We will be visiting with Choctaw Seminole Artist, Brian Larney on KAOS radio 89.3 fm Olympia- www.kaosradio.org this Sunday, January 19th at 4pm. Brian’s original creations are rare archival illustrations from the past and reflect the rich culture of his tribal heritage. His visuals are known for their contemporary style yet maintaining the cultural accuracy that honors his tribal family’s name of five generations, YA-HV-LA NE. Brian has received the Governor’s Award at the Festival of Art, First place awards for his work at Red Earth Festival, Five Civilized Tribes Museum, Seminole Museum Signature Series, as well as served as art instructor and consultant for numerous educational and business venues.
We will be visiting Joanelle Romero tomorrow on KAOS radio 89.3 fm Olympia- www.kaosradio.org. Talking about Red Nation Film Festival and its future, her book, Red Nation Television and more …. tune in and check it out!
Joanelle Romero, humanitarian, filmmaker, actress, recording artist/singer/songwriter, in 2006 launched Red Nation Media Internet and Television Channel with all Native programming. Her accomplishments as a pioneer in film, television, non-profit organizations, educator, philanthropist, producer, director, have established her as one of the most respected and admired public figures today. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico of Apache/Cheyenne, Jewish and Spanish descent, Romero was raised in Los Angeles on a variety of TV and movie sets, where she learned her craft.
As an actress, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, producer and filmmaker of American Indian performing arts including programming on her Red Nation Media Network Channel, she has entertained, inspired, moderated, enlightened the general public for the almost 3 decades. Using media as a primary tool, Romero has created a connection within Indian Country; including the film, television, music industries and to people around the world.
In 1991, Romero founded Spirit World Productions, as she saw a need for American Indian people to tell their own stories in television, film, and music. Spirit World Productions continues to American Indian films, pilots, and music, giving voices to those who would otherwise remain unheard. Through her company’s film division Spirit World Productions, Romero has become an award-winning American Indian documentary filmmaker & drama series producer.
In 2000, Spirit World Productions released the internationally critically acclaimed Award –Winning documentary film American Holocaust: When It’s All Over I’ll Still Be.Indian Narrated by Ed Anser. This film has the last footage shot of the Late Grandpa Wallace Black Elk and Former Chairwoman Mildred Clayhorn of the Ft. Sill Apache Nation. Romero directed, produced, wrote, and scored the music for this controversial and groundbreaking film. This documentary is the first and only film that compares Hitler’s attempted genocide of German Jews with the U.S. government’s treatment of American Indians and the lasting effects on the culture today.
To provide multiple, ongoing avenues for the exploration and presentation of contemporary and traditional American Indian performing arts, in 1995, Romero founded the non-profit organization, Red Nation Celebration (RNC). This organization premieres contemporary and traditional American Indian performing arts of diverse artistic disciplines to the mainstream media and to the global communities with the goal of encouraging understanding of the cultural traditions, performing arts, community and the advancement of indigenous nations. Additionally, RNC educates the public on aspects of American Indian cultural and artistic expression; educates and informs the music and film industries on new talent within the American Indian community; provides youth with educational and vocational opportunities related to the music and entertainment industry; and introduces American Indian artists to larger, global mainstream audiences.
In 2005 she received the Armin T. Wegner “Humanitarian” Award for the vision to see the truth…and the courage to speak it.
Continuing her on-going work to ensure that the culture, traditions, and history of American Indians would be recognized and celebrate, Romero initiated the first annual American Indian Heritage Month with the City of Los Angeles in November 2006 and she was named “The First Lady” of American Indian Heritage Month by American Indian Spiritual Leaders.
Alan Salazar (Spirit Hawk) is a traditional Native American storyteller … involved with the spiritual and cultural interests of the Chumash people.
About Alan Salazar (Spirit Hawk)
Alan Salazar is an educator, visionary, spiritual advisor of Chumash and Tatavian native american descendent. His Chumash name is Spirit Hawk and he holds the title of “the village’s fastest runner” . He is endowed with spiritual gifts of performing sacred ceremonial rites. In addition, he draws on nearly twenty years of professional experience as a preschool teacher. and as a counselor and institutional officer in the juvenile justice system. Mr. Salazar is a leading cultural resource consultant for the ventura Indian Educational Consortium. He has been involved in numerous organizations, including The Kern County Indian Council, Candelaria American Indian Council, Chumash Maritime Association, Oakbrook Chumash Center and ANTIK – a coalition of Chumash people. He is past President of the Native American Heritage preservation council of Kern County. Alan Salazar has devoted his entire life to furthering Native American causes. Today, he is actively involved in the Maritime Cultural Resurgence — a movement that honors Chumash masters of the tomol, the traditional plank canoe.
Mr. Salazar is widely admired for his ability to balance the need for Chumash Cultural preservation and the need for modern land use development. His cultural heritage educational activities are closely integrated with his public service and scholarly interests.
He is a member of the California Indian Advisory Committee of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and his research on Chumash culture has been published in the Kern County Archeological Society Journal. Mr. Salazar participates in cultural and land use activities involving the interests of the Chumash people. he has conducted Chumash ceremonial blessings at public events, including the dedication of Point Dume Nation preserve in Malibu, a State historic landmark. http://alansalazar.tripod.com/
Raven Redbone and Dr. Ken Tollefson.
Dr. Kenneth Tollefson, professor emeritus of Anthropology, has devoted three decades of his life to documenting the history and living culture of Duwamish people. Our archive will house his professional life’s work on the Duwamish, including photographs, interviews and field notes. Jay Miller, Ph.D., author of Lushootseed Culture and the Shamanic Odyssey among… other books, specializes in linguistics and coastal Salish people. He will help oversee our acquisitions. Our Duwamish archives will be an essential resource for researchers, students and teachers seeking information about our language and the Seattle area prior to settlement. We will have Lushootseed CD-ROMs here for self-directed learners. http://www.duwamishtribe.org/designconcept.html
ALEX WHITE PLUME is Oglala Lakota and one of the founders of the Sitanka Wokiksuye (Wounded Knee Bigfoot Memorial Ride) (South Dakota) started in 1986. The nation needed a Wiping of the Tears ceremony after the massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890. The ride began because of the way our people were living; they needed change and a way that brought awareness to what happened to Bigfoot and his people at Wounded Knee. “MOTHER EARTH NEEDS CULTURE.” – Alex WP
To see some of Alex s work go to (www.oweakuinternational.org).
Between 1986-1990, the ride was a Wiping of the Tears ceremony for the Lakota nation. There were 19 riders on the very first ride in 1986 from Bridger, SD to Wounded Knee, SD. The ride was called the Future Generation Ride after 1990, when the Wiping of the Tears ceremony ended.
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Brief Summary for Puanani Nihoa:
2013 April: Currently I am the Assistant Director for the MPA Tribal Governance Concentration 2010-2013
(prior to April):Project Archivist: 2 yr. grant funded archival project finding aides were completed for the following collections; all has been web-published in the Northwest Digital Archives web-site:
*Guide to the Angela Gilliam Papers 1988-2003*
Guide to the Elizabeth Enslin Papers (small collection) 1994-1995*
Guide to the Janice Kido Papers 1989-2000*Guide to the Jovana Brown Papers 1981-1994*
Guide to the Kaye V. Ladd Papers 1975-1978*Guide to the Linda Moon-Stumpff Papers 1988-2001*Guide to the Louise Williams Papers 1966-2004*Guide to the Lovern King Papers 1990-1992*Guide to the Margaret Hunt Papers 1976-2000*
Guide to the MPA Tribal Governance Concentration 1980-2013*Guide to the Nancy Taylor Papers 1974-2004*
Guide to the Northwest Indian Applied Research Institute Records (NIARI) 1999-2012 [initial work has been completed, currently detail processing is being conducted to further expose material recently received-processing should be completed in the next month by an intern from San Jose University-Sarah Norton]*Guide to the Rebecca Goolsby Papers (small collection) 1994-1995*Guide to the Virigina Grant Darney Papers 1979-1993*
Guide to the Washington State Folklife Council Project Archive Collection 1983-1990 *Guide to the Winifred Ingram Papers 1938-19922008-2010 Attend MPA Tribal Governance Concentration-graduated with Master’s in Public Administration-Tribal Governance Concentration While attending school worked as a processing and project archivist 2007
Bachelors of Arts degree-TESC
Worked as Administrative Assistant for the VP of FAD at TESC
Concurrently volunteered as a processing archivist Prior to TESC: 5 years experience working as an Information Technology Analyst for a utilitarian software company (private) 20 years experience working as an Administrative/Executive Assistant (public & private sectors)
Personal: Native Hawaiian & non-traditional student-Member of the Hawaiian Civic Club in LaceyVolunteering as Processing Archivist Consultant currently
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Ravenspeaker
Native Storytelling, Choreography and Cultural Events Planning
Who is Ravenspeaker?
Ravenspeaker is the stage name for Robert Frederiksen an Alaskan Tsimshian storyteller of the Raven Clan. He was born and raised in Seattle, Washington and has travelled all over North America as a recognized Culture Bearer for the Northwest Coast’s First Peoples.
Storytelling
He began by accident as a teenager when a group of dancers needed someone to fill time on stage between sets. Although considered very young at the time he proved worthy of the honor by crafting a spell binding version of the Culture’s most famous legend ‘The Box of Daylight’. He very quickly found himself in demand as a stand alone performer and brought his talents to conventions, businesses, festivals and other gatherings all over the Pacific Northwest.
With his obvious stage presence he was offered roles in such films and Television Programs as “The Spirit of the Eagle”, “The Creative Native” and even appeared in several local theater productions. To this day Ravenspeaker is one of two featured storytellers in the Burke Museum’s storytelling exhibit.
Choreography
Ravenspeaker has created songs and dances for some of the Northwest Coast’s most well known Native Dance troupes. Most notably he was one of the founders of Tsimshian Hayuuk, created and directed the Children of the Mist Youth Dance Team and helped organize Lugulm Goodm of Vancouver BC. His proudest achievement in this medium was the fusion of ballet and traditional Northwest Coast Indian Dance in “Seattle’s Fantastic Shoppe” with the late John Wilkins of the Olympic Ballet Theater.
Events Planning
Ravenspeaker assisted in the planning of several Potlatches in Washington, Alaska and Canada. He took the lead in organizing Potlatches for the Muckelshoot Tribal School and for Indian Heritage High School.
He also created the Northwest Coast cultural component of the Seattle Aquarium’s Salmon Homecoming Celebration and ran that event for several years from 1996 through 2001.
Other Data:
His ceremonial name is Ma’alsgm Gaak (Raven Narrates). He has one son, Jade, of the Eagle Clan (Most Northwest Coast Natives reckon lineage through the maternal line) who is learning storytelling and dance at the tender age of ten and is also available for certain venues.
Ravenspeaker can be contacted at 425.329.9830 or by email at ravenspeaker@msn.com
Toiksn ada saa aam hla waan. (Thank you and may your good name go with you)
Robert is the Director of Blue Pony Youth Program is one of many projects that Robert is involved it. Learn more about what Robert is up too, Make No Bones About It- 12-8-2013, 5:00-5:30pm.
Robert Upham, AKA- “Harlem Indian” is a mixed blood American Indian from the Gros Ventre, Assiniboine, Dakota, Salish, Pend Oreille, and Adopted Blackfeet and Lakota. He grew up on the fort Belknap Indian Reservation near the town of Harlem, Montana. In 1994 upon the advice of his Uncle Floyd Red Crow Westerman, robert walked across the United States with Dennis Banks, co-founder of the American …Indian Movement. The walk was called the Walk For Justice and the purpose was to raise awareness of Leonard Peltiers imprisonment and the various issues across Indian Country.
He is an artist in the tradition of the Winter Count. His mediums are: Acrylic, Pen, Pencil and VIDEO. For the last 9 years he has used video to educate the public on the american Indian Cause. He is presently Director of the Blue Pony Youth Program. His major Project at this time is a movie called “the Harlem Indian Project- License to be Indian”.
Harvest Moon is a Quinault Ambassador, historian, basket weaver and storyteller whose name means “A light shining forth in the midst of darkness”. She has been telling stories over half her lifetime, ones that will make you laugh, cry and will move you. She speaks from her heart and spirit, leaving people looking at a different perspective of the Northwest Coast Native Americans. She has received the “Peace and Friendship Award”, from the Washington State Historical Society in recognition of significant contributions to the understanding of N.W. Indian Heritage and has served two terms for “The Washington Commission for the Humanities.” In addition, Harvest Moon has received grants from the Seattle Arts Commission, Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities and Heritage Arts Council for “Artist in Residency” through out Washington Schools.
Welcome! It is an honor to contribute and give another voice to the “The First Peoples” of our world.
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World Peace and Prayer Day 2013
Encouraging Words from our Elders
"I appreciate your work in giving voice to our peoples. Blessings to you." Grandmother Mona Polacca
Quote of the Month
Yes, our life energy must be a gift for our future. Your life, my life, everybody’s life must follow your given path. So pray or meditate. Follow your inner path and learn just how powerful you are and learn that you are a leader for your people, your family, your children, and the Mother Earth.
-Chief Arvol Looking Horse, Lakota
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