PROGRAMS
“Without a Whisper” Film Screening and Panel Discussion (2020, 27 minutes) United States Director: Katsitsionni Fox (Mohawk) MARCH, ONLINE In honor of Women’s History Month, the museum is show- ing “Without a Whisper,” a film sharing the untold history of Native women’s influence on the early wom- en’s rights movement in the United States. The screening will be followed by an online panel discussion with Bear Clan Mother Louise Herne (Mohawk); Sally Roesch Wagner, founder and exec- utive director of the Matil- da Joslyn Gage Foundation and Center for Social Justice Dialogue; and filmmaker Katsitsionni Fox (Mohawk). Moderated by Vision Maker Media’s Director of Programs and Projects Georgiana Lee-Ausan (Navajo).
This project received support from the Smithsonian Ameri- can Women’s History Initiative.
Living Earth: Saving Sacred Spaces Discussion and Film Screenings APRIL 22–MAY 15, ON DEMAND Across the country, sites sacred to Indigenous com- munities are at risk due to environmental changes, population growth, tour- ism and natural resource extraction. As part of the museum’s Living Earth celebrations, in this virtual presentation, several com- munity members discuss their efforts to protect sites
of cultural significance. Ros- ita Kaaháni Worl (Tlingit) talks about X’unáxi, or Indi- an Point, in Juneau, Alaska; Lilikalā Kame’eleihiwa (Na- tive Hawaiian) discusses the possible construction of an- other telescope on Hawaii’s highest mountain, Mauna Kea; and Angelo Baca (Diné/ Hopi) provides an update on the status of the restoration of Bears Ears National Monu- ment in Utah. In addition, four films will
be screened. They feature sto- ries about water management in protection of sacred sites and Indigenous peoples’ spir- itual and cultural connection to land.
Youth In Action: Indigenous Youth Poet Warriors APRIL, ONLINE How does poetry inspire change? In honor of Joy Harjo (Mvskoke Nation), the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States, young poets lead a conversation on the influence of Harjo in their own work.
Raven and the Evolution of an Artist Preston Singletary (Tlingit) and Gene Tagaban (Tlingit) SATURDAY, MAY 7 AND SUNDAY, MAY 8; 11:30 A.M., 12:30 P.M., 2:30 P.M., AND 3:30 P.M. WASHINGTON, D.C. Learn more about Preston Singletary’s art and his evo- lution as an artist as well as his inspiration for the exhi- bition “Raven and the Box of Daylight” in this engaging, in-person program. Single- tary will discuss the influence of the Tlingit trickster char- acter Raven on his glassworks, and Gene Tagaban’s perfor- mance will bring Raven to life as he shares stories, dances and songs.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Learn About Native New York This spring, the museum of- fers new educational videos and Native Knowledge 360° (NK360°) materials for stu- dents, families and educators that explore themes featured
Mohawk Clan Mother Wakerakatste Louise Herne (in a still from “Without a Whisper,” looking over New York Harbor) co-founded the Mohawk women’s group Konon:kwe (Goh- noon-gwe) Council.
in the exhibition “Native New York.” The videos pro- vide timelines of key his- torical events that forever changed the original home- lands of the Lenape (Dela- ware) and Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) tribes. Original- ly from present-day New York state, the Lenape were forced to relocate to Ohio, Kansas, Oklahoma and be- yond, where they established vibrant communities that remain united in history and culture today. The Haude- nosaunee people also faced colonization as a result of the American Revolution yet still retain parts of their original territory in New York. See these videos and download these and other free educa- tional materials from Ameri-
canIndian.si.edu/NK360.
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