The Grandmother of Canadian Native Art: Daphne Odjig
Odawa/Potawatomi Canadian artist Daphne Odjig, who’ll be turning 100 this Sept. 11th, is an award winning trendsetter as the first woman to recieve an eagle feather from the Wikwemikong Reserve, somthing that was reserved only for men before Odjig, and 5 honorary doctorates to her name.
Mental Floss has a post up about her in their ‘Feel Art Again’ Series where they cover 13 artists from 13 different countries.
via Examiner:
The American Indian Film Institute (AIFI) is seeking film and video entries for the 34th annual American Indian Film Festival — the nation’s oldest and most prestigious venue for American Indian film arts and entertainment.
The 2009 American Indian Film Festival will be presented November 6-14 in San Francisco. Films to be entered for competition should be by or about American Indian or Canada First Nations people and produced during year 2008-2009. Entry deadline is August 7, 2009.
via (The Brisbane Times)
Genre Cultural festival
Location 87 Woodrow Rd
Address Woodford
Date June 5 to 8
Tickets Refer website
More information www.thedreamingfestival.comThe Dreaming Festival; Australia’s International Indigenous Festival is emerging as one of Australia’s not to be missed cultural events of the year. Traditional and contemporary Indigenous culture is on display often in breathtaking and inspiring ways.
Whether you have a preference for theatre, dance, film, song, or art you will find it presented richly at this festival. Indigenous performers from across the world, including Australia of course are invited to The Dreaming Festival to share and present their art and culture and tell their stories to the growing audience of Australians wanting to soak up and explore new cultures.
The nights in June are chilly and the festival is lit with campfires to keep you warm, but it is the sheer spirit of this festival that leaves you with a feeling that you have just experienced something very special.
via (Indianz)
The Sundance Institute and the state of New Mexico formed a partnership to promote Indian and Hispanic filmmakers.
Sundance in New Mexico will be based at a ranch in the northern part of the state. The goal is to create more opportunities for Indian and Hispanic directors, screenwriters and producers. “There’s change in the air right now,” Redford said at a press conference with Gov. Bill Richardson (D), The Santa FeNew Mexican reported. “The days of the monolithic silos that we lived in are changing; we’re going to be seeing hybrids … where cultures can come together.” The program starts this weekend with a week-long Sundance Institute Native Filmmakers Lab. The Native American Arts Lab, which Redford started 25 years ago, will be based at the ranch.
pic via farm1.static.flickr.com
Three signs that are part of the “Beyond the Chief” exhibit outside Native American House and American Indian Studies buildings were vandalized between Monday evening and Tuesday afternoon