US history condensed into a single photo from #StandingRock
US history condensed into a single photo from #StandingRock pic.twitter.com/gUH0xbJItX — Evan Greer (@evan_greer) February 13, 2017
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Series of Animated Stories Revitalize Indigenous Languages in Mexico
The project aims to promote pride, respect, and encourage the use of the indigenous languages of Mexico, through a series of animated stories narrated in these languages and subtitled in Spanish. Sourced through Scoop.it from: xicanation.com
Read moreWatch Video Interview with Native Arts Artist-in-Residence Gregg Deal
The Native Arts Artist-in-Residence for this fall is Gregg Deal, acclaimed muralist, performance artist, and painter of the Pyramid Lake Paiute tribe. Gregg’s work focuses on contemporary native political issues. Check out our interview with Gregg about his current project below. And visit him during public hours in his studio at the DAM. His residency will culminate with a performance at Untitled Final Friday
Read moreBook: Malinche, Pocahontas, and Sacagawea
The first Europeans to arrive in North America’s various regions relied on Native women to help them navigate unfamiliar customs and places. This study of three well-known and legendary female cultural intermediaries, Malinche, Pocahontas, and Sacagawea, examines their initial contact with Euro-Americans, their negotiation of multinational frontiers, and their symbolic representation over time. Well before their first contact with Europeans
Read moreMaps Show What The Americas Would Look Like if We Were Grateful for Indigenous Culture
Aaron Carapella, 36, is a self-taught Native historian and cartographer with a degree in business and years of activism under his belt. During the time he spent with the American Indian Movement, he remembers standing arm in arm with other protesters to block government officials and corporations from encroaching onto Native land. But it’s his mapmaking he feels that’s had the
Read moreA Tribe Called Red – Sisters ft Northern Voice
A Tribe Called Red- Sisters ft Northern Voice (2013) A Tribe Called Red / Tribal Spirit Music / Pirates Blend Buy on iTunes: http://bit.ly/1gxWTEr atribecalledred.com Directed by Jon Riera Produced by Landon Ramirez & The Field Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.youtube.com HT Abagond
Read moreNational Museum of the American Indian
A guest post by Jefe: The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is a Smithsonian museum with two galleries, one in Washington, DC and one in New York. Items not on display are stored in a cultural resource centre in Suitland, Maryland (Prince George’s County), which includes the Vine Deloria, Jr. Library. Both museums showcase the history, culture, anthropology and archaeology of the
Read moreSeeds and Soul – Indigenous Cultural Exchange & Festival, Oakland, CA, Oct 24, 2015
Feel free to Download and share our flier widely! And don’t forget to RSVP! If you’d like to volunteer, we’d so appreciate your help. Please complete and submit our Volunteer Form. Sourced through Scoop.it from: seedsandsoul.org After I saw Rulan at Stanford, I’ve been looking forward to see her again in the Bay Area! Woot!
Read morePhotographer Matika Wilbur On Documenting Native America
Photographer Matika Wilbur is a member of the Tulalip Tribe raised on the Swinomish Reservation. Her work explores themes of Native American identity and cultural duality, and has appeared in the Royal British Columbia Museum of Fine Arts, The Nantes Museum of Fine Arts in France, the Seattle Art Museum and the Burke Museum. She joins us to talk about her new
Read moreInto California – Project 562
By Matika Wilbur Click through for more Sourced through Scoop.it from: matikawilbur.com
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