2008
Cultural Focus: Urban Indians
Daily
Schedule
Friday
2:00pm
|
Narrative
Stage |
“Native
American Spirituality,” Leon Rattler
(Blackfeet) |
| 3:00 |
Narrative
Stage |
“New
Approaches to Higher Education” Northwest
Indian College |
| 4:00 |
Narrative
Stage |
“Connections
to the Environment—Indians and the Green
Movement” |
| 5:00
|
Narrative
Stage |
“Why
Do Indians Live in Cities—The Relocation
Act of 1952” |
| 6:00
|
Bagley
Wright |
Opening
Reception, “Expressions: The insights
of urban Indian identity” |
| 7:00 |
Bagley
Wright |
Welcoming
Ceremony |
Saturday
| 11:00am
|
Narrative
Stage |
“The
Fourth Way: Indigenous Sustainability,”
Phil Lane, Jr. (Yankton Dakota/Chicasaw) |
| Noon
|
Narrative
Stage |
“Art
as a Way of Life,” Leon Rattler (Blackfeet) |
| Noon
|
Discovery
Zone |
Dance
from Frank’s Landing: Wah-He-Lut Dance
Troupe |
| 1:00pm |
Narrative
Stage |
“Keet
Shu-ka: An Indigenous Tribute to the Killer
Whale,” Odon Lonning (Tlingit) and Ann
Stateler (Five Tribes/Choctaw) |
| 1:00
|
Discovery
Zone |
Traditional
Haida Dance: Haida Heritage Foundation |
| 2:00
|
Narrative
Stage |
Wah-He-Lut
Dance Troupe from Frank’s Landing |
| 2:10
|
Mural
Ampitheatre |
Eagle’s
Jump—Native American Fusion |
| 3:00
|
Narrative
Stage |
“Honoring
Community Through Self-Expression,”
Swil Kanim (Lummi) |
| 3:00
|
Intiman
Theatre |
Seattle
Cape Fox Dancers – Alaskan Tlingit Dance |
| 3:40
|
Intiman
Theatre |
Coyote
Soldier Boyz—Five Good-Looking Coyotes! |
| 4:00
|
Narrative
Stage |
“Northwest
Climate & Environmental Change,”
Kim Camara |
| 4:20
|
Intiman
Theatre |
Traditional
Powwow Regalia—Fancy Dancers & Jingle
Dresses |
| 5:00
|
Narrative
Stage |
Urban
Indian Prose & Poetry I: Gail Tremblay,
Philip H. Red Eagle, Lawney Reyes |
| 5:40 |
Intiman Theatre |
Randall
Kimball (Haida), Singer/Songwriter |
| 6:00
|
Narrative
Stage |
Urban
Indian Prose & Poetry II: Keith Egawa,
Ben-Alex Dupris, Arthur Tulee |
| 7:00
|
Bagley
Wright |
BENEFIT
CONCERT: Local Urban Indian Heroes, featuring
Little Big Band, Swil Kanim, Peter Ali, Gene
Tagaban, and Elaine Miles (ticketed event) |
Sunday
| 11:00am
|
Intiman
Theatre |
Che
Oke’ Ten, Coast Salish Songs & Stories |
| 11:40
|
Intiman
Theatre |
Leilani (Haida/Samoan), NeoSoul/Contemporary
Native |
| Noon
|
Narrative
Stage |
“The
Potlatch Tradition, A Spirit of Giving,”
Charlotte Coté (Nuu-chah-nulth) |
| 12:20pm
|
Intiman
Theatre |
Haida
Laas, Traditional Haida Song and Dance |
| 12:55
|
Intiman
Theatre |
Sngagim
Axasniikangin, Aleut Dance Group |
| 1:30
|
Intiman
Theatre |
Alaska
Kuteeyaa Dancers, Traditional Tlingit Dance |
| 2:00
|
Narrative
Stage |
“Storytelling
and the Source of Wisdom,” Roger Fernandes
(Lower Elwha S’Klallam) |
| 2:05
|
Intiman
Theatre |
Tsimshian
Haayuuk Dance Group, Dancing! Singing! Drumming! |
| 3:00
|
Narrative
Stage |
“50
Years in Seattle Working with Indians,”
The American Indian Women’s Service
League |
| 3:00 |
EMP Learning Lab |
Native
American Flute – Peter Ali conducts
workshop on flute playing—flutes supplied! |
| 3:30
|
Intiman
Theatre |
Northwest
Coast Traditional Regalia: Button Blankets
and Cedar Cloth |
| 4:00
|
Discovery
Zone |
“Keet
Shu-ka: An Indigenous Tribute to the Killer
Whale,” Odin Lonning (Tlingit) and Ann
Stateler (Five Tribes/Choctaw) |
| 4:00 |
Narrative Stage |
“American
Indian Studies at the University of Washington,”
Dr. Charlotte Coté (Nuu-chah-nulth) |
| 5:00
|
Intiman
Theatre |
Back-Rattle-Beat:
Native American Flute Circle featuring members
of the Snoqualmie Tribe and residents of the
Snoqualmie Valley: the Kanim/Enick Family,
Suzanne Ventura, Sheina Henry, Steve Thoreson,
Jordan Waddams, Greggor Stern, Vashti Williams,
Bob Antone, and Matt Mardsen |
| 5:00
|
Narrative
Stage |
“Indigenous
Visions and Prophecies,” Phil Lane,
Jr., (Yankton Dakota/Chickasaw) |
| 6:00
|
Narrative
Stage |
“The
Honor of Having Been a Warrior,” Native
American Veterans |
| 7:00
|
Bagley
Wright |
Indigenous
and Indigenius Hip Hop, with Red Eagle Soaring,
Komplex Kai, and Culture Shock Camp |
Monday
| 9:30am
|
Fisher
Green |
“A
Healing Ceremony for the Human Family,”
hosted by the United Indians of All Tribes
Foundation and the Pioneer Descendants Committee.
|
| Noon
|
Narrative
Stage |
“The
Occupation of Fort Lawton,” the Founding
of the Daybreak Star Cultural Center in Seattle. |
| 1:00pm
|
Center
House |
Circle
Dance, music by Coyote Soldier Boyz |
| 1:00
|
Narrative
Stage |
“Honor,
Respect & Compassion,” a discussion
of the importance of protocol by Native elders |
| 1:00
|
Fountain
Lawn Stage |
N8V,
Native Rock |
| 1:40
|
Fountain
Lawn Stage |
Cheyenne
River Blues |
| 2:00
|
Narrative
Stage |
“Who
Made this Indian Basket,” A discussion
of the importance and impact of the American
Indian Arts & Crafts Act |
| 3:00
|
Narrative
Stage |
“Carriers
of Culture: Northwest Native American Basketweavers,”
a discussion of the importance of basketweaving
and a demonstration of different techniques |
| 4:00
|
Narrative
Stage |
“Traditional
Indian Medicine,” physicians from the
Seattle Indian Health Board discuss incorporating
Traditional Indian Medicine with Western medicine |
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