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| For Immediate Release | For More Information Contact: |
| October 2, 2000 | Cindy
Dashnaw (317) 636-9378 ext. 116 |
Eiteljorg Museum and IUPUI celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November
INDIANAPOLIS - November is Native American Heritage Month, and there's no more appropriate place to look to for related activities than the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art and its partner, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.
The celebration kicks off on Nov. 1, when the IUPUI Cultural Arts Gallery presents the exhibition Pow Wow Portraits of Native Americans, photographs by Ben Marra, on display through Nov. 22. At the gallery, Katrina Mitten, a Miami, will lead a lunchtime workshop (topic TBD). To reserve a spot, call (317) 278-2817.
Saturday, Nov. 4, is a full day of activity for the entire family. Nationally known artist Robert Rivera will visit the Eiteljorg Museum with his new collection of artwork made from gourds, as well as his work on canvas and sculptures of metal, stained glass and gourd mosaic.
Janet Freebairn of Indianapolis leads an all-day Birch Bark Basket Workshop, in which participants will learn how to harvest birch bark, then create a basket. The cost is $60 per person.
And at 2 p.m., visitors can watch "Sunrise Dance," a documentary video that shows an ancient, sacred Apache rite-of-passage ceremony for girls that has never before been filmed. A real Sunrise Dance dress is displayed in the exhibition From One Hand to Another: Native American Treasures from The Children's Museum.
The video repeats on Nov. 11.
Check out the "Learn at Lunch" video series on Nov. 6, 13 and 20 in the IUPUI Student Activities Center for the three-part video, "How the West was Lost." (Popcorn and refreshments, too!)
Bring your own lunch to the IUPUI campus on Nov. 14 to discuss the Eiteljorg Museum's selection in the campus reading program, "Mud Women: Poems From the Clay" Nora Naranjo-Morse, a Native American (Santa Clara). Her book of poetry ranges from the serious to the humorous. Call the IUPUI Bookmark info line at (317) 274-4371.
Speaking of food, the Eiteljorg Museum's annual Harvest Celebration dinners are Nov. 14 through 17. Native Americans present authentic food, stories and flute music that tell how and why Native Americans have celebrated harvest time for thousands of years. The cost is $20 adults, $11 children; because of the menu's authenticity, the event is recommended for children in the fourth grade and up. The program is repeated each night. Space is limited and fills quickly, so call (317) 636-9378 to make a reservation.
On Nov. 18, Karalee Felty (Blackfeet/Cherokee) helps adults, parents and grandparents create unique dream catchers for themselves or with their children using sinew, beads, feathers and wire. The cost is $35.
The Native American Heritage Month celebration wraps up on Nov. 30 when the IUPUI-Eiteljorg Lecture Series presents Alex Jacobs, an Akwesasne Mohawk artist, poet and performer. He will be at the IUPUI Cultural Arts Gallery at 11:30 a.m. and at the Eiteljorg Museum at 5:30 p.m. to talk about his work on the project "500 Years of American Indian Stereotypes." Jacobs also will talk about his artwork and recite some original poems. The program is free in both locations.
Throughout November, all IUPUI staff, faculty and students with I.D. will be admitted free to the Eiteljorg Museum.
The Native American Heritage Month programs are part of an ongoing collaboration between the Eiteljorg Museum and IUPUI. For more information about any of the programs at the Eiteljorg Museum, call (317) 636-9378. For IUPUI programs, call (317) 278-2817. Visits the organizations' Web sites at www.eiteljorg.org and life.iupui.edu/campcomm/. (New URL)
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