Archive for November, 2009

Movies: Native film star tells of his hero’s journey, on and offscreen

Posted on November 24th, 2009 by americanindiannews

Wes Studi’s role in the new sci-fi thriller “Avatar” might seem galaxies away from his Cherokee heritage, but they share powerful underlying themes

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People: Unsung hero has a million books he’d like you to check out

Posted on November 24th, 2009 by americanindiannews

The museum honors Navajo library director Irving Nelson, whose innovative career is one for the books—and especially the readers

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Museum: Seeds of understanding accompany interns into wider fields of work

Posted on November 24th, 2009 by americanindiannews

Whether lawyers, curators or cultural activists, past conservation interns say their perspective carries a permanent imprint of their museum experience

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Exhibition: “A Song for the Horse Nation” gallops into museum and onto the WebThe new exhibition explores the unique position of the horse in historic and contemporary Native American culture

Posted on November 24th, 2009 by americanindiannews

The new exhibition explores the unique position of the horse in historic and contemporary Native American culture

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Culture: Author creates publishing house for American Indian books

Posted on November 24th, 2009 by americanindiannews

Stephanie Duckworth-Elliott wants “to bring authentic Native voices” to the reading public

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Fritz Scholder continues to stir, stretch boundaries of Indian art

Posted on November 4th, 2009 by americanindiannews

The late painter’s work on exhibition at the National Museum of the American Indian in “Fritz Scholder: Indian/Not Indian” inspires and challenges via the paradoxes of his cultural and creative identity.

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U.S. Postal Service delivers a tiny timeline of Native America

Posted on November 4th, 2009 by americanindiannews

“The American Indian in Stamps: Profiles in Leadership, Accomplishment and Cultural Celebration” is an Internet exhibition of U.S. postal stamps dating to 1898.

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November 2009

Movies: Native film star tells of his hero’s journey, on and offscreen

Movies: Native film star tells of his hero’s journey, on and offscreen

For Wes Studi, playing a character confronting colonial powers while ...

People: Unsung hero has a million books he’d like you to check out

Irving Nelson has had a desk in the director’s office ...

Museum: Seeds of understanding accompany interns into wider fields of work

Washington, D.C.— As the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American ...