Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Thompson Brigade youth day art-thingie at Pither's Point Park

The 2008 Thompson Brigade.
"We Crossed Four Provinces, Three Drainages, and Two Centuries of History
And Paddled into the 19th Century to Commemorate David Thompson."

David Thompson Wikipedia entry.

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[Pics click to enlarge. Check out the videos on the bottom of the post.]

The David Thompson Brigade was still on the water of Lake of the Woods, June 24, 2008, but one of the historian "voyageurs" arrived ahead of the pack to give a little lecture to the hordes of schoolchildren that had come out to participate in artistic activities, play games, learn about David Thompson and listen to a little spiel about prehistoric and contemporary regional Aboriginal art. I gave this little lecture while working on a painting about some of the images that the children and I discussed, in relation to the fur trade, voyageurs and David Thompson.

I arrived, almost on time, and found a spot under the big tent to lay out my stuff.

Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio. David Thompson Brigade eveny painting, Pither's Point Park, Fort Frances.

I started drilling, countersinking and screwing together the 1"x4" lumber to create a box. My first student group arrived during the construction of the box and the second during the initial stretching of the canvas.

Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio. David Thompson Brigade eveny painting, Pither's Point Park, Fort Frances.

Most of my groups were present during the stretching of canvas, which can take quite a while.
In this pic, you can see the rawhide/antler rattle and papier-mache "ShovelMask" that I used in my presentation.

Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio. David Thompson Brigade eveny painting, Pither's Point Park, Fort Frances.

But, I managed to begin the initial background colours during my last groups.

Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio. David Thompson Brigade eveny painting, Pither's Point Park, Fort Frances.

Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio. David Thompson Brigade eveny painting, Pither's Point Park, Fort Frances.

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While Rodney Brown gave a performance for the teachers, children, passers-by and museum staffers, I began to lay out some of the images and ideas that we had worked up: canoes, top hat, beaver pelt, trade and "the land" [rivers and lakes, mountains, prairie].
The "top hat" is represented in the background as a transparent shadow.

Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio. David Thompson Brigade eveny painting, Pither's Point Park, Fort Frances.

Before the children left, I had mostly finished this composition.

Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio. David Thompson Brigade eveny painting, Pither's Point Park, Fort Frances.

In the studio: Weeks later, I finished working-up the piece, late one night.

Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio. David Thompson Brigade eveny painting, Pither's Point Park, Fort Frances.

Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio. David Thompson Brigade eveny painting, Pither's Point Park, Fort Frances.

Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio. David Thompson Brigade eveny painting, Pither's Point Park, Fort Frances.

Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio. David Thompson Brigade eveny painting, Pither's Point Park, Fort Frances.

Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio. David Thompson Brigade eveny painting, Pither's Point Park, Fort Frances.

The finished piece incorporated words, as well.

Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio. David Thompson Brigade eveny painting, Pither's Point Park, Fort Frances.

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Special thanks to Pam Hawley, of the Fort Frances Museum.



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An old video, showing a modification of the "Shovelmask", which I had used in my Aboriginal art spiel.



Shovelmask. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage studio.

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Monday, July 21, 2008

stuff and

Park policy the very definition of irony.
"... I tried to gain permission to use a restricted gravel road to launch a canoe into a small lake southeast of Kenora, home to some of the best flatwater paddling on the planet.

The answer from the Ministry of Natural Resources: A flat no, since the route is reserved for logging and mining operations. Anyone who wants to paddle, hunt or fish in the semi-pristine territory simply can not use the road.

I offered to chop down a few pines and detonate a granite cliff or two during my weekend paddle, but the woman on the other end of line didn't think I was very funny..."

2009 14th Native American Film + Video Festival. Deadline August 15, 2008.

Tim Giago article; A Paradigm Shift in Indian Country.

Ontario Arts Council Aboriginal Arts Projects; September 15, 2008 deadline.

Dream of Native American Cultural Centre coming to fruition in Oklahoma.

41st annual Red Cloud Indian School Art Show,South Dakota, through August 10.
"All entries are admitted, judged and some are awarded. This year, more than $7,000 in cash prizes was awarded to more than 20 pieces, he said.
"It continues to be one of the best Indian art shows in the country and definitely in the Northern Plains. The reaction of the visitors is that the artists have stepped it up a notch," he said."

Professor's reburial of Native American remains earns international award.

Tor.com has launched. Until July 27, 2008, you can download all the free sci-fi E-books and wallpaper, that was part of their "Watch the skies" promotion.

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Friday, July 18, 2008

emergent pelican

[Pics click to enlarge.]
Since my studio space was crowded by renovations, I chose to do some smaller pieces on paper, that I could work on anywhere. I taped some paper to a plywood board and defined some space.

Acrylic painting of a pelican. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio.

I then painted an initial background colour, a light violet.

Acrylic painting of a pelican. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio.

After it dried, I taped it further, to create an inner rectangle, then painted straight red over that.

Acrylic painting of a pelican. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio.

I pulled the tape while the red was wet and let the new background dry.

Acrylic painting of a pelican. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio.

My initial sketch for the pelican.

Acrylic painting of a pelican. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio. pelican sketch

My sketch on the background; with revisions to the head and belly outline. The tape is pulled, so that the sketch can break the border of the background colour.

Acrylic painting of a pelican. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio.

I'm using an "ivory" white as the base for the pelican.

Acrylic painting of a pelican. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio.

Acrylic painting of a pelican. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio.

I start adding pure white to highlight.

Acrylic painting of a pelican. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio.

Using light gray for shadow, brown for head colouration.

Acrylic painting of a pelican. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio.

Adding colour to beak, legs and "hair".

Acrylic painting of a pelican. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio.

Highlight leg and bill details.

Acrylic painting of a pelican. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio.

Refine outline with more pencil.

Acrylic painting of a pelican. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio.

Acrylic painting of a pelican. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio.

Sketch, for comparison.

Acrylic painting of a pelican. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studio. pelican sketch

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Pelicans in Ontario


Pelicans off Pither's Point Park

Pelicans off Pither's Point Park

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Thursday, July 17, 2008

broken pelican

Living Healing Quilt Project - One Stitch at a Time.
"If you or someone you know has been directly affected by Indian Residential Schools, then we encourage you to contribute to the Living Healing Quilt Project. The Living Healing Quilt Project is a unique way to get involved and promote a better understanding about the experiences endured by children who attended Indian Residential Schools.

Call for Quilt Blocks – How You Can Get Involved

Create your own 13” x13” square quilt block. Choose your own colour, design and material. Paint on canvas or stiff paper, or use a photo - your image can be transferred onto fabric.

Dedicate your square to a child or adult affected by Indian Residential Schools. Individual squares will represent what you wish to express about the history or your personal experience of Indian Residential Schools.

Include:

1. A brief story about your square
2. Your name, address and email
3. Your phone number (If you wish to be contacted about the progress of the quilt)

Deadline for Submissions is August 31, 2008

Please mail to:
Alice Olsen Williams
Curve Lake First Nation, ON
K0L 1R0
Tel: (705) 657-3319.
Email: alwilliams@trentu.ca

Once completed, the Living Healing Quilt Project will travel across the country with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

The Living Healing Quilt Project will honour the strength, courage, and commitment of Indian Residential School Survivors and bring awareness to Canadians about Indian Residential Schools, as we move forward together on a path of healing.

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The modern Native American experience is a struggle for identity—and justice.

Great post at Vodka Recuperation Society of Northwestern Ontario.
"... We used to settle territorial disputes with a game of lacrosse with everyone able on each side - a tree at either area used as the net, nets sometimes like 5 miles apart. People would get killed but if you scored the goal it was problem solved if you won and move on if you didn't. To settle territorial disputes you give smart bombs to dumb people and you shot into the Winnipeg General Strike and you shot a man from 2400 meters away but back then you were vastly outnumbered. My point is - there was no war and you would not have won it. America wouldn't have won it either, 100 years later they couldn't even take Viet Nam. Why? Because this is HOME to us. (Not you.) (OK you too but less so.) (OK I'll honour the treaty we can share it.)

You also did not swing through, talking a mysterious language and swindling and heavy-handed and plying everyone's winter stomachs with whiskey. A lot's made of that but hell I wouldn't even buy a house without the realtor pouring me a sharp rye, nevermind a business decision to share Canada. And that's what it was - to share the village. Exchange cultures with your tribe just as with other tribes across Turtle Island, tribes such as yknow VIKINGS. It's 2008 and I still have no concept of land ownership, I've cut down a lot of trees and not one of them ever grew a price tag. Dug into the ground a lot, never unearthed a bar code. Haven't yet reeled in a receipt..." [Emphasis is mine. :Eric]

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Only free until July 20; from Joss Whedon of Firefly/Serenity and Buffy the Vampire Slayer:


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Researcher Leads Underwater Archeological Expedition in Gulf of Mexico in Search of First Americans.

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KISS went disco, and still rocked hard.



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Rainy Lake prehistoric pottery sherds (and couple lithic flakes).

prehistoric rainy lake pottery

prehistoric rainy lake pottery

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Native Blog; Barriere Lake Solidarity.



Contact your MP.

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Great online store of products incorporating the imagery of Ajijaak Studio, Ojibway art from Garden River, Ontario.

It's about frackin' time, the Will Lahti show is finally online.

Five Native American treasures within driving distance [of NY city].

N. Scott Momaday will be keynote speaker July 19, 2008; Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference of the Southwest.
"N. Scott Momaday, considered the dean of American Indian writers, grew up steeped in language.
As a young Kiowa boy, the stories of his family and tribe flowed richly from storytellers, music and even art, infusing him with a strong self-identity and anchoring him to a sense of place.
"The oral tradition gave me the rhythm, the repetition and even the music that shaped my writing," Mr. Momaday says..."

South Carolina chiefs get back the right to perform marriages.

Daphne Odjig; 'I never dreamed I would be in the National Gallery'.

Quick history of the removal of Indian Territory by Pennsylvania.

Review of Native Art show, Keeping the Faith,
"... will be up through August at Piante Gallery, 620 Second Street in Eureka. The 14 artists are: Alme Allen, Rick Bartow, Robert Benson, George Blake, Frank Buffalo Hyde, Julian Lang, Frank LaPena, Deborah McConnell, Louisa Debrose McConnell, Karen Noble, Annelia Norris, Lyn Risling, Brian D. Tripp and Frank Tuttle."

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Sunrise, logic, exile

A young Cree man's first Mooz kill is an unusual experience [Warning: graphic pic].

A timeline of current US admin "torture logic".

First female Native US attorney airs her concerns.

Unexplained deaths in residential schools haunt native communities.

Human speech may be "older" than is currently believed. Fossil hominid fossils show evidence of hearing related to speech.

AFN a powerful voice

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Sunrise pics [click to enlarge], Rainy Lake/east Fort Frances. CC - Broken Vulture Art. (Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Canada license):

Sunrise on Rainy Lake and in Fort Frances. Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studios.

Sunrise on Rainy Lake and in Fort Frances. Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studios.

Sunrise on Rainy Lake and in Fort Frances. Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studios.

Sunrise on Rainy Lake and in Fort Frances. Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studios.

Sunrise on Rainy Lake and in Fort Frances. Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studios.

Sunrise on Rainy Lake and in Fort Frances. Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studios.

Sunrise on Rainy Lake and in Fort Frances. Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studios.

Sunrise on Rainy Lake and in Fort Frances. Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Broken Vulture Art. Bingorage Studios.

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Arts Education Grants
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Morrisseau revival highlights Red Lake’s Woodland Art Festival.
"... His larger-than-life legacy was further defined by the memories and images of those who knew him intimately in his early years.

Neighbours shared how he terrified them by showing up at the door in a dress, because his wife had hidden his clothes, in a futile effort to keep the restless nomad at home.

They also shared the tale of his $800 taxi ride home to Northwestern Ontario from Expo ‘67 in Montreal, where he’d been asked to create the design for the Indian Pavillion at the world fair..."

Book review, The Long Exile: A Tale of Inuit Betrayal and Survival in the High Arctic.

Frank BigBear receives $100 000 Bush Foundation Enduring Vision Award.

The Circle Newspaper (Minneapolis) got a web facelift.

Nice blogpost about visit to Native art exhibit.

The Kingston Prize 2009. Canada's National Portrait Competition.

Sunset Gallery; Kenora, Ontario.

MIT-led team finds language without numbers.

New Tim Giago article, regarding "the other view" of The Wounded Knee incident.

Oneida tribal tales emerge transformed. That Indian nation and others are turning to new mediums to tell their enduring stories.

My spirit is beautiful."

Another Native Blog; Indigenous Politics.

Review of Mary Youngblood - First Lady of the Flute.

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Raccoon and Crawfish. An Oneida Indian Legend Comes To Life.



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The 33rd Annual American Indian Film Festival, San Francisco, CA.
"... currently seeking film and video entries for the 33rd annual American Indian Film Festival. As the nation's oldest and most prestigious venue for American Indian film arts and entertainment, the American Indian Film Festival has earned a reputation for both excellence and integrity..."

Black Cloud, the movie's website.

I've posted this call for submission, separately and in it's entirety.
"... Contributions are sought for a book project that provides a Native voice and/or an American Indian Studies approach to teaching key issues surrounding producing, accessing, and using Native American film and media imagery..."

Native composer, Sandy Scofield.
"Sandy Scofield is Metis/Cree/Saulteaux artist/composer based in Vancouver. She has been performing professionally since 1986 and hails from four generations of fiddlers and singers. She recently released her fourth album Nikawiy Askiy (Mother Earth in Cree)..."

Sherman Alexie interview discussing movie, The Exiles.
"... One of only two features directed by the late Kent Mackenzie, "The Exiles" follows a handful of young American Indians (basically playing themselves) over the course of fourteen hours in Los Angeles. Struggling with city living after leaving reservations where life seemed unsustainable, this diverse bunch of excitable characters find themselves oddly out of place..."

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Friday, July 11, 2008

Mohawk activists and journalists beaten at the Canadian border, within days of "PM's apology"

I am absolutely stunned by the following story. clearly I haven't been paying attention to the right media sources lately:

The editor, Kahentinetha Horn, and researcher, Katenies, of Mohawk Nation News were taken from their car and beaten by a reported combination of police and border guards when travelling to the Canadian side of their reservation, [June 14, 2008] which straddles claimed American and Canadian territory.

Kahentinetha Horn suffered a heart attack during the beating and was delayed medical attention during her captivity.

This occurred mere days after Prime Minister Stephen Harper's "apology" for the brutalisation and cultural genocide of Canadian Native People's at the hands of Government agencies and third-party brain-washers.

Wasn't there some sort of memo sent out to the police forces and other sundry fascists of the federal government that Canada was now sorry for this kind of behaviour? When you apologise for cultural genocide on one day and then brutalise Native activists and journalists on the next, then -clearly- the message is not getting through.

But... the thing that really cheeses me off is that there has not been a single whiff of this, that I can find, on the CBC or other mainstream news. Not even on CBC's "CBC Aboriginal" portal.
"The apology has been made, move along, there's nothing to see here."

What the f#@k is wrong with this picture?



Ms. Horn is recovering from the attack, after leaving the hospital. She counts this as the third attempt on her life by Canadian authorities.
"... In 1990, she was targeted by a sniper at Oka. In 1995, she was beaten by police..."


And why would she be targeted? Clearly, she is an incendiary journalist, characterising the Prime Minister's apology as "Canada confesses to murder and rape of Indian people". Which was not an untruth, but apparently not in the spirit of forgiveness and apathy that may have been the hoped-for result of such an apology.

The only newspaper reference to the incident that I have found (online version) is from the Cornwall Standard-Freeholder, in Southern Ontario.
"... Boots said the encounter was the latest in a string of intimidating acts by local border guards against Mohawk women.
"They want the right to carry these pistols," said Boots, referring to the federal government's ongoing plan to train and arm Canada's border guards.
"If they create sufficient incidents then the powers that be will say, 'Yes, you can have these pistols..."


Ultimately, I am incredibly disappointed.
A good friend of mine, non-Native, asked me if I thought that the apology was sincere. I told him that the timing was suspicious (looming election call, anyone) and that actions would speak louder than words. He felt that I was overly pessimistic and paranoid. I hate to have my position supported, so soon.

Keep your eye on Mohawk territory, it's where the people are speaking the loudest for their unsolved land claims and ignored treaty rights, and where Native voices are under attack.
Right now.

Update, July 14, 2008: [From the office of the Ontario Minister of Aboriginal Affairs. Mostly politically-neutral, non-committal, aide-driven weaselspeak]
"Dear Mr. Keast:

The Honourable Michael Bryant, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, has asked that I respond to your email of July 11 regarding an incident at the Canadian border near Cornwall involving two Mohawk elders. As these matters are currently before the courts, it would not be appropriate for the Minister to comment on the specific allegations. I can assure you that improving our relationship with First Nation, Métis and Inuit is a priority for the Minister.

The Ontario Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs does not have any jurisdiction over the Canada Border Services Agency. The agency is part of the federal government and falls under the responsibility of Public Safety Canada. As such, you may wish to bring your concerns to the attention of The Honourable Stockwell Day, federal Minister of Public Safety. You may write to the federal Minister at the House of Commons, Ottawa ON K1A 0A6. You may email the federal Minister through the Public Safety Canada website at http://publicsafety.gc.ca/abt/electronic-eng.aspx.

Sincerely,

David Fraser
Correspondence Manager"


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Thursday, July 10, 2008

dark days and bright sunlight

Large brains arose independently, in New World and Old World monkeys.

Democrat Congress (including Obama) passes Telecom Immunity Bill for administration's illegal wiretapping. Nice.



Portion of an interview with Noam Chomsky, re: 2008 election.

Lake Vostok, lake at the bottom of the world, bottom of the ice.

100 useful web tools for writers.

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Canoe Journey Day
"Canoe Journey Day proclamation:

WHEREAS: We gather here today to honor the First Peoples of this land and these waters.
WHEREAS: Tribal canoes will be traveling the traditional highways of their ancestors to Cowichin First Nation in Duncan, B.C., July 28-Aug. 1, journeying from the Pacific Ocean, the waters of British Columbia and Puget Sound.
WHEREAS: Upon these waters and land, the Coast Salish world of the Pacific Northwest is woven together, since time immemorial, with the cedar, salmon, whale and eagle.
WHEREAS: This is a magnificent opportunity for all people to experience, preserve and honor the ancestry and traditions of the Coast Salish way of life.
WHEREAS: Tribal Journeys is a vital and historic event, culturally enriching to all while contributing powerfully to the “Spirit of Place.”
WHEREAS: Tribal Journeys is a journey of healing, hope, honor and hospitality.
WHEREAS: Relationships are strengthened, family ties are renewed and all ages gather together building communities in a good way.
WHEREAS: The spirit of friendship, honor and goodwill between all Nations is a gift we can give the next Seven Generations.
WHEREAS: This is an opportunity for communities, neighbors and supporters of Tribal Journeys to touch each other’s lives.

THEREFORE, Be it resolved that we honor Canoe Journey Day and Coast Salish culture.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that through this proclamation we celebrate the First Peoples’ Traditions and cultures, honoring them as the first inhabitants of this land and these waters."

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Manitou Rapids / Rainy River First Nations new war memorial [pics click to enlarge]:

Rainy River First Nations war memorial

Rainy River First Nations war memorial

Rainy River First Nations war memorial

Rainy River First Nations war memorial

Rainy River First Nations war memorial

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Arvel Bird, 2006 Nammys.


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Norval Morrisseau exhibition, Buckhorn, Ontario. July 5-25, 2008, at Gallery On The Lake.
"... More than 50 pieces will be on display and available for purchase. Included in this exhibit is "Shaman Teaching Thunderbird People" which is five feet by 14 feet. The vast collection makes this the largest exhibition of Morrisseau's works since his solo exhibit at the National Gallery, Ottawa, in March 2006..."

Interview
with the producers of Standing Silent Nation.

11th Annual Prescott [AZ] Indian Art Market, July 11 and 12, Sharlot Hall Museum.
"... features both traditional and contemporary works of art, including distinctive jewelry, exquisite ceramics, hand-woven baskets and blankets... An all-Indian artist jury chooses participants based on the quality in both traditional and contemporary styles..."

In Community Spirit--Prevention of HIV/AIDS for Native/American Indian and Alaska Native Women Living in Rural and Frontier Indian Country Program. July 15 deadline.

National Center for Great Lakes Native American Culture.

SacredNation.Com, website for Cherokee recording artist Micheal Jacobs.

A wrtiteup at "Wilford's Trading Post", regarding the work of Clayton Tom, Navajo jeweler.

"Inuit oral stories could solve mystery of Franklin expedition". Duuuhh. From the same people who brought us the "water is wet" story.

Native producers and profile; article and mpo3 download available.
"... When El Pasoan and filmmaker Cristina Ibarra, 35, read a New York Times article about the El Paso City Council approving money to erect a statue of conquistador (conqueror) Oñate, she knew she had a compelling project.
Ibarra, who now lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., was looking for something that would bring her back to her hometown and allow her to join forces with fellow filmmaker John Valadez, 38, who also had family in the area. The two engaged on a seven-year journey documenting the work of John Houser, the sculptor hired to craft a monument to Oñate, and the controversy surrounding the project in The Last Conquistador, which premiers on PBS’ P.O.V. later this month..."

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New "museum of Native American Artifacts", opening in Bentonville Arkansas.

While arrowhead collections are interesting, they lose their value as a source of information if they are not catalogued by location and context. Even surface finds can tell the observer something about habitation patterns and hunting methods, if they are mapped and individually locatable on the map. Most arrowhead collections that I have seen are under glass, in frames, arranged decoratively. occasionally in order of size/colour. When asked where a certain piece came from, you get an answer like "somewhere down the Sasquahotchie River". Zero information, in other words.

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Upcoming All Nations Green Corn Festival and Gathering Powwow, "Bland County American Indian Heritage Weekend" of July 25-27, Southwest Virginia.

Set designer remembers and feels presence of Norval Morrisseau, while setting up show.

Researchers open secret cave under Mexican pyramid.
"We think it had a ritual purpose. Offerings were placed at the very end of the tunnel as part of the pyramid's construction process..."

"Aboriginal Programming" at the Ottawa Bluesfest [Ontario]. July 3-13, 2008.

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Sunday, July 06, 2008

open letter - call for submission

Hello, please post and forward:

Call for submissions

Contributions are sought for a book project that provides a Native
voice and/or an American Indian Studies approach to teaching key issues
surrounding producing, accessing, and using Native American film and
media imagery. The primary goal of this project is to: highlight Native
responses to representation in popular culture; spotlight a growing
Indigenous aesthetic and media community; create a model for critiquing
Indigenous representation from an Indigenous perspective that is readily
accessible to film courses in American Studies, Cultural Studies,
English, Film Studies, and American Indian/Indigenous Studies; and
provide access to Native media, particularly animation and films that
are difficult and expensive to acquire.

Topics might include the following:

● Native responses to how Hollywood and mainstream cinema impact
Indigenous lives and communities
● The impact of popular culture on Native and non-Native
communities
● How Native communities use and access Native media
o as a new form for transmitting and expressing cultural
worldviews
o as an art form
o as a vehicle for cross-cultural community building
● New forms of Native media
● How production and filmmaking infrastructure and aesthetic
choices open up our understanding of film meanings. This topic could
take a variety of forms from close reading Hollywood film to studies of
Indigenous storytelling style in film
● Pedagogical strategies for teaching Native film and media
o Integrating discourse from different fields (film studies,
Indigenous Studies, visual Anthropology, etc.) in talking about Native
film.
o Using interviews with Native filmmakers to highlight their
voices and stories about how their films are made

Book editors will work with authors to cultivate a select group of
clips for inclusion on a DVD or within the text. The collection’s
editors are Eric Buffalohead, Augsburg College, Joanna Hearne,
University of Missouri-Columbia, and M. Elise Marubbio, Augsburg
College. The Minnesota Historical Society Press is currently working as
project publisher.

Contributors should submit a scholarly paper, 15-25 pages long,
including endnotes and bibliography. Abstracts of 150 words by
September 1 and completed paper by December 1, 2008. Send to:
Eric Buffalohead and Elise
Marubbio, marubbio@augsburg.edu
Augsburg
College, buffaloe@augsburg.edu
CB
115 hearnej@missouri.edu
2211 Riverside Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55454

M. Elise Marubbio
Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies
Director, Augsburg Native American Film Series
CB 115
Augsburg College
2211 Riverside Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55454
612-330-1523

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Kathleen Buddle-Crowe
Associate Professor
Anthropology Department
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 5V5
Tel. 204-474-6525
Fax 204-474-7600

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Saturday, July 05, 2008

big fishy, little fishies

Aboriginal Boreal Conservation Leaders.
"The series highlights Aboriginal leaders in boreal forest conservation through a series of personal interest stories."

Honouring our aboriginal sons and daughters .

Want to know if waterboarding is torture? Ask Christopher Hitchens.

Keeping an eye on the fasc1st$, Right Wing Watch

Brian Dunning, of the Skeptoid podcast has released a free, short film about critical thinking, called Here Be Dragons.
"Here Be Dragons offers a toolbox for recognizing and understanding the dangers of pseudoscience, and appreciation for the reality-based benefits offered by real science."

George Carlin, RIP.

Interesting opinion piece: The patriots who killed Custer.

An open letter from Librivox.Org explaining why Canadian copyright bill C61 is not as benign as Minister Prentice claims.

Britain's last Neanderthals were more sophisticated than we thought [maybe].

North Pole may be ice-free, for the first time, this summer.

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My buddy Tosh came up to do some fishing. We had a great time at Nestor Falls, getting a bunch of "eating-size" walleyes, throwback smallmouth bass and perch, plus a giant crappie (kinda obscured in third pic).

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Of course, Will Lahti had to one-up us with this Finnish beast.
"Fishing on Lake Lappajärvi, previously mentioned meteorite crater, I reeled in the 5.4 kilo trout..."

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Update July 17, 2008; Will finally gots online.

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Researchers re-create pre-Columbian sounds.
"... Experts also believe pre-Columbian tribes used some of the instruments to send the human brain into a dream state and treat certain illnesses. The ancient whistles could guide research into how rhythmic sounds alter heart rates and states of consciousness..."

Trickster Gallery presents Keith Secola, live in concert. July 15.

Pinellas County, Florida; Call to Artists: Heritage Village Outdoor Sculpture Project. USA artists, August 11 deadline.

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Digital access a priority for NFB
"... The remaining position held by filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin was changed to reflect Obomsawin's role as a liaison and mentor to Canada's native film community."

Right click and "save as" to download Alanis Obomsawin interview on CBC Ideas podcast. [Link will only be good for a few weeks.]

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Mitchell, South Dakota "Prehistoric Indian Village".

Another Native Art Blog, Cheryl Davis’ Art Blog; Native American Art/Heritage/News Related ArtBlog.
"My artwork has opened up some great avenues for me, and blessed me with many wonderful experiences, travels and friends through the years. I wanted to establish an ArtBlog as a way of sharing those experiences and friends with you..."

Legit collector or careful looter?

Native Blog; Mohawk and Proud.

Ojibway artist wins the Ontario Premier's Award for Excellence in the Arts.
"... (Ron) Noganosh works with found objects, including beer caps, chainsaw parts, old toys and abandoned hubcaps, to make his sculptures and installations.
His work is often political, touching on the environment, agribusiness and aboriginal issues..."

Sealaska Heritage Insitute, Special Collections Research Center Blog.

An evening of Native American poetry and music. Monday July 14, 7:00 - 9:15 pm. The Sanctuary at East Shore Unitarian, 12700 SE 32nd, Bellevue, WA.

9 grants awarded under First Nations Composer Initiative, including Brent Micheal Davids.

Native Blog accompanying the "Trickster" comics anthology.

Documentary film; The Fallen Feather: Indian Industrial Residential Schools.

A short blog posting, about contemporary Native artist Brad Kahlhamer, now showing at Museum Contemporary Art Denver, through September 21, 2008.

Nocona Burgess, Eagle-Serpent Studios.

Peace Hills Trust 26'th Annual Native Art contest. For Canadian Native Artists, youth and adult category, September 12, 2008 deadline.

Six Nations Indian Museum

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