Storyteller Robert Lewis (Cherokee).
hands-on activities. Led by renowned Taino musician Irka Mateo. First come, first served. For information contact NMAINYToddlers@
si.edu.
HOLIDAY FILM: MISS NAVAJO Dec. 22, 2014 – Jan. 24, 2015 Diker Pavilion This warm documentary by Billy Luther (Navajo) examines the Miss Navajo competi- tion. Pageant contestants must demonstrate their fluency in the Navajo language, as well as skills such as sheep-butchering and fry-bread making.
DAILY FILM + VIDEO
SCREENINGS The Screening Room, Second Floor
ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS Daily at 10:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.
ON-SCREEN AT NMAI Daily at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 8, 2014 – Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015
ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS
CHRISTMAS AT WAPOS BAY (2002, 48 min.) Canada. Dennis Jackson (Cree). Produced in association with the National Film Board of Canada. In Cree with English subtitles. In this claymation three children visit
their grandparents at their cabin in the bush. When an emergency arises, they learn self- reliance and the spirit of the traditional Cree way of life.
ON SCREEN AT NMAI
IF THE WEATHER PERMITS (2003, 28 min.) Canada. Elisapie Isaac (Inuit)
HISTORY OF THE INUPIAT: 1961, THE DUCK-IN (2005, 30 min.) United States Director Rachel Naninaaq Edwardson (Inu- piat). Producer Andrew Okpeaha Maclean (Inupiat).
Two lively views of life in the Far North, by a noted Canadian singer in her first film and an Alaskan filmmaker, reflect on change and sustaining cultural autonomy.
ANIMATION CELEBRATION! 2015! Monday, Jan. 5 – Sunday, March 1
AMAQQUT NUNAAT/COUNTRY OF WOLVES (2011, 9 min.) Canada. Neil Chris- topher. Stranded in treacherous country, two brothers struggle to return home.
THE BEAR FACTS (2010, 4 min.) Canada. Jonathan Wright. The savvy hunter outwits the ill-equipped explorer in this re-imagining of first contact between Inuit and European.
LUMAAJUUQ (2010, 8 min.) Canada. Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (Inuit). A cruel mother mistreats her son, leading to a tragic and twisted story of revenge.
AMAUTALIK (2014, 7 min.) Canada. Neil Christopher. Two young friends are spending the day away from their camp. Unfortunately for them, an ancient land spirit – an amauta- lik – is also in the area.
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QALUPALIK (2010, 6 min.) Canada. Ame Papatsie. Deep in the Arctic Ocean lives Qalupalik, a half-human sea monster that preys on children who do not listen to their elders
I AM BUT A LITTLE WOMAN (2010, 5 min.) Canada. Gyu Oh. Images of geese and moose move between the landscape and the wall-hanging a woman is embroidering.
THE OWLANDTHE RAVEN (1973, 7 min.) Co Hoedeman. This Inuit legend, dramatized with sealskin puppets made by local artists, explains how the raven became black.
THE ORPHANANDTHE POLAR BEAR (2013, 9 min.) Neil Christopher. A neglected orphan is adopted by a polar bear elder. Under the bear’s guidance, the little orphan learns the skills he will need to survive and provide for himself.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CHEROKEE HERITAGE CENTER
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