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Native playwright’s work to be performed in Tulsa
Comedy takes satirical look at stereotyping
Mama Earth Loves Lace is part of a trilogy by Ojibwe writer, Mark Anthony Rolo, a prize-winning journalist, and former President of the Native American Journalists Association. The play will be performed by Thunder Road Theater (formerly Tulsa Indian Actors’ Workshop) as part of Summerstage, the theater festival hosted by the Performing Arts Center. http://www.nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=6747Full Story
‘Call for Entries': Ninth Annual Native American Indian Film & Video Festival 2004
Columbia — Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois & United Tribes of South Carolina is Calling for Entries to their successful annual Film Festival. ECSIUT will once again bring images, stories, documentaries, music videos and dramatic feature films in celebration of National Native American Indian Heritage Month to the audiences of the southeastern United States. On November 1-5, 2005 the Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois & United Tribes of South Carolina and the Columbia Film Society of South Carolina will once again join to present Native American films. This unique film festival, the only Native festival of it's kind in the southeastern section of the country draws independent film makers and theater goers from area states including North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. "We are a non-profit organization that feels this is important....We have been successful getting new independent Native American and Indigenous Filmmakers and movies to new audiences," explained the Film Festival's founder and Coordinator, Dr. Will Moreau Goins.
The Nickelodeon and the Columbia Film Society are also co-sponsors and the adopted home for the annual film festival each year. "This festival helps us make that connection to the rest of the Native American Indian world that is not in South Carolina. Bringing us new and contemporary images and current issues facing our Native brothers and sisters and also entertaining us," explained Goins. "We want to show contemporary, authentic, current and quality work in film that features Native American Indian and indigenous people and culture .... that has been our goal since this film festival started and that goal hasn't changed. We welcome filmmakers from throughout the diverse Native and indigenous Diasporas... reaching out specifically to our Latino/Hispanic native indigenous people, culture and filmmakers from the Indians in Brazil, South America, Central America or those of the Native Hawaiians.
"These all fit in our festival and we welcome Filmmakers to submit that share stories from these Native experiences," Goins said. In years past, as in this year, this festival has brought Native American producers, directors, associate directors and featured actors in a Native American historical drama to the screenings to further our understanding of media literacy and the making of their film, by hosting discussions, receptions and forums for these discussions. In the evening with the panel discussion Native Americans and Native Filmmakers share, their adaptation of film-making through their respective lenses. They discuss their unique perspectives of their voices and their contributions to cinema and the world.
This festival presents a series of films that are American Indian produced, directed, and starring Native American Indian people. The major categories for this festival include: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Commercial Feature, Short Subject, Music Video, Animated Short Subject, Student Film, Public Service, and Industrial. Formats excepted include: 35 mm, VHS, DVD, Digital,16mm, and Beta SP. Deadline for submission is September 20, 2005.
For Application or More Information Contact:
ECSIUT, Film Festival of Southeastern USA
P.O. Box 7062, Columbia South Carolina, 29202, (803) 699-0446,
Attn: Dr. Will Moreau Goins, Film Festival Coordinator/ Presenter
To get Application Form for Submission with Film/Video VHS Preview go to the website and (Click on) Call for Entries http://www.cherokeesofsouthcarolina.com/
Summer Camp Week: Native American Heritage, Registration required; Waterman Conservation Education Center, 403 Hilton Road, Apalachin, NY. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Contact: 625-2221.
A new exhibit at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum features an array of art. “Northeastern Native American Fine Arts Show,'' which runs through Sept. 5 at the museum's gallery, shows off the artistic skills of American Indians from the Northeast. Thirty-four artists with connections to tribes of the Northeast were chosen for the show, which includes sculpture, carvings, oils, acrylic and mixed media.
Southwest Museum, 234 Museum Drive, Los Angeles, (323) 221-2164. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. $7.50 adults, $5 students and seniors 60+, $3 children 2-12. The museum's permanent collection includes artifacts of the Native American tribes of the Southwest, California, the Great Plains and the Northwest Coast. Works by Robert Freeman, Tom Red Bear and Russell Means are on display. The show and sale includes etchings, paintings and stone sculptures; through Aug. 14.
Fernbank Museum-Atlanta. Opening on October 1, are two exhibitions that allow visitors to further explore the history and peoples of the region featured in Grand Canyon. The special exhibition, Totems to Turquoise: Native American Jewelry Arts of the Northwest and Southwest celebrates the traditional beauty, power and symbolism of Native American arts through a historic and contemporary collection of jewelry and artifacts. The gallery exhibition, Sacred Places of the Southwest features black and white photographs from Claus Mroczynski, which capture the mystical beauty of early Native American dwellings found throughout the landscapes of the Southwest.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: "The Jewelry of Joe Quintana," works by the Cochiti silversmith, through Sept. 1; "Beauty Within," historical objects from the collection, through Oct. 23; "IconoClash," symbols of American Indian culture, through Jan. 15; "The Pottery of Santa Ana Pueblo," through Feb. 19; sculptures by Doug Hyde, through March 26. 708 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe. Admission and hours: (505) 476-1250.
Millicent Rogers Museum: Paul Peralta-Ramos Taos Collection, Southwest American Indian art and Hispanic textiles and devotional art. Through March 12, 2006. 1504 Millicent Rogers Road, Taos. Admission and hours: (505) 758-2462.
State Fair art entries: Entries accepted at Expo New Mexico as follows: fine arts, including china painting, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 5 and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 6, Fine Arts Building; Hispanic art, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 12 and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 13, Hispanic Arts Center; photography, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 15, Creative Arts Building; Native American art, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 17-19 and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 20, Native American Art Gallery; youth and non-professional art, including china painting, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 26 and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 27, Creative Arts Building Information: www.exponm.com or Ramona Vigil-Eastwood, 265-1791, Ext. 454
Indian Market is Santa Fe's biggest single event and the largest show and sale of Native American art and craft in the world. There is no other gathering of Native American artists that offers the breadth of variety and depth of quality than this weekend in Santa Fe. This year marks the 84th annual Indian Market and will feature the work of 1,200 artists from all over North America. In addition to the actual market there are auctions, art shows, special gallery exhibits and artist receptions, musical events and festivities all over town leading up to the weekend show. For seasoned collectors and first-timers alike, Indian Market is a remarkable look at new and old art forms and one of Santa Fe's most memorable events, held this year on the Santa Fe Plaza, Aug. 20-21. Free admission. For information: (505) 983-7647; www.swaia.org.
July 29 - 31, 2005 56th Annual Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture, Flagstaff, AZ. Salina Bookshelf will join more than 50 Navajo artists during this event at the Museum of Northern Arizona
Plains Art Museum: "Between Two Cultures: The Art of Star Wallowing Bull," opens Sept. 24; "Contemporary Native American Artists - Reflections After Lewis and Clark," opens July 21, (701) 232-3821.
Ohio University Gallery, Athens -- Kennedy Museum of Art, Lin Hall at the Ridges: "Weaving Is Life," Navajo textiles from the Edwin L. and Ruth E. Kennedy Southwest Native American collection; 740-593-1304.
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. 165 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, CA. Impressive exhibits include Native American artifacts. 648-5716.
Art entries needed for New Mexico State Fair
Native American art will be accepted at the Native American Art Gallery on Wednesday through Friday, Aug. 17-19, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dealers may pre-register between Tuesday and Friday, Aug. 9-12. Exhibits must have been produced by Native American Indians of federally regulated tribes.
For more information, go online at www.exponm.com, call Vigil-Eastwood at (505) 265-1791, extension 454 or e-mail her at ramonave@swcp.com.
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
*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
nmainationalpowwow@si.edu
www.americanindian.si.edu
(webpage in development-email announcement to staff when complete)
"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.
Artrain USA kicks off Michigan tour
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.
For more information please call 800-ART-1971 or www.ArtrainUSA.org.
Ants (Takâckéra) - Winnebago
The spirit chief of the ants is female. Originally she was a human yugiwi (princess) who was chased by a mysterious demon. She escaped to the asylum of One Legged One, an avatar of Herecgúnina, and lived with him as a sister. One day he left to look for a wife, and Trickster arrived in his place. Trickster induced her to call the buffalo on promise that he would shoot them, but when the herd arrived, Trickster fled. The buffalo abducted her, carrying her between their horns. This squeezed her waist until it was as narrow as an ant's. So when One Legged One returned and retrieved her from the buffalo, he appointed her to be queen over the race of ants. This association suggests that ants may be thought of as the buffalo among insects.
The first ant was very tall and walked upright with the aid of a cane. He was arrogant and as he walked he sang, "Who is my equal?" One day he smashed Hare into the mud with his cane, so Hare pulled up a cedar tree and did the same to him. As a result, the tall man broke into a thousand tiny pieces which are the ants we see today. Because ants were originally boastful and trampled upon others, they are now small and close to the earth where everyone can now trample upon them.
Red Ant, on the other hand, understood well the folly of arrogance and greed. Once Trickster offered to help him gather honey, but his motive was to take it all for himself. When they reached the hive, Red Ant told Trickster to stick his head into the combs with the predictable result. While all the bees were chasing Trickster over the countryside, Red Ant painlessly helped himself to the honey.
From Blue Panther Keeper of Stories. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Native_Village http://groups.msn.com/KeeperofStories
By Sara Wright
Communing with Bears is the story of a joyful encounter between one woman and a black bear.
Ohio University Gallery, Athens -- Kennedy Museum of Art, Lin Hall at the Ridges: "Weaving Is Life," Navajo textiles from the Edwin L. and Ruth E. Kennedy Southwest Native American collection; 740-593-1304.
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. 165 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, CA. Impressive exhibits include Native American artifacts. 648-5716.
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 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
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Literacy in Indigenous Communities by L. David van Broekhuizen, Ph.D. (2000)
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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
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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?"
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