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In Honor of Native American Heritage Month in November
Native Americans at Dartmouth (NAD) Presents:
The 5th Annual First Nations Week
November 8th 12th
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What is First Nations Week?
The purpose of First Nations Week is to bring in Native people and film that address various issues that affect Indian Country. First Nation's Week is an opportunity for all students to engage with prominent and respected leaders of the Native American community as well as to acknowledge the presence of the Native American community on campus and honor all nations in the United States and Canada. This week-long event serves as an opportunity to educate the larger Dartmouth community and engage in enlightening discussions with students and prominent leaders from various Native communities.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 @ 6:00pm, Native American House (35 N. Main St.)
"Musical Chairs with Occom Pond Singers"
The Occom Pond Singers will provide us with a new twist on what we know as musical chairs, they will introduce themselves, what events they do on campus and what powwow drumming means to them. There will also be prizes so be sure to drop by and participate or have fun watching this new First Nation's Week event.
The Occom Pond Singers are Dartmouth's powwow drum group consisting of an ever changing membership of men, women, students, and alums. Occom Pond sings generally in the southern style of powwow singing. Our membership is representative of tribal nations throughout the continent.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 @ 6pm-9pm, Moore B03
Film: "Two-Spirits"
The movie explores the cultural context behind a tragic and senseless murder. Fred Martinez was a Navajo youth slain at the age of 16 by a man who bragged to his friends that he "bug-smashed a fag." But Fred was part of an honored Navajo tradition, who possesses a balance of masculine and feminine traits. Thought telling Fred's story, we are reminded of our traditional values that we have long embraced.
Watch the trailer at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpKaP6-1Bus
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11 @ 2pm-3pm, Hood Museum of Art
"(Un)settling Accounts: The Violent Economies of the Ledger" with Melanie Benson, Dartmouth College
Details: GALLERY TALK
1By drawing on the expertise of the Hood Museum staff, the Native American Studies faculty, faculty from other departments, and Native and non-Native invited scholars, the Institute will open up discussion on the multiple narratives embedded in Plains ledger art, raising such questions as what issues of gender, social status, and tribal identity are portrayed in these drawings? How can re-examination of such issues through the Native perspective represented in these drawings be incorporated into revisions of Native American history and cultural understanding? How can the study of Plains ledger art re-inform our understanding of the relationships between traditional Plains oral narratives and text based non-Native as well as Native histories? How did these drawings create a sovereign space within contexts of cultural oppression? What are the mechanisms through which Plains ledger artists established new ways of visually negotiating identities? The different academic perspectives of the invited scholars will no doubt expand the scope of the discussions far beyond these preliminary questions.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~lhc/events/2010/institute2010.html
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11 @ 4pm-6pm, Kemeny 105
"Euchee Language Revitalization Program"
Renee Grounds '08 is a Dartmouth alum, as well as, a Euchee language learner and future educator of her traditional language, Euchee. She has been a part of the Euchee Language Project since she was nine years old and has since returned to the organization to help younger Euchee generations learn their traditional language. By being a part of the project for her language she hopes to increase awareness of indigenous language loss and communicate a sense of urgency to Native communities and individuals about the need for saving languages.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12 @ 2pm-5pm
Please contact Colin Calloway if you wish to attend.
Details: "(Un)settling Accounts: The Violent Economies of the Ledger" a discussion with Melanie Benson, Dartmouth College. Part of the Humanities Institute 2010 Multiple Narratives in Plains Indian Ledger Art.
In addition to public lectures given by visiting Institute scholars, a series of workshops and seminars will focus on the various disciplinary paradigms through which the collection can be examined and used in the revision of Native American history. These workshops and seminars will be led by the individual fellows with an invited audience but open to anyone who wishes to attend.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~lhc/events/2010/institute2010.html
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*Next week numerous tribal flags will fill the Collis Atrium, be sure to check them out*
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