mathias | April 11, 2011

Pow-wows (dances) give the general public a fun way of getting immersed in Native cultures and languages. The University of Iowa (.4% Native enrollment) helped fund a $35,000 inter-tribal pow-wow. Attendees Bob Morgan (a descendant of Bima River tribes) and James Sanderson Jr. (Potawatomi – Pokagon) stressed the importance of language in keeping traditions alive [...]

Category: Catawba, Cherokee, Native Language Events, Potawatomi | No Comments »
Tags: Anadasgisi, Bob Morgan, Catawba, Cherokee, dance, Iowa, James Sanderson Jr., Native American Student Association, Potawatomi, pow-wow, South Carolina, storytelling, Tennessee, The Spirit of the Pacific Islands, University of Iowa, University of Tennessee

mathias | March 11, 2011

March 2011 is a great month for Native languages in theatre! In Canada, the near-extinct Californian language Tongva (spoken by the Gabrieliño) is spoken in Marie Clements’ play “Tombs of the Vanishing Indian” – produced by the Native Earth ­Performing Arts and red diva projects on Tuesdays – Saturdays at 8 PM, and Sundays at [...]

Category: Native Language Events, Native Languages, Navajo (Diné), Tongva | No Comments »
Tags: 2011 Native American Film + Video Festival, Brooklyn Museum, Camille Manybeads Tso, Dovie Thomason, film, In the Footsteps of Yellow Woman, Marie Clements Tombs of the Vanishing Indian, Michelle St. John, movie, Native Earth Performing Art, Navajo, play, red diva projects, storytelling, theatre