Monthly Archives: October 2008
WOKIKSUYE WICOHAN
WOKIKSUYE WICOHAN
A TIME OF REMEMBERENCE
Join us on Sunday, November 2 at 1:00 p.m. at the Concentration Camp at Fort Snelling State Park as speakers share with us their family history regarding the concentration camp.
Originally, the Sesquicentennial Commission had planned to hold an event on November 11th entitled “Dakota Indian Internment Camp at Fort Snelling 1862-1864”. They were to present a ‘Factual objective account of the Internment camp and the Experiences of its Inhabitants’. While this event has been cancelled, it was still quite disturbing to many of our Elders. Clifford Canku said “…They keep raising their own spokespersons to speak for us.”
On Sunday, November 2nd, Clifford Canku, along with Melvin Grey Owl, Faith Bad Moccasin , Chris Mato Nunpa and others will share their family stories of the Concentration Camp. Mona Smith, in conjunction with the Minnesota Humanities Center will be recording the stories for her project “The Bdote Memory Map” ( http://web.mac.com/alliesms/Memory/MEMORY_MAP_.html)
If you have family stories of relatives who were held in the concentration camp that you would like to share or know someone who would, please let us know so that we can include you in the schedule.
Date: Sunday November 2
Time: 1:00 P.M.
Place: Concentration Camp, Fort Snelling State Park
We will be supplying Soup or Stew, Bread and Coffee. If you would like to bring a dish to share, please feel free. We also ask that everyone bring their own Bowl, Plate, Eating Utensils and cup. This is the traditional way and it is a way that is gentler to our Ina Maka than using disposable items.
If you have any questions, please email or call 651.983.6363
Pidamaya ye
Southwest Indian Foundation
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The Martha Fast Horse Show
Special Guests
Thank You
martha@fasthorseproductions.com
www.fasthorseproductions.150m.com
Indigenous Internet Chamber of Commerce!
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Review by Jamison Mahto
The Blues Nation’s self-titled CD features five seasoned and experienced players that are top notch. The band consists of Dusty Miller (Comanche Tribe) on Guitar & Slide, Terry Tsotigh (Kiowa Tribe) plays Drums & Harmonica, Obie Sullivan (Muskoke Creek Tribe) on Keyboards, Sonny Klinekole (Kiowa/Comanche/ Apache Tribe) plays the Bass, and Tom Ware (Kiowa/Comanche Tribe) who rounds out a wonderful Native blues band on Guitar & Vocals. The first trac, “What Do You Think” is a smooth, slick shuffle groove, played like they were on the stage at the Cabooze. The vocal is reminiscent of Bobby Blue Bland or BB King with a guitar that reminds me of Albert/ Freddie King. The guitar player, Dusty Miller has phrasing that is extremely lyrical and romantic. He attacks the fret board like a man possessed and then goes to a tempo change and a slow 12 bar blues progression.
Interview with Larry Knudsen
The Catena Company Mr. Norvell began his career in executive search in 1979 recruiting American physicians and senior staff to specialty and primary care hospitals throughout the Middle East. In 2005 and 2006, he completed an important engagement with an international non-profit company in recruiting a senior leadership tean in China, Korea, and Singapore assisting the client to implement an aggressive global expansion plan. In 2007, he has led the company in a strategic gaming senior leadership search in Canada.
Biography
“The essence of the problem is about consumption, recognizing that a society that consumes one third of the world’s resources is unsustainable. This level of consumption requires constant intervention into other people’s lands. That’s what’s going on.” Winona LaDuke grew up in Los Angeles, California. She is an enrolled member of the Mississippi Band Anishinaabeg of the White Earth reservation in northern Minnesota. Her father was an actor in westerns as well as an Indian activist. Her mother was a Jewish art professor. She credits her parents for passing the spirit of activism on to her. LaDuke became involved in Native American environmental issues after meeting Cherokee activist Jimmy Durham as a student at Harvard. She began making a political name for herself at age 18 when she addressed the United Nations on Indian issues.
Review by Jamison Mahto
Wikipedia calls Grupo Fantasma a “Latin funk orchestra” and the Village Voice’s internationally recognized reviewer, Jim Caligiuiri says, “They’re the best band in Austin.” Created by fusing two other bands this album is the quintessential Latin band touring now. They are eleven members large with a big band sound including horns and percussion that are vital to maintaining the essential traditional elements of Latin music. Maceo Parker is a special guest on the Sonidos Gold CD. Anyone ever heard of him? He was one of the pioneers of this sound. When you get someone of the stature of Maceo (His discography is as long as your arm including work with James Brown and George Clinton/Bootsy Collins) to sit in on your session, as a musician, you realize you are there. Our local punk funk hero Prince endorses them by saying, “Real musicians playing real music!”
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Multicultural Indigenous Academy
The event at the school is Friday, Oct. 31st
9:30 – noon
> The Multicultural Indigenous Academy will be hosting a
> traditional celebration honoring the ancestors who have
> passed on called the ” Dia De Los Muertos“. Some
> of the honored include Floyd “Red Crow” Westerman,
> Vernon Bellecourt and friends and family of the school….
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> Our event will begin at 9:30ish am and run until lunch. We
> will have some traditional Mexica Danzantes and the
> students’ offrenda presentations and a few cultural
> craft activities.
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> We are located at 133 E. 7th St. Downtown St. Paul between
> Jackson and Robert Sts.
















