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BROWNING, Montana — Just like modern-day soldiers, early Plains Indians were adept at armoring their bodies for battle. Long before Kevlar vests, Blackfeet fighters repelled stone-tipped arrows with "war shirts" laced with a protective — and often richly decorative — weave of porcupine quills. Modern-day connoisseurs of military garb and lovers of authentic Native American artistry normally look to museums for a peek at these precursors to the bulletproof vest. Finding one for sale has always been trickier — until now. An authentic war shirt made by a modern Native artist is among the thousands of traditional and contemporary Indian art pieces for sale at the new Blackfeet Heritage Center and Art Gallery in Browning. The center is located on Highway 2, a convenient stop for the estimated 2 million visitors who enter Glacier National Park each year via the Blackfeet Reservation. And it's across the street from the Museum of the Plains Indian, a well-established venue for Blackfeet artifacts and art, and the North American Indian Days powwow grounds. The July 7-10 powwow, one of the largest in the region, is an intriguing way to observe authentic Blackfeet traditions.
Western Michigan Galleries
Franciscan Life Process Center, 11650 Downes St., Lowell -- Paintings of Native American Indian life by William J. Kubiak and pastels by Marianna Heule on display through July 23. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Lowell Area Arts Council, 149 S. Hudson St., Lowell -- "Heart of a Drum" runs through July 23. Exhibit features art and writings created by Native Americans of the Great Lakes region. Gallery hours are noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday.
Sandisfield – The Sandisfield Arts Center is offering a new program this year consisting of six Wednesday morning classes in everything from Indonesian puppet making to Native American beading.
Classes will take place at the Sandisfield Arts Center on Hammertown Road off Route 57 in Sandisfield from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Registration is required and classes will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Call Eileen at (413) 258-4157 to register.
On July 6th, Meredith Babcock (aka Dr. Marmalade) will guide children in the creation of big paper mache animals. Native American beading will be taught by Mikka Barkman on July 13th (Class limited to 15 students over age 8).
Artists re-imagine native styles
"Fusing Traditions: Transformations in Glass by Native American Artists," on display at the Rockwell Museum of Western Art in Corning, exhibition introduces the first generation of Native American studio glass artists to re-imagine their cultural art forms: beadwork, pottery, masks, spindlewhorls, dance wands and hats.
Eighteen artists fused cultural heritage and individual creativity into dazzling new glass forms for this traveling exhibition featuring 37 artworks. The show was organized by the Museum of Craft & Folk Art in San Francisco.
The museum is on the corner of Denison Parkway and Cedar Street in Corning. Summer hours: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. daily. Details: www.rockwellmuseum.org.
New York City Native American Heritage Celebration
The 11th Annual New York City Native American Heritage Celebration takes place in part of the Gateway National Recreation Area’s Floyd Bennett Field, In Brooklyn on Friday June 17th from 11 am to 6 pm through Sunday June 19th from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event is being hosted by the Brooklyn-based Redhawk Native American Arts Council and will feature 1,000 Native American artists, performers and educators from across North and South America demonstrating the finest in Native American singing, dancing, drumming, flute playing and enchanting works of art.
The festival begins with Student’s Day A donation of $8 for adults; $4 for seniors and children is suggested. Information is available on the web at www.redhawkcouncil.org or by calling 1-718-686-9297. – Hardbeatnews.com
OAK RIDGE, TN-the Children's Museum of Oak Ridge offers a whole school of fun with 12 interactive exhibit areas that intertwine the arts, history, science and the environment in nontraditional exhibit galleries. Within the 54,000 square feet of this original Manhattan Project schoolhouse, children can dig coal in an Appalachian mine, shoot boats down the waterways through the locks and stop to smell the bromeliads in the rain forest.
Dolls from all over the world are displayed throughout the museum: colorful souvenir dolls from Brazil, Native American dolls in traditional dress, life-size puppets and others.
"HOME: Native People in the Southwest" at the Heard Museum: The Heard ends a yearlong celebration of its 75th anniversary by opening a huge new gallery that houses a larger and improved exhibition of Southwestern Native American art. The new exhibition organizes 2,000 objects by tribe instead of type, includes maps of each tribe's ancestral and modern lands, information about their history, and excerpts of interviews with living members of the tribe. The result is that "HOME" feels less like a showcase of treasures amassed on the cheap by rich white people and more like an explanation of the still-living cultures that produced them. Through 2020. Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, 602-252-8848.
WHAT: Luce Pioneer Day, Along with the annual living-history performances, new activities were added this year including demonstrations on beekeeping and making honey, beads and bows, and Native American arts and crafts. Fiddlers will be playing throughout the day.
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Picnic Shelter No. 1 and the Luce Cabin, Lake Herman State Park, west of Madison, SD.
FOR INFO: Call 256-5003.
Reconciling indigenous knowledge with academia-
Indigenous Knowledges: Reconciling Academic Priorities with Indigenous Realities will be held at Victoria University’s Pipitea Campus from 22–25 June. The conference, which is being organised by He Parekereke, in the University’s School of Educational Studies, and is supported by Government-funded Centre of Research Excellence, Nga Pae o te Maramatanga (the National Institute of Research Excellence in Maori Development & Advancement).
The key note speakers are:
Professor Leroy Little Bear, Native American Studies Professor at the University of Lethbridge, who is a member of the Blackfoot Confederacy in Canada. Professor Little Bear has authored numerous articles, including ‘A concept of Native Title' which was cited in a Canadian Supreme Court decision, and co-authored several books including Pathways to Self-Determination. His current research interests include the exploration of North American Indian science and Western physics, and the exploration of Blackfoot knowledge through songs, stories, and the landscape.
Professor John Mohawk, of the Iroquois Confederacy, is an author and Professor in the Center for the Americas at the State University at Buffalo, New York. He is the Founder and Director of the Iroquois White Corn Project and the Pinewoods Cafe. These projects promote and sell Iroquois white corn products and foods to revitalise indigenous agriculture, reintroduce the traditional Iroquois diet, and support contemporary indigenous farmers. Professor Mohawk has a long history as a writer and editor, and has received the Native American Journalism Association Best Historical Perspective of Indigenous People Award (2000 & 2001).
Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith (Ngati Awa, Ngati Porou) is Co-Director of Nga Pae o te Maramatanga and Professor of Education at the University of Auckland. Formerly the Director of the International Research Institute for Maori and Indigenous Education, her research interests are in the broad field of Maori education, research methodologies and youth research.
From: "ghwelker"
Subject: A Navajo Renaissance? A profile of four Navajo writers
A Navajo Renaissance? A profile of four Navajo writers
By George Joe, Copyright 2003
http://www.navajos.org/Navajo_renaissance.htm
From: Valeria Lynn Mathis
Subject: Real Top 100 Needed!
I got this from my Native Truth e-group and decided to share with those who may not be aware of the following:
"Have you seen the list of the Top 100 Greatest Americans? The Discovery Channel is hosting a seven hour series with the first show premiering last Sunday at 8pm. More than half a million online nominations were tallied, and the list is supposed to represent "the pulse of the nation," revealing "the qualities we most admire." At the end of the premiere episode, Matt Lauer announced the top 25 Greatest American nominees (based on nominations held earlier in the year) and how viewers can cast their votes via a toll-free number.
The project is supposed to "highlight Americans of importance and the incredible contributions they made to our society" and perhaps as many as 89 million households might tune in.
Here's what they'll see.....
The Top 100 Nominees
(For more info visit http://www.discovery.com.)
Abraham Lincoln
Albert Einstein
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Hamilton
Amelia Earhart
Andrew Carnegie
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Audie Murphy
Babe Ruth
Barack Obama
Barbara Bush
Benjamin Franklin
Bill Clinton
Bill Cosby (William Henry Cosby, Jr.)
Bill Gates
Billy Graham
Bob Hope
Brett Favre
Carl Sagan
Cesar Chavez
Charles Lindbergh
Christopher Reeve
Chuck Yeager
Clint Eastwood
Colin Powell
Condoleezza Rice
Donald Trump
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eleanor Roosevelt (Anna Eleanor Roosevelt)
Ellen DeGeneres
Elvis Presley
Frank Sinatra
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Frederick Douglass
George H. W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Lucas
George Patton
George Washington
George Washington Carver
Harriet Ross Tubman
Harry Truman
Helen Keller
Henry Ford
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Howard Hughes
Hugh Hefner
Jackie Robinson (Jack Roosevelt Robinson)
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Jesse Owens
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Stewart
John Edwards
John Glenn
John F. Kennedy
John Wayne
Johnny Carson (John William Carson)
Jonas Edward Salk
Joseph Smith Jr.
Katharine Hepburn
Lance Armstrong
Laura Bush
Lucille Ball
Lyndon B. Johnson
Madonna (Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone)
Malcolm X (Malcolm Little)
Marilyn Monroe
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
Martha Stewart
Martin Luther King Jr.
Maya Angelou
Mel Gibson
Michael Jackson
Michael Jordan
Michael Moore
Muhammad Ali (Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.)
Neil Alden Armstrong
Nikola Tesla
Oprah Winfrey
Pat Tillman
Dr. Phil McGraw
Ray Charles
Richard Nixon
Robert Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Rosa Parks
Rudolph W. Giuliani
Rush Limbaugh
Sam Walton
Steve Jobs
Steven Spielberg
Susan B. Anthony
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas Edison
Thomas Jefferson
Tiger Woods
Tom Cruise
Tom Hanks
Walt Disney
Wrights Brothers (Orville & Wilbur Wright)
I must admit, this list definitely surprised me. First of all, a few people are just celebrities. Actors who are great at their craft, but have they really made any great contributions to this country, the world, society or the human race. For America to note them as the best of the best makes us all look ridiculous.
Dr. Phil? Martha Stewart? Barbara and Laura Bush? Tom Cruise? Mel Gibson? Marilyn Monroe? Brett Favre? Rush Limbaugh? Arnold Schwarzenegger?
Please!
This list is nothing but a high school popularity contest. It reflects a near total lack of appreciation and knowledge of United State history. There are glaring omissions and only a handful are what I would call "great" - and for the most part, their contributions continue to impact society today.
And of course, the biggest problem of all is the absence of a even one Native person. (I mean come on... to mention Michael Jordan and not Jim Thorpe is baffeling. You would think Thorpe would get a nod.)
So folks, this is what I want to do: I think The Native Truth should put together the Top 100 Greatest Native Americans - and I need your help.
Send in your nominations and brief biographical info explaining why you think the person deserves to be on this list. I am looking for cultural, national, and international contributions. People who made a difference within their communities, or for the entire world, in a all fields (education, science, politics, science, arts, athletics, music, architecture, civil rights, literature, film, business, community leadership, etc etc etc.)
I'll post the list to The Native Truth, to my website, and to anyone else I can think of and hopefully we can all raise awareness of these great people and their contributions/accomplishments that must be celebrated.
Please pass this around to everyone you know. Submissions can be emailed to:
terrijean@bright.net
Please have them in by July 4th.
I look forward to reading your nominations.
Cheers!
Terri Jean
Cherokee and PROUD! http://profiles.yahoo.com/Svnoyi_Atsilvsgi "Cherokee blood, if not destroyed, will win its course in beings of fair complexions, who will read that their ancestors became civilized under the frowns of misfortunes, and the causes of their enemies." --John Ridge, Cherokee
Coyote Story - Ojibwa / Chippewa
This is a traditional story from the Chippewa.
Coyote was walking along a lake and saw a flock of ducks, which put him in the mood for a good duck dinner. So he stuffed a bag full of grass and walked past the ducks, stepping lively and singing a catchy tune. "Where are you going?" asked one of the ducks. "I am going to a circle," replied Coyote. "What's in the bag?" asked the duck. "Songs that I am bringing to the circle," replied Coyote. "Oh, please sing your songs for us," the ducks all said.
"I'm very busy" "Please please please please ...." "I'm running late ..." "Please please please please...." "Oh, alright. I'll sing a song for you, but I need your help. All of you stand in three lines. The fattest ones in the front, those in the middle who are neither fat nor thin, and the thin ones in back. All of you close your eyes and dance and sing as loud as you can. Don't anyone open your eyes or stop singing, because my songs are very powerful and if you do that you may go blind! Is everyone ready?"
"We are!" replied the ducks, and they fell into lines and began dancing and singing along with Coyote's tune.
Coyote moved up and down the line, thumping the ducks on the head and stuffing them into his bag. The ducks were singing and dancing so hard that no one could hear the thumps or know what was happening. This would have gone on till none were left, if not for one scraggly duck in the back who opened his eyes and saw what was going on. "Hey, he's going to get us all!" cried the scraggly one.
At this, the other surviving ducks opened their eyes and made their getaway. Coyote wasn't too upset; he already had a lot of ducks in his bag. He went home and ate good for a good while. The ducks went home and mourned their dead, and gave thanks to The Great Duck that one of them had been wise enough to open his eyes, and that the rest of them had been wise enough to listen to the one who gave warning.
Reposted with Permission from Brother to Horse
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ROYAL OAK, Mich., June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Come and celebrate the Detroit Zoo's Native American Festival on October 8-9. This cultural event is part of the Summer Festivals at the Detroit Zoo ... Like Nowhere Else presented by Pizza Hut.
The Summer Festivals continue on select days through October 9, 2005 and each one celebrates different ethnic groups on weekends. One ethnic group per month will be featured with a weekend of fun cultural activities. Each weekend will include entertainment, authentic style food, arts and crafts and a cultural community resource area.
Coyote Steals the Sun and Moon - Zuni
Coyote is a bad hunter who never kills anything. Once he watched Eagle hunting rabbits, catching one after another--more rabbits than he could eat. Coyote thought, "I'll team up with Eagle so I can have enough meat." Coyote is always up to something.
"Friend," Coyote said to Eagle, "we should hunt together. Two can catch more than one."
"Why not?" Eagle said, and so they began to hunt in partnership. Eagle caught many rabbits, but all Coyote caught was some little bugs.
At this time the world was still dark; the sun and moon had not yet been put in the sky. "Friend," Coyote said to Eagle, "no wonder I can't catch anything; I can't see. Do you know where we can get some light?"
"You're right, friend, there should be some light," Eagle said. "I think there's a little toward the west. Let's try and find it."
And so they went looking for the sun and moon. They came to a big river, which Eagle flew over. Coyote swam, and swallowed so much water that he almost drowned. He crawled out with his fur full of mid, and Eagle asked: "Why don't you fly like me?"
"You have wings, I just have hair," Coyote said. "I can't fly without feathers."
At last they came to a pueblo, where the Kachinas happened to be dancing. The people invited Eagle and Coyote to sit down and have something to eat while they watched the sacred dances. Seeing the power of the Kachinas, Eagle said, "I believe these are the people who have light."
Coyote, who had been looking all around, pointed out two boxes, one large and one small, that the people opened whenever they wanted light. To produce a lot of light, they opened the lid of the big box, which contained the sun. For less light they opened the small box, which held the moon.
Coyote nudged Eagle. "Friend, did you see that? They have all the light we need in the big box. Let's steal it."
"You always want to steal and rob. I say we should just borrow it."
"They won't lend it to us."
"You may be right," said Eagle. "Let's wait till they finish dancing and then steal it."
After a while the Kachinas went home to sleep, and Eagle scooped up the large box and flew off. Coyote ran along trying to keep up , panting, his tongue hanging out. Soon he yelled up to Eagle, "Ho, friend, let me carry the box a little way."
"No, no," said Eagle, "you never do anything right."
He flew on, and Coyote ran after him. After a while Coyote shouted again: "Friend, you're my chief, and it's not right for you to carry the box; people will call me lazy. Let me have it."
"No, no, you always mess everything up." And Eagle flew on and Coyote ran along.
So it went for a stretch, and then Coyote started again. "Ho, friend, it isn't right for you to do this. What will people think of you and me?"
"I don't care what people think. I'm going to carry this box."
Again Eagle flew on and Coyote ran after him. Finally Coyote begged for the fourth time: "Let me carry it. You're the chief, and I'm just Coyote. Let me carry it."
Eagle couldn't stand any more pestering. Also Coyote had asked him four times, and if anyone asks four times, you better give him what he wants. Eagle said, "Since you won't let up on me, go ahead and carry the box for a while. But promise not to open it."
"Oh, sure, oh yes, I promise." They went on as before, but now Coyote had the box. Soon Eagle was far ahead, and Coyote lagged behind a hill where Eagle couldn't see him. "I wonder what the light looks like, inside there," he said to himself. "Why shouldn't I take a peek? Probably there's something extra in the box, something good that Eagle wants to keep to himself."
And Coyote opened the lid. Now, not only was the sun inside, but the moon also. Eagle had put them together, thinking that it would be easier to carry one box than two.
As soon as Coyote opened the lid, the moon escaped flying high into the sky. At once the plants shriveled up and turned brown. Just as quickly, all the leaves fell off the trees, and it was winter.
Trying to catch the moon and put it back in the box, Coyote ran in pursuit as it skipped away from him. Meanwhile the sun flew out and rose into the sky. It drifted far away, and the peaches, squashes, and melons shriveled up with cold.
Eagle turned and flew back to see what had delayed Coyote. "You fool! Look what you've done!" he said. "You let the sun and moon escape, and now it's cold." Indeed, it began to snow, and Coyote shivered. "Now your teeth are chattering," Eagle said, "and it's your fault that cold has came into the world."
It's true. If it weren't for Coyote's curiosity and mischief making, we wouldn't have winter; we could enjoy summer all the time.
Day and night (as represented by the sun and moon) are metaphorically associated with summer and winter; hence the release of the moon brings death and desolation to the world. Coyote of course completely disrupts the seasonal cycle by interfering with the heavenly progression. The Kachinas mentioned were at the time of this story demi-gods, supernatural intermediaries, mostly benign, who regularly visited the pueblos and established elaborate rituals that include festive dances for the people.
Based on a story reported by Ruth Benedict in 1935 Also From American Indian Myths and Legends, Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz, editors. Copyright ? 1984 by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz. Reprinted by permission of Pantheon Books, a division of Random House, Inc.
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ARKANSAS-Seventh annual Native American Festival and Pow Wow, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, Eureka Springs, June 17-19. Join in a fun weekend of intertribal dance contests, drumming, storytelling, and singing. Live wildlife exhibits, artists, crafters, concessions and more. No alcohol or firearms permitted. Admission: $10 advance three-day pass; $5 daily at gate. (479) 253-3781. www.tigers.tc
High Desert Museum (Bend): 59800 S. Highway 97 (541-382-4754). The museum features detailed indoor exhibit areas that include "By Hand Through Memory," a permanent exhibit of Native American artistry by Doris Swayze Bounds; visual-arts displays; and walk-through dioramas on the history of the American West. Outdoor areas feature a walk-through pioneer homestead and a historic working sawmill. The viewing area for a river otter features both inside and outside vistas. Meet a porcupine or learn more about the region's birds and their feeding habits. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily except major holidays; $7-$12 (good for two days); www.highdesertmuseum.org.
Oregon Historical Society: 1200 S.W. Park Ave. (222-1741). "Festive Gatherings," color photographs of salmon fishing and other Native American rites in the years before the construction of Bonneville Dam. Ends 6/30.
Mini-workshops at Museum of Waxhaws in June and July, Charlotte, NC,
June 24: Arrowhead jewelry; make your own fimo clay beads and wire-wrap an arrowhead to make into a necklace.
July 8: Native American games; learn games Native American children played and make your own thunder sticks game to take home.
Space is limited to 20 children each class; registration is required, (704) 843-1832
June 25: National Center for Great Lakes Native American Culture, Jay County Fairgrounds, Portland; Native American drumming, singing and dancing demonstrations, vendors; all day; 765-572-2574.
Continuing exhibits at the Old Independence Regional Museum showcase Native American and early settlement life in the area. Old Independence Regional Museum serves a 12-county area: Baxter, Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Marion, Poinsett, Sharp, Stone, White and Woodruff. Parts of all these present-day counties comprised the original Independence County in 1820s Arkansas territory.
Turtle Island A new puppet
show based on Native American legends. Presented every Saturday in May at PuppetART, Detroit. Tickets: $5/children, $7/adults. 313-961-7777. www.puppetart.org.
Artrain USA kicks off Michigan tour
ANN ARBOR Ð Artrain USA has announced a nine-city Michigan State Tour that kicked off May 14 in Petoskey. The Michigan Tour will take the exhibition "Native Views: Influences of Modern Culture" throughout Artrain USA's founding state.
Michigan Tour dates are Harrisville, Oct. 1 to 4; Standish, Oct. 7 to 10; West Branch, Oct. 13 to 16; Owosso, Oct. 20 to 23; and Grand Haven, Oct. 29 to Nov. 1.
"We are thrilled to be sharing our 'Native Views' exhibition in our home state. Touring in Michigan is always a highlight along our national tour route. It is a chance to return to our roots and strengthen our legacy. This tour is a salute the arts in Michigan and the 'Native Views' exhibition is a celebration of the outstanding contributions Native American artists make in our society," said Debra Polich, president and CEO of Artrain USA.
Native Views is a contemporary Native American art exhibition comprised of 71 artworks by 54 Native American artists. It explores the influence of popular culture and the many commonalties shared by all Americans.
Artrain USA is "America's Hometown Art Museum." A nonprofit organization, Artrain is an art museum housed in vintage rail cars that travels via the nation's railroads. More than 3 million people have visited Artrain USA during 780 community visits across 45 states. Founded in Michigan in 1971 by the Michigan Council for the Arts, Artrain USA's national headquarters is in Ann Arbor.
For more information please call 800-ART-1971 or www.ArtrainUSA.org.
Wichita Art Museum, an exhibit, "Prints by Woody Crumbo"
At the Wichita Art Museum, an exhibit, "Prints by Woody Crumbo," celebrates his legacy with 18 color serigraphs depicting Native American ceremonies. Crumbo died in 1989.
The prints will be on view in the foyer above the museum's River Room interactive gallery through July 31.
Admission to the Wichita Art Museum, 1400 W. Museum Blvd., is $5, discounts available. On Saturdays, admission is free. For more information, call 268-4921.
The Native American Basketball Invitational
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Tuesday, June 21: NABI TEAMS ARRIVE IN PHOENIX
• 2:00 – 4:00 pm “Team Check-In” Hyatt Regency downtown Phoenix
• 7:00 – 8:00 pm “NABI Staff & Coaches Meeting: Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort.
• 8:00 – 10:00 pm “NABI Welcome Teams Pool Party” Point Hilton Squaw Peak Resort Water Park.
All Private Events/Not open to the public
Wednesday, June 22 – Friday June 24:
• 8:00 am - 9:00 pm “NABI Games”: Double elimination tournament begins at local high school and reservation recreation gyms for the purpose of completing the first brackets of play.
• Open to the public. Admission fee $5 per person for a 3-day NABI Wristband, children 6 & under free. Proceeds to benefit gyms.
• Official NABI product will be sold at Ft. McDowell and Maricopa High School gyms.
Friday, June 24:
• 7:00 –11:00 pm “Team Reception & Dance”: For all NABI teams and sponsors.
Hyatt Regency downtown Phoenix.
Private Event/Not open to the public.
Saturday, June 25:
8:00am-5:00 pm “Semi-finals and Championship Games”: America West Arena.
MC: Chance Rush. Proceeds to benefit the NABI Foundation.
• Open to the public. Admission fee $10, children 6 & under free. Turn in your 3-day NABI wristbands and receive $2 off your AWA ticket.
• Games also televised on AZTV /Cable Channel 27 1-5pm
• Official NABI Product will be sold at the Suns Team shop at AWA
• Digital Reflection will have a booth on the main concourse of the AWA to provide action shots and team photos. There is a cost for this service.
7:00 – 10:00 pm “Phoenix Mercury” game at America West Arena.
Turn in your AWA ticket and receive a discount on your Mercury Ticket. NABI Championship Teams to be honored at Mercury Half-time.
TOURNAMENT CONCLUDES
Schedule subject to change without notice. Updated 04/30/05
POD Productions first event debuted on July 11- 13, 2003 at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona with Nike and Phoenix Suns as presenting sponsors. The vision of NABI tournament was to provide a spark that ignited Native American youth to set their sights higher, make the most of their potential and reach their dreams through sports and educational opportunities. The tournament featured 24 teams from across the U.S. and Canada.
Many of Indian Country's most influential people spoke and inspired the young people participating in the tournament. "The coaches at Haskell (Indian College) and the people who I met through basketball saved my life" said Ernie Stevens, chairman National Indian Gaming Association. Tex Hall, President, National Congress of American Indians: Shared, "I came from an era where we jumped in a beat-up car and played on worthless Courts. This tournament should show you there are people willing to invest in you" (Jessie Stomski, Native Voice)
Sam McCracken became the Manager of Native American Business at Nike in the year 2000, a position he created with the support of the "powers that be" at the sports apparel giant. As McCracken explains, "My position here at Nike is to be a face of the community. It needs a real person that can make real connections. One of my goals is to heighten the awareness of Native Americans in sports, to support Native athletes." (Lise Balk King and Jessie Stomski, Native Voice)
NABI's goal of receiving national attention from colleges that can provide scholarship opportunities to the Native Americans youth who participated was reached in our inaugural year. The tournament also positioned it self as being a quality national recognized Native American tournament in which youth and tribes have a desire to be part of in years to come. With the goal of being NCAA sanctioned by 2005. http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1385520
In addition, the desire of the team at POD Productions is to inspire and meet the needs of Native American youth by not only being a part of an exciting event that gives youth an opportunity to showcase their skills and provide educational opportunities but, by being part of their future and to build an on going relationship that encourages and supports their dreams.Because of this desire, the NABI Foundation was founded. The Foundation will help with the needs of Native American athletes by establishing a college mentoring program to encourage Native American youth to further their education. POD Productions goal is to grow The NABI Foundation, governed by Native leaders, into a national Foundation within our first five years.
NABI will be the catalyst to catapult Native athletes into the college level of play and with the NABI Foundation, work with colleges to create mentor programs to help the students deal with the stresses of leaving the reservations with the hopes of creating life time career opportunities and Native Americans athletes having a consistent presence in the NBA and other pro sports.
From: ghwelker3@comcast.net
Subject: 7th Annual Intertribal Powwow
Civic Center Park
San Dimas, California
Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2, 2005
Hosted by the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce
Head Staf TBA
Children's Activities, Craft and Food Vendors
Coordinators: Michael Reifel, Bill Neal (Elk Whistle)
Parade Saturday to include Indigenous Peoples for first time
For information please contact:
San Dimas Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 175
San Dimas, CA 91773
Phone: (909) 592-3818, Fax (909) 592-8178
Email: annette@sandimaschamber.com
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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
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:
Native American Links Page
Indigenous Peoples Literature
Native Voice
Wisdom of the Old People
Native American Summer Camp Info
By David Whitney
Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand
Early tribal artifacts put in spotlight
"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.
National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation
Inuit film to tell story of last great shaman
Petition in Support of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe
My Two Beads Worth: Indigenous News Online
Northern California Indian Development Council
Native Village
Smudge Ceremony
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National Powwow
Actual Location MCI Center, 601 F Street NW, Washington D.C. 20004
Event Dates August 12, 13, 14, 2005
*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
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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].
Prayer at sunrise
Now this day, (Lukka yattone)
My sun father, (Hom yatoka tatcu)
Now that you have come out standing to your sacred place, (yam telashina kwi to' ye lhana kwai ikapa)
That from which we draw the water of life, (yam kia kwi ya na te'ona)
Life sacred meal, (hala wo tinane)
Here I give to you. (lilha tom ho te'a upa)
Your long life, (yam onaya naka)
Your old age, (yam lha shiaka)
Your waters, (yam kashima)
Your seeds, (yam towashonane)
Your riches, (yam u/tenane)
Your power, (yam sawanikia)
Your strong spirit, (yam tsemakwin tsume)
All these to me may you grant, (temlha hom to anikchiana).
To be chanted with an offering of cornmeal
Zuñi
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