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Gary
Farmer (Cayuga), best known as an actor (Dead Man, Pow Wow Highway,
Smoke Signals, DreamKeeper, A Thief of Time) and publisher (Aboriginal
Voices magazine) has opened a gallery in Santa Fe, the Gary Farmer
Gallery. It carries an interesting and usual selection of works by
artists primarily from the Woodlands region of the Northeast.
The Arizona State Braille and Talking Book Library, funded by the
Library of Congress, produces a tape-recorded version of every issue of
Native Peoples, as well as many other magazines and thousands of book
titles. The program is open to any U.S. resident who is blind, visually
impaired or physically disabled. The free service includes a special
tape player and all mailing costs. Details: 800/255-5578 or
602/255-5578.
The outpost of Native life in New York City, the American Indian
Community House, has a new home. The nonprofit organization has moved
to the second floor at 11 Broadway, just a quick stroll from the
National Museum of the American Indian’s Heye Center. AICH will resume
its gallery exhibition schedule in January.
The nonprofit group that produces the annual Santa Fe Indian Market,
the Southwest Association for Indian Arts, is in the early stages of
publishing a historic overview of the world’s largest American Indian
art festival. It will be written by Dr. Gregory Schaaf (Cherokee) and
his wife Angie Schaaf (authors of the American Indian Art Series), with
an introduction by Bruce Bernstein. Two volumes will be released at the
2008 event. They are seeking submission of old photos, award lists,
articles, audio tapes, films, books, etc., and information on all
artists who showed at past Santa Fe Indian Markets. Details: Box 8627,
Santa Fe, NM 87504-8627, 505/473-5375; e-mail Indians@nets.com.
Arizona Native News, the increasingly popular eight-minute mini-program
on independent station KAZ-TV in Arizona, co-hosted by Linda White Wolf
(Chickasaw/Maori), was launched in May 2005 to provide insights into
Arizona’s Native cultures and the American Indian experience as a
whole. She is hoping it will soon move to a half hour format.
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