Archive for November 4th, 2009

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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BOOKS: “Meet Christopher” is a winner

Washington—“Meet Christopher: An Osage Indian Boy from Oklahoma” has been ...
RECIPES: Chocolate’s indigenous history makes spicy tale

Washington—Chocolate is a flavor as old and varied as the ...
FOOD: Chocolate’s biographer reveals its tasty secrets

Washington—The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian will host ...
SPORTS: “Ramp It Up!” rolls into New York

New York—“Ramp It Up!”, an exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National ...
ARTS: Jungen’s farfetched animals stretch the imagination

Washington—Artist Brian Jungen’s oversized animals have invaded the Smithsonian’s National ...
MOVIES: Big and blue, ‘Avatar’ with Wes Studi comes to a cinema near you

Cherokee movie star Wes Studi is no stranger to standing ...

December 2009

MUSIC: Native American school band rocks the oldies – and the ancients

MUSIC: Native American school band rocks the oldies – and the ancients

Ten years ago Kim Cournoyer answered an ad seeking a ...

Roots of the blues go deep into shared Native and African American history

Jimi Hendrix meteorically rose to rock-and-roll fame playing, smashing and ...

PEOPLE: Mary G. Ross blazed a trail in the sky as a woman engineer in the space race

When she was 96 years old, Mary Golda Ross asked ...

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 ...