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Photographs depict Native American life in early 1900s
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... Cutrer, dean of ASU's New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences ... as a research source for early photographic depictions of Native American peoples and ...

The uncomfortable truth about the Arts and Crafts dream
Telegraph.co.uk - UK
... the English, but there was a strong, if somewhat distasteful, nostalgia about American Arts and Crafts, a nostalgia for the simple life of the Native Americans ...

Rick Schroder taps cultural resource for 'Black Cloud'
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
... its own, encouraging members to invest some of those funds in the arts as a ... piqued our interest was he wanted to tell a story from the Native American point of ...

University unveils economic development initiative
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
... Native American author Allison Adelle Hedge Coke will speak at 7:30 pm March 24 ... She holds a degree from the Institute for American Indian Arts, an MFA ...

Willamette names graduation guests
Salem Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
A human-rights champion, a groundbreaking Native American woman and a longtime public-radio ... The speaker for the College of Liberal Arts and School of Education ...

V&A pays homage to the 'Changing Rooms' of nineteenth century
Independent - UK
... and Native American clothing that influenced the stunning jewellery of Louis Comfort Tiffany. Karen Livingstone, the curator of the exhibition, said: "Arts and ...

marquee march 20-26
MyWestTexas.com - Midland,TX,USA
... Midland College: McCormick Gallery, Fine Arts Building, 3600 N ... Midland County Historical Museum: EXHIBITS: Permanent exhibits: Native American artifacts; early ...

City Guide: Albuquerque, New Mexico
U.S. National Soccer Players - Washington,DC,USA
... to the Pueblos, a group of Native Americans who ... performances in the history, literary, visual, and culinary arts. ... market square" in many Latin American cities. ...

CUPERTINO/ SUNNYVALE/ SANTA CLARA
San Jose Mercury News - USA
... New exhibits, ``The Jazz Icons'' by BRUNI; ``The Native American,'' paintings by Mark Gray; figurative sculpture by Kristina Sablan ... www.saratoga.ca.us/arts.htm. ...

The Mercury's greatest hits 2002: Keeping
Las Vegas Mercury - Las Vegas,NV,USA
... You want hard-hitting journalism, incisive opinion, top-notch arts and entertainment ... our June 13 issue, George Knapp revealed a Native American tribe divided ...

Prof Promotes African-Brazilian Dance, Sport of Capoeira
Newswise (press release) - USA
... elements to what it is not - dance, martial arts or gymnastics. ... and spiritual activity influenced by Brazilian, African and Native American traditions, writes ...

The Calendar
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Santa Cruz,CA,USA
... MARGA GOMEZ: LOS BIG NAMES: UCSC Arts and Lectures presents the comedic ... 'WEST TO SOUTHWEST': Mixed media Southwestern and Native American imagery including ...

Portrait of an Artist
PCC Courier Online - USA
... well-known artist Betye Saar, has European, Native American, and African American ancestors; her ... to be an art historian but decided that fine arts was her ...

A/E: Entertainment calendar (Part 3)
Las Vegas Mercury - Las Vegas,NV,USA
... Charleston Heights Arts Center: "Bright Light City," paintings, drawings ... Clark County Government Center: Native American art: basketry, ceramics from Clark ...

Artwork reveals a personal journey
The Spokesman Review (subscription) - Spokane,WA,USA
... a warm September evening in 2003 when a 15-year-old Native American boy died ... University in West Lafayette, Ind., and the Center of Contemporary Arts in Seattle ...

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From: Glenn Welker
Subject: National Powwow

National Museum of the American Indian

National Powwow

Actual Location MCI Center, 601 F Street NW, Washington D.C. 20004

Event Dates August 12, 13, 14, 2005

Event Hours Fri - 10am to10pm; Sat - 10am to 10pm; Sun - 10am to 8pm

Admission Fee(s) Adult: $12

Senior 65 yrs & older /Child - 4 to 11 years: $10

Special Members Price: $10

Group Rate (25 or more):$10/person

Three day pass: $30

Educational Comp. "Origins and Evolutions of the Powwow" (more information to follow as this is currently being developed)

Type of Event Contest Powwow

Prize Purse $100,000

*Head Staff*

MC(s) Wallace Coffey (Comanche) OK,

Dale Old Horn (Crow) MT

Jason Goodstriker (Blood) AB

Head Man: Spike Draper (Navajo) NM

Head Lady: Karen Pheasant (Ojibway) ONT, CANADA

Arena Director Randy Frazier (Shawnee & Pottowatamie) OK

Randy Medicine Bear (Rosebud Sioux)

Dance Judge(s) Jim Red Eagle (Lakota & Dakota Sioux) CA

Ralph Haymond (Pawnee & Otoe) OK

Drum Judge(s) Jonathan Windyboy (Plains Cree) MT

Host North. Drum Midnight Express (Chippewa & Sioux) MN

Host South. Drum Yellow Hammer (Ponca) OK

Host Contemp.Drum Bear Creek (Sault St. Marie Chippewa) ONT, CANADA

Invited Drums "All Drums Invited"

*Vendors*

Fees $600 (10'x10' space)

$800 food vendors - TBD (not sure if we will be able to accommodate food vendors because of MCI Center restrictions)

*Vendor applications will be ready for distribution within the next couple of weeks. We will allow ample time, approx. 2 months for vendors to apply. Justin Giles will be the point of contact for vendors and he is currently taking names and info and will send application forms when ready.

*General Contact*

Number 877-830-3224 or 301-238-3023

Email Address nmainationalpowwow@si.edu

Website www.americanindian.si.edu (webpage in development-email announcement to staff when complete)

"For the Children - Our Future" - Running Deer
Karen Rawlins, Community Recreation Programs Supervisor
City of Rockville, 111 Maryland Avenue
Rockville, Maryland 20850
240-314-8633 (phone)
240-314-8659 (fax)
krawlins@rockvillemd.gov


From: George Lessard -media@web.net
Subject: 2004 Nunavut Literary Prize winning stories published

Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 15:23:17 -0700 (MST) From: Government of Nunavut Press Release Subject: 2004 Nunavut Literary Prize winning stories published

IQALUIT, Nunavut (March 1, 2005) ñ Honourable Louis Tapardjuk, Minister of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth is pleased to release Taimanit: Short stories written about life on the land. The book features the two winning entries from the 2004 Nunavut Literary Prize. The publication was a joint effort between the Department and the Nunavut Literacy Council.

"Taimanit is an important step towards creating new and exciting literature in Inuktitut," said Minister Tapardjuk. "The Nunavut Literary Prize is a great initiative, and I am very hopeful that this publication will lead to the growth of Inuit literature."

The Department launched the Nunavut Literary Prize to encourage the writing and publishing of new Inuit literature. A $6,000 first prize and a $4,000 second prize are awarded each year for the best stories.

Morty Alooloo was the first prize winner in the 2004 Nunavut Literary Prize. She wrote about the changing way of Inuit life and the importance of traditional advice to strengthen the culture. Paul Issakiark received the second prize for his story about a father going out on the land with his son and teaching him traditional hunting knowledge. The book features a forward by the Commissioner of Nunavut, Peter Irniq and illustrations by Andrea Noveya Duffy of Rankin Inlet.

"There is very little published reading material that is written by Inuit for adult readers of Inuktitut. Stories in print are necessary for the development of strong reading and writing skills. They play an important role in the preservation of language and culture," said Kim Crockatt, Executive Director of the Nunavut Literacy Council. "The publishing of Taimanit is a great addition to writing by Inuit. Continuous efforts need to be made to support the writing and publication of literature, stories and poetry by Inuit authors in Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun."

Judging of the 2005 Nunavut Literary Prize is currently underway. Over the coming months, Nunavummiut will be asked to pick the winners from three finalists. The top three stories will appear in the northern newspapers and readers will be asked to decide the $6,000 first prize and $4,000 second prize recipients.

For more information, contact:

Penny Rumbolt
Communications Manager
Department of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth
E-mail: prumbolt@gov.nu.ca
Phone: (867) 975.5531

Kim Crockatt
Nunavut Literacy Council
E-mail: kimcr@polarnet.ca
Phone: 867-983-2678


From: George Lessard Nominations sought for American Indian Journalism Institute

From: NAJA-Email Alerts

Nominations sought for American Indian Journalism Institute, June 5-24, 2005

Nominations and applications are being accepted for the fifth annual American Indian Journalism Institute, June 5-24, 2005, a concentrated three-week academic program at The University of South Dakota. The nomination deadline is March 31.

An informative 11-minute video and other information are available online at http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=17963

To nominate a student, write an e-mail or letter explaining why the person should be accepted into the institute and how the student can be contacted. Please include the nominee's mailing address and e-mail address. Self-nominations also are welcome.

Send nominations to Jack Marsh, executive director, Al Neuharth Media Center, 555 Dakota St., Vermillion, SD 57069 or via e-mail to jmarsh@freedomforum.org. Telephone 605/677-6315.

AIJI is a college course sanctioned by the university and funded by the Freedom Forum's Al Neuharth Media Center. It trains about 25 Native students each year in the fundamentals of print journalism and is the largest program of its kind in the country. AIJI students attend classes and lectures and receive hands-on experience in reporting, writing and photojournalism. The Al Neuharth Media Center, a newly refurbished state-of-the-art facility where AIJI is held, also is home to the Native American Journalists Association.

Tuition, fees, room, board, books and supplies are free. Those who successfully complete the program earn four hours of college credit that can be transferred to another college. They also receive a $500 stipend/scholarship when they re-enroll as full-time college students in the fall.

About a dozen participants will go directly from AIJI to paid summer internships at daily newspapers. AIJI graduates also are eligible to apply to work for www.Reznetnews.org, the country's foremost online newspaper produced by and for Native students.

AIJI is open exclusively to Native students interested in journalism who have completed at least one year of college and who intend to return to school in the fall.

Preference will be given to those applicants interested in journalism careers and who show the greatest potential to become journalists. Previous journalism coursework is not required. The program forbids the use of alcohol, other intoxicants and illegal drugs at any time from June 5 through June 24, 2005. Violators will be dismissed from the institute.


From: "ghwelker"
Subject: "Fourth World" (new novel)

Greetings fellow readers,

I invite you to experience the world as seen from the eyes of a traditional Navajo boy on the largest Native American Reservation in the United States. Although I am a member of the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma, I was raised from the age of eight years old in Window Rock, Arizona and consequently married into the Navajo Nation to a beautiful woman from the Pinon, Arizona area. We have three children and continue to live near her family as is the way of the matrilineal people of the Navajo Nation.

As my soul took me through the pathway of life, I went to school and received my Bachelor's of Science and became a Registered Nurse; however, my heart belonged to the written word. The Fourth World is my first fiction novel and I believe you and other readers will greatly enjoy the special insights that I share about the Navajo people. I write under the pen-name W. Tussinger. I have included a print of the front and back covers. The book is published by Publish America under ISBN # 1-4137-4547-4.

This is, obviously, a promo letter. My interest in writing is really to enquire how I might work with your fine organization to our mutual benefit. I'd be open to working closely with you to let your readers/viewers know of my work. Rather this entails personal appearances and/or writing articles per your guidelines.

As a legitimate media representative you are invited to request a complimentary copy of Fourth World from support@publishamerica.com.

Thank you very much.

Bill Elliott,
PO Box 797
Pinon AZ 86510
(928) 725-3109
bwe4@yahoo.com (personal contact)
beverleepettit.org/wendat_wtussinger.html


From: "ghwelker"
Subject: Information about the Choctaw/Muskogean tribe

Dear Friendsr,

I am looking for any historic information concerning an eighteenth century beaded sash of the Choctaw/Muskogean tribe. The sash is thought to be a possession of the Chief, Priest, or Medicine-man of the tribe. The sash is worn about the neck and shoulders, is about three to five feet in length, and is adorned with an articulated beaded symbol akin to the formal shape of a violin instrument sound hole. The formality of the symbol em-beaded on the sash is viewed as expressing connective "branches" with reciprocating volutes or scrolling articulated at opposite ends of the symbol - similar to the violin hole articulation. The "branches" of the sash symbol, however, are defined in a linear (straight) fashion, as in the straightness of a ruler's edge.

The violin articulation appears in the fourteenth century Europe, and is traceable to earlier eastern periods. The pre-American Mayan/Aztec cultures exhibit similar traits of articulation, and could have easily been conveyed through ancient migration.

I would be most interested in knowing if the Choctaw sash symbolism is a pre-American cultural origination, or expressing of a later European influence.

Can you reflect or direct me with regards to the sash example, or symbolism articulated thereon?

Sincerely,

Edward Pascoe; AAS

109 Union Ave SE - Renton, WA 98059
(425) 226-3184
edpascoe@msn.com


From: "ghwelker"
Subject: House Bill 179 relating to artifacts recovered from Native American burial sites

Dear Members of the Native American Community:

Please be advised that House Bill 179 relating to artifacts recovered from Native American burial sites, has been assigned to the House Committee on Culture, Recreation, and Tourism. Write or fax your letter of support and request the scheduling for public hearings to the following House Representative;

House Representative Harvey Hilderbran

Chairman, House Committee on Culture, Recreation, and Tourism

P.O. Box 2910

Austin, Texas 78768

PHONE: (512) 463-0536

FAX: (512) 463-1449

Thank you for your coiuntinued support and help in this matter. You can also contact the governors office at the following

Office of the Governor

P.O. Box 12428

Austin, Texas 78711-2428

http://www.governor.state.tx.us/contact/contact_email.htm

TOLL FREE: 1 (800) 252-9600

FAX: (512) 463-1849

This is open to all; ask everyone you know, including your friends, community leaders, community organizations, school, newspaper, radio, political groups, church, or any other Native American groups. Again, the Native American community awaits for the best of our intentions.

Peace,

Daniel Castro Romero, Jr., M.A., M. S. W.

General Council Chairman

Lipan Apache Band of Texas, Inc.

H.B. No. 179

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to artifacts recovered from Native American burial sites. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 191, Natural Resources Code, is amended by adding Section 191.099 to read as follows: Sec. 191.099. CATALOGUE OF ARTIFACTS FROM BURIAL SITES; RULES. (a) The committee shall catalogue any artifacts and related cultural items recovered from prehistoric and historical American Indian or aboriginal burial sites in this state. (b) The committee may adopt rules to implement this section.

SECTION 2. Not later than March 1, 2006, the Texas Historical Commission shall develop a system necessary to catalogue artifacts and related cultural items under Section 191.099, Natural Resources Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes


Subject: Sundance Institute's commitment to supporting Native Cinema

From: George Lessard

The Sundance Institute's commitment to supporting Native Cinema is woven throughout the 23-year history of the Institute along with its support for the artistic vitality of American Cinema. Rooted in the recognition of a rich tradition of story telling and artistic expression by Native Peoples, the Institute established a Native Program as a means of supporting the development of Native filmmakers and the exhibition of their work. The Sundance Institute has supported nearly 45 Native writers and directors over the past 23 years, and showcased nearly 100 films by Native filmmakers. The Sundance Film Festival's Native Forum is a gathering of Indigenous filmmakers from around the world, and offers opportunities for them to share their expertise and knowledge with each other and the independent film community through workshops, panels, networking events, and special screenings.
http://festival.sundance.org/2005/?=native&107


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" 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 at
dechelly2000@yahoo.com

Web Sites:
Native American Links Page
Indigenous Peoples Literature
Wisdom of the Old People
Native American Summer Camp Info
Native Village(117K)

Literacy in Indigenous Communities by L. David van Broekhuizen, Ph.D. (2000)
HTML Format (70K)
PDF Format(117K)
Literacy in first languages in indigenous communities is a complex topic that generates lively discussion. This research synthesis explores the notions of national, mother-tongue, multiple, and biliteracies. It presents important information pertaining to threatened languages, language shift, and language loss. Examples of culturally relevant uses of literacy in indigenous communities and issues related to first-language literacy instruction are also provided.

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

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Coyote and the Cannibal Elk - Thompson

At one place in the Kalispelm country a huge cannibal Elk stood in the middle of a stream, and swallowed every thing that came down. Coyote changed himself into a piece of wood, and, floating down, was swallowed by the Elk. Changing to a man again, he made a fire of the piece of wood, and, cutting out the Elk's heart, cooked and ate it. Then the Elk staggered ashore and died. Coyote transformed the body into a common elk, saying, "Henceforth you will be a common elk, and will browse on trees and grass instead of eating everything. People will hunt you, and eat your flesh."

Taken from: Myths and Tales from Nicola Valley and Fraser River collected by James Alexander Teit, 1911

From Blue Panther Keeper of Stories

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