Amerindian Arts Native American News & Information: 6/17/07

The Lakota use an eagle feather as a symbol of honor for a person who achieves a special task or accomplishment. Many college graduates this time of year will be given an eagle feather for their achievement.

Many pow wow dancers use the eagle claw as part of their regalia as well.

The Lakota also use an eagle bone whistle during the Sun Dance; the Creek and Cherokee perform an Eagle Dance.

The Zuni use an eagle fetish to help give personal insight and to help with hunting. The Zuni Pueblo is the first American Indian nation to own and operate an eagle sanctuary for cultural purposes. The Zuni use the mottled eagle feathers and for hundreds of years they would collect the eaglets and protect them in their homes.

The Prairie Island Dakota Community in Minnesota got involved with the protection and education of eagles with a contribution to the new National Eagle Center, which opened May 1. The Dakota hold the eagle as sacred, which was the reason Prairie Island became involved with the National Eagle Center.

For more information, visit www.nationaleaglecenter.org.

University of Oklahoma American Indian Artists Exhibition
April 1-July 1, 2007
The annual University of Oklahoma American Indian Artists Exhibition features works in a diverse variety of artistic mediums by award-winning alumni and current students, as well as past and present faculty and staff of the university. This year's exhibition emphasizes a Native artistic response to the Oklahoma State Centennial, and is a companion exhibition to a major Centennial response exhibition to be held at IAO Gallery in Oklahoma City in November 2007. (www. okladada. org).

Oklahoma (RedLand): Choctaw Art and Culture
July 28 – Sept. 29, 2007
The word “ Oklahoma” is a Choctaw word meaning “ Red Land.” In recognition of Oklahoma’s centennial year, the Choctaw people and its history are featured in this exhibition. The exhibition includes a special public program and book signing held in celebration of a new book about the history of the Choctaw tribe written by Clara Sue Kidwell (Chippewa/Choctaw), Chair of the Native American Studies Dept. at the University of Oklahoma. The book release coincides with our exhibition of select Choctaw artists that are also invited to discuss their works, the book, as well as their responses to the Oklahoma State Centennial.

17 Peck St. Gallery, Providence, RI
Bronze Sculpture and Clay Pottery by Native American artist Caroline L. Carpio (Isleta Pueblo), through Aug. 6th
“Burgess Boys” Exhibit Extended through June 16, as Providence Mayor Cicilline Honors 17 Peck’s Native American Artists Continuing to support 17 Peck’s distinct vision for fostering a true fine arts destination at the international level, Providence Mayor Cicilline attended 17 Peck’s big show, officially honoring all six of the native artists in attendance: Jody Naranjo (Santa Clara Pueblo), Nocona J. Burgess and Quanah Parker Burgess (Comanche), Penny Singer (Navajo), Shude Victors (Ponca Tribe), 8 year-old Native dancer Ross Victors (Ponca/Navajo), and 17 Peck Native Arts Director K. M. Lingad (Isleta Pueblo).

MUSEUM POWWOW FESTIVAL, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., July 11-12, Mashantucket Pequot Museum, 110 Pequot Trail, MASHANTUCKET. Enjoy and share the traditions of these colorful Native gatherings that showcase tribal cultures and strengthen ties between friends old and new. Free with museum admission; free for museum members. 1-800-411-9671

Pioneer Woman Museum to exhibit native art

"Voices in the Tall Grass: Native Women Artists of Oklahoma," is the newest exhibit at the Pioneer Woman Museum in Ponca City, OK. Described as a "wonderful aesthetic expression of culture and identity" by Rebecca Brave, exhibit curator, the exhibit will open at 1 p.m. on May 20, 2007 with remarks presented at 2 p.m. The artwork, on display until September 16, 2007, will represent a variety of contemporary and traditional media including pottery, beadwork, basketry, ribbonwork, sculpture, paintings and illustrations.

The exhibit features works by artists Martha Berry, Cherokee beadworker; Wendy Ponca, Osage artist; Crystal Hanna, Cherokee potter; Gwen Lester, Choctaw painter; Cindy Russell, Kaw painter; Shalah Rowlen, Sac and Fox ribbonworker; Virginia Stroud, Cherokee painter; and others

Bull Run All Nations Powwow, set Aug. 4 and 5, at Riverfront Park and Canfield Island in Loyalsock Township, intersection of the Bull Run and Seshequin trails

Edward-Dean Museum and Gardens will present “Native American Women's Creations”
Edward-Dean Museum, 9401 Oak Glen Rd. in Cherry Valley, CA, from June 3 to Aug. 25.

Pow-wow, Baltimore, MD,The 14th Howard County Pow-wow will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 14 and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 15 at the Howard County Fairgrounds. Native American dancing and singing, Aztec dancers from Mexico City, craft demonstrations, storytelling, pony rides, a tipi, face-painting, Native American foods and performances by flutist Tsa' Ne Dose are planned. Tickets are $6; $5 for children. 410-442-1022.

The Baltimore American Indian Center holds its 33rd Annual PowWow from Aug. 24 to 26 in Patterson Park at Eastern and Linwood avenues. The PowWow will include cultural presentations, Native American jewelry and clothing, art, a dance and drum competition and Native American food. Admission is $5. Call 410-675-3535

Redbird's 2007 Children of Many Colors Native American Intertribal Powwow will be Fri. to Sun., July 20 to 22 at Moorpark College athletic field, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark, CA.
The schedule is as follows:
Fri., July 20: 6 to 10 p.m., Open Native American flute circle.
Sat., July 21: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Gourd dancing, grand entry, intertribal and exhibition dancing.
Sun., July 22: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Gourd dancing, grand entry, intertribal and exhibition dancing.
The event also features Native American art, crafts, food and fine jewelry vendors, and displays by informational and nonprofit organizations.
Tepees, drums and dancers are welcome.
The host is Northern Drum Wild Horse Singers. The master of ceremonies is Michael A. Reifel, San Carlos Apache, and head gourd dancer is David Patterson, Sac and Fox Nation.
Entry is a $2 suggested donation

Museum of New Mexico/Museum of Indian Arts & Culture-Current and Online Exhibitions

Spokane artist George Flett, well kown for his depictions of ledger art, announcing forthcoming book "The Ledger Art of George Flett"

Po'pay, Leader of the First American Revolution, Clear Light Publishing, 2006, new book by Herman Agoyo (Ohkay Owingeh)

Zuni fetish updates from Amerindian Arts

Gibbs Othole, to be posted May 28th, 2007opal carvings, various other stones
Jeff Tsalabutie, to be posted May 28th, 2007opal carvings, various other stones
Andres Quandelacy, 4-11-2007, to be posted 4-12-2007, rhodocrosite, white coral horses, horse pendants, horse necklaces
Todd Westika, 3-16-2007, lapis, stichtite, egyptian marble, turquoise bears and buffaloes
Andres Quandelacy, 3-1-2007, baltic amber fetishes, pink opal horse pendant
Ernie Mackel, 2-27-2007
Lynn Quam, 2-5-2007, buffaloes, bears, and wolves
Jayne Quam, 2-5-2007, bears, coyotes, and a mountain lion
Claudia Peina, 2-5-2007, smiling bears
Kateri Quandelacy Sanchez, 2-4-2007, corn maidens
Stewart Quandelacy, 2-4-2007, Spiney Oyster, Lapis, honey onyx, jasper and turquoise medicine bears. Buffaloes and old-style eagles
Lena Boone, 2-4-2007, bears, badgers, frogs, and a fox
Gibbs Othole, 2-2-2007, Apple coral mt. lion, more to come
Dee Edaakie, 2-2-2007, bears
Zuni fetish necklaces and pendants, 2-1-2007Sandra, Georgia, and Chad Quandelacy; Nancy Westika
Andres Quandelacy, 1-15-2007, opal pendant necklaces, variscite horse fetishes
Sandra Quandelacy, 12-22-2006, corn maidens

Profiles, Biographies of Native American Painters and Potters

Edgar Hachivi, Heap of Birds

Lenni Lenape artist Jacque

Arapaho artist Brent Learned

Juane Smith Quick-to-See

Books of Interest

Navajo Spaceships

Classic Hopi And Zuni Kachina Figures

MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK: THE FIRST 100 YEARS

Fine Indian Jewelry: The Millicent Rogers Museum Collection

AEQ Book Review of Making Dictionaries: Preserving Indigenous Languages of the Americas .
Frawley, William, Kenneth C. Hill, and Pamela Munro, eds. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. 450 pp. ISBN 0520229967, $34.95.
© 2004 American Anthropological Association Book Review of Making Dictionaries: Preserving Indigenous Languages of the Americas .
Reviewed for the Anthropology & Education Quarterly by Catherine S. Fowler
University of Nevada
csfowler@unr.nevada.edu
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THE FOURTH WORLD
W. Tussinger has written his first novel which was released in December, 2004.
W. Tussinger is a member of the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma and has lived on several reservations including the Yuroks of Northern California and the Yakamas of Washington State where he attended college.
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THE WOMEN/Edward S. Curtis
by Christopher Cardozo; foreword by Louise Erdrich (Bulfinch Press, $35) — Cardozo, who lives in Minneapolis, is the world's foremost expert on, and collector of, photos of American Indians taken by turn-of-the-century photographer Edward S. Curtis. Cardozo went through 1,000 photos to find the 100 sepia-toned images in this book, which show the daily lives of American Indian women at a time when most were already on reservations. Minneapolis novelist and poet Erdrich discusses women's work in her foreword: " … although Edward Curtis believed that he was documenting a vanishing culture, it is in these humble arts that the strength of Native culture lives on."
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Literature on Native America

An Overview of Pacific Northwest Native Indian Art
Free downloadable e-book

American Indian Women's Activism in the 1960s and 1970s
by Donna Hightower Langston
Complete article

Linguists Find the Words, and Pocahontas Speaks Again
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD

Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand, The Book
Early tribal artifacts put in spotlight at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

"Communing with Bears"
By Sara Wright
Communing with Bears is the story of a joyful encounter between one woman and a black bear.

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.

Web Sites:

Native American Links Page
Indigenous Peoples Literature
Native Voice
Wisdom of the Old People
By David Whitney

National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation
Inuit film to tell story of last great shaman
My Two Beads Worth: Indigenous News Online
Northern California Indian Development Council
Native Village
Smudge Ceremony

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