National Day of the Marimba FEBRUARY 19, 2 P.M. WASHINGTON, D.C. The marimba instrument is recognized by the Organiza- tion of American States as part of the cultural heritage of the Americas. Celebrate Guatema- la’s National Day of Marimba with performances by local music groups, including Marimba Maya Awal. The marimba is a symbol of Guatemala’s national identity and was named Guatemala’s national instrument in 1978. Today, its music serves as a cultural link for young Guatemalans living in the United States.
This program is presented in collaboration with the Embassy of Guatemala.
Mother Tongue Film Festival FEBRUARY 23–26 WASHINGTON, D.C. Join the Smithsonian’s Moth- er Tongue Film Festival as it returns to the National Mall. The eighth annual festival will showcase acclaimed feature films, short films and other forms of digital
The marimba below is a symbol of Guatemala’s national identity.
storytelling. Since 2016, the festival has occurred on or around International Mother Language Day on February 21—placing language center stage to reveal the richness, diversity and healing power of multilingual storytelling and expression.
The Mother Tongue Film Festival is organized by the Recovering Voices initiative, a collaboration across the Smithsonian at the National Museum of Natural History, the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, the Na- tional Museum of the American Indian and the Asian Pacific American Center. To learn more, go to
mothertongue.si.edu.
Concert: Celebrate Garifuna Language with James Lovell FEBRUARY 25, 2 P.M. WASHINGTON, D.C. James Lovell is a passionate Garifuna artist whose mission is to preserve the Garifuna cul- ture, language and arts through music. He composes and trans- lates songs that uplift and en- courage younger generations to stay connected to the endan- gered Garifuna language.
“Winyan Wánakikśin (Women Defenders of Others)” by Oglala Lakota artists Valerie Pourier and Kevin Pourier, 2018. 27/215
NATIVE ART MARKET DECEMBER 3 AND 4, 10 A.M.–5:30 P.M. WASHINGTON, D.C., AND NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Award-winning and innovative Indigenous artists from across the Western Hemisphere are featured in the museum’s annual Native Art Market. Handmade items for sale include traditional and contemporary beadwork, jewelry, paintings, photography, pottery and sculpture.
Participating in the Washington, D.C., art market are Jolene Bird (Santo Domingo Pueblo), Peter Boome (Upper Skagit), Phyl- lis Coonsis (Zuni Pueblo), Sam Dimmick (Inuit), Neeko Gar- cia (Navajo), Wayne Gaussoin (Picuris Pueblo/Diné), Porfirio Gutierrez (Zapotec), Susan Hud- son (Navajo), Donald Johnston (Qagan Tayagungin), George Levi (Southern Cheyenne), Halcy- on Levi (Southern Cheyenne), Heather Levi (Kiowa), Katrina Mitten (Miami Tribe of Oklaho- ma), Morris Muskett (Diné), Jhane Myers (Comanche/Blackfeet), Madeline Naranjo (Santa Clara Pueblo), Earl Plummer (Navajo), Gerry Quotskuyva (Hopi), Tessa Robledo (Comanche/Kiowa), Rain Scott (Pueblo of Acoma), Penny Singer (Navajo), Marvin Slim (San Felipe Pueblo/Navajo), Courtney Smith (Chickasaw), Naomi Smith (Chippewas of Nawash), Matagi Sorensen (Yavapai Apache Na- tion), Wanesia Misquadace Spry (Minnesota Lake Superior Chippe- wa), Eugene Tapahe (Diné), Ari- elle Tsinigine (Diné), Felix Vigil (Jicarilla Apache), Kathleen Wall (Jemez Pueblo), Regina Waters (Otoe-Missouria) and Kathy Whit- man-Elk Woman (Mandan-Hidat- sa-Arikara Nation).
Participating in the New York art market are Tahnee Ahtoneharjo- Growingthunder (Kiowa), Allen Aragon (Navajo), Virginia Ballenger (Navajo), Carlin Bear Don’t Walk (Crow), Nanibaa Beck (Diné), Aaron Brokeshoulder (Absentee Shawnee), Nick Brokeshoulder (Hopi), Teri Cajero (Jemez Pueblo), Franklin Carrillo (Laguna Pueblo/Choctaw), Kelly Church (Match-E-Be-Nash- She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi), Patty Edaakie (Zuni Pueblo), Kevin Garcia (Santo Domingo Pueblo), Ronni-leigh and Stonehorse Goe- man (Onondaga), Dorothy Grant (Haida), Jimmie Harrison (Diné), Karenlyne Hill (Onondaga), Kevin Horace (Hopi), Elizabeth James-Per- ry (Aquinnah Wampanoag), Robert Johnson (Navajo), Grant Jonathan (Tuscarora), Rykelle Kemp (Navajo), Brent Learned (Cheyenne/Arapa- ho), Erik Lee (Plains Cree), Amanda Lucario (Acoma Pueblo), Melvin Platero (Navajo), Veronica Poblano (Zuni Pueblo), Tanya Rafael (Na- vajo), Charlene Reano (San Felipe Pueblo), Ken Romero (Laguna/Taos Pueblo), Kateri Sanchez (Zuni/ Acoma Pueblo), Lyle Secatero (Na- vajo), Shaax’ Saani (Tlingit), Troy Sice (Zuni Pueblo), Daria Takes The Knife (Cheyenne River Sioux), Ray Tsalate (Zuni Pueblo), Geraldine Tso (Navajo), Zoe Urness (Tlingit) and John Whiterock (Diné).
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