut Planning Commission website
Inuit Sculpture
INUIT TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE | INUIT QAUJIMAJATUQANGIT
What is Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit?
Interviewing Inuit Elders: Nunavut Arctic College Oral Traditions
Project
INUKTITUT LANGUAGE AND SYLLABARY
A guide to the Inuktitut Syllabery writing system
Writing in Inuktitut: An Historical Perspective
Inuktitut remains strong and alive
Writing in Inuktitut: Try It Yourself
Arctic Life, Arctic Language
ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROTECT AND PROMOTE INUIT CULTURE AND ART
Inuit Heritage Center in Baker Lake
Kitikmeot Inuit Association
Qikiqtani Inuit Association
Kivalliq Inuit Association
Index of Arctic Cooperatives Limited (many in Nunavut)
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (Canadian organization representing Inuit in
Nunavut)
Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated
Uqqurmiut Centre for Arts and Crafts
Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association
The Avataq Cultural Institute
CELEBRATING INUIT ART
Canandian Museum of Civilization, Iqqaipaa: Celebrating Inuit Art
Nunavut Art Exhibition
The World Around Me: Inuit art collection at University of Lethbridge
Cape Dorset Artists
The Faye and Bert Settler Collection of Inuit Art at the Winnipeg Art
Gallery
SONG
Interview With Throat Singing featuring Tanya Tagaq Gillis and Celina
Kalluk, January 9, 2003
Inuit Throat-Singing
Inuit Throat Singing of the Arctic Circle
First Indigenous Music Festival of the Americas
Lucie Idlout: Songs of the First People (interview)
Lucie Idlout website
Susan Aglukark website
Qimuk Music Incorporated
Inuit Music article written by Malaspina College student
Tanya Tagaq Gillis
Musical Memories: Drum Dance of the Copper Inuit
ART FROM NUNAVUT | IN THE NEWS
Government of Canada Helps Nunavut Artists Work Together to Bring
Inuit and Aboriginal Art to New Audiences
Art employs 4,000 in Nunavut
Inuit Art: The New Reality
Sharing Their Thoughts: Pequot Museum exhibit shows art work by Inuit
women
MEDIA
Inuktitut online TV
Isuma: Independent Inuit Video-making
Nunatsiaq News
Northern News Services online
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GEORGE LESSARD
Information & Media Specialist
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Part 1 : The sale of the Whale House legacy.
Part 2 : Carving the masterworks.
Modern-day carvers and anthropologists follow the trail of a Tlingit
artist of profound skill and vision
Part 3 : A Tlingit buyer of Tlingit artifacts.
Tlingit nobleman Louis Shotridge, so of a keeper of the Whale House,
becomes a scholar of his people - and a controversial collector
Part 4 :A dealer's passion for the Whale House.
A Seattle art dealer's decade of obsession ends in bitterness and in
court.
Part 5 :Epic sage becomes litigation.
A tangle of bloodlines and birthrights is now a court's to unravel.
CHILKAT INDIAN VILLAGE, IRA v. JOHNSON Decision
Summary
In an action brought by the Chilkat Indian Village, IRA against an
individual and a corporation and individuals comprising the "Whale
House Group" for the conversion of tribal trust property and
violation of a tribal ordinance which prohibits the removal of such
property from the village without prior notification of and approval
by the Chilkat Village Council seeking declaratory and injunctive
relief and monetary damages, the Chilkat Indian Village Tribal Court
orders the return of artifacts and the payment of expenses for the
artifacts' return as well as costs and fees of litigation.
Full Text
From: "ghwelker"
Subject: Museum loses Indian artifacts to burglary
Museum loses Indian artifacts to burglary
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Glenn Welker
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Indigenous Peoples Literature
Early tribal artifacts put in spotlight
Little-known items focus of exhibit in Chicago
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Indigenous Peoples Literature
Wisdom of the Old People
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Excerpt (Complete article is available in PDF)
By David Whitney
At War Against Dam, Tribe Turns to Old Ways
Petition in Support of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe
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
Please send checks (payable to "KHHF") to:
Kasaan Haida Heritage Foundation
600 University Street, Suite 3010
Seattle, WA 98101-1129
Memo area on your check designating funds for
"Media Specialist/Projects".
Sincerely,
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