August 10-12, Santa Fe, New Mexico 24th ANNUAL ANTIQUE ETHNOGRAPHIC ART SHOW Museum-quality ethnographic antiques. Over 150 dealers featuring the finest ethnographic and tribal antique art from around the world including Spanish Colonial, Mexican, Oceanic, Asian, African items and Precolumbian art, furniture, rugs, jewelry, devotional art, religious relics baskets, textiles, paintings, and much more. Gala Preview Opening Friday, August 10, 6-9pm. The show continues on Saturday & Sunday from 10am-5pm. Please Note New Location: El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe. Tickets for all events available at the door. Produced by Marcia Berridge, Whitehawk Antique Shows, 505-992-8929. For more info, visit www.whitehawkshows.com.
TUNICA-BILOXI POW WOW FACT SHEET Marksville, Louisiana ~ May 16, 17, & 18, 2008 LOCATION: Chief Joseph “Alcide” Pierite on the Tunica-Biloxi Reservation, HWY 1 at Marksville, LA. PARKING: Available near the Pow Wow grounds and at Paragon Casino Resort. LodgingCamping: Paragon Casino Resort offers a Pow Wow rate. Tent camping is available around the Chief Joseph “Alcide” Pierite Pow Wow Grounds. TUNICA-BILOXI POW WOW SCHOOL PROJECT The Pow Wow Committee presents programs on Native American culture for area students on the Tunica-Biloxi Reservation, May 14-15, 2008. This is a rare and valuable opportunity for students to learn firsthand about Indian cultures from native people. Call Kayla Johnson for reservations and more information at (800) 946-1946, extension 1021. ADMISSION: General Admission - $5; Children (5 yrs & Younger) - $2; Seniors (65 & older) - $3 (Registered DRUMS & DANCERS and Paragon associates w/ badges WILL BE ADMITTED FREE) Featured Performances: Irene Bedard & Deni; Hawk (Flutist); Jackie Crow (Legend Keeper) Native American Dance Competition: Golden Age (Age 50 & Up; Men & Women’s categories), Adult (Ages 18-49; Men & Women categories), Junior (Ages 11-17; Boy & Girl categories), Children (10yrs. & under receive day money on Sat & Sun.). Any one category with less than five (5) dancers will be combined. Entry fee is $5 for dance competition participants. Up to $28,000 in prizes. Drum (Singing) Contest: Three Places in both the Northern & Southern categories; 1st Place $3,000; 2nd Place $2,000; 3rd Place $1,000. Host drums are not eligible. (Drum Day Money given in past years has been replaced by this contest.) *Competition Points start at 1PM Saturday GRAND ENTRIES REGISTRATION (Dance & Drum) Friday, May 16, 7:30 p.m. Opens 5-8 p.m. on Friday, May 16 Saturday, May 17, 1:00 & 7:30 p.m. Closes 12 noon on Saturday, May 17 Sunday, May 18, 12 noon Pow Wow ends @ 4:00p.m. The Pow Wow features over 40 food and craft vendors. (Call Sharon @ ext. 2075) For further information please call 800-946-1946, ext. 2034.
Major historic cultural event of Tsimshian starts with carving and constructing 17 Tsimshian Canoes. Three Traditional Feast; one Name Giving Feast of New Chief; a Tsimshian Hereditary Chief escorts canoes to Alaska to meet relatives and describes history of family names; Haida Nation, BC returns a Tsimshian Song and two totem poles are raised one in BC and other in Alaska.
Red Nation Celebration History: Red Nation Celebration (RNC) is a non profit American Indian organization established to premiere contemporary and traditional American Indian artists to the mainstream media and to the global communities to encourage understanding of the cultural traditions and modern day issues of the American Indian.
Native American artists from across the Northern Plains will convene in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to display their heritage through their artwork at the Northern Plains Indian Art Market, September 21, 22, 23 and 24, 2006, presented by Sinte Gleska University.
Annual Nation Fair Fair Starts the first week of September every year. Events ranging from rodeos, concerts, pow wows, parades, vendors, farmers market, 4-H, carnival, traditional foods, art & crafts, etc.
Dedicated to the memory and vision of Severt Young Bear Sr. Contains historical, demographic, and cultural information in addition to promoting knowledge of International Brotherhood Days.
The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is an international festival that celebrates the latest works by Indigenous peoples on the forefront of innovation in film, video, radio, and new media. We are currently seeking features, shorts, documentaries, dramas, comedies, animation by international and Canadian Indigenous filmmakers and producers. We invite all genres and lengths and encourage submissions from first-time and emerging directors. Student films are welcome.
