Comics Capes & American Indians
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Comics Capes & American Indians
Washington Post
The show asserts that the tradition of comics in native culture goes back to the days of rock drawings citing the famous image in a Utah national park that dates from 1290 looks as if it’s colored in red white and blue and features a figure carrying a shield. It’s known as "All-American Man. "Indian forays into comics as we know them today however began in the 1940s. But many of the images in this show are by artists working from 1990 on. Many including Marty Two Bulls Sr. tackle the issue of stereotyping Indian peoples but some like Jason Garcia and Huna Smith are more obviously influenced by contemporary comics (even Japanese manga) which they use to tell the stories of Native American life. The show runs through May 31.
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Crafts food fun at annual Phoenix Indian Fair and Market
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
Beginning life as a small community event the fair has matured into a world-acclaimed festival and it offers the community a chance to meet and talk with artists. The fair is the perfect place for families to enjoy a cultural and inexpensive weekend of music entertainment and food. Festival lovers can enjoy an array of American Indian music and dance performances in the museum?s outdoor amphitheater. A variety of foods including American Indian favorites like fry bread posole stew piki bread and Hopi stew as well as Mexican and American fare will tempt your tastebuds. There?s even gelato available to satisfy your sweet tooth. Among many artists at the fair is Kathy Whitman Elk Woman who creates heart-warming original art. Known primarily for her sculpture of alabaster soapstone and marble.
American Indian Business Trading Post event pairs Native buyers …
Trading Markets (press release)
RES 2009 a four-day conference and trade show takes place March 9 — 12 at the Las Vegas Hilton. It is presented by the National Center of American Indian Enterprise Development and is sponsored by the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Raytheon. The trading post is a daylong event that aims to match American Indian business buyers and sellers in face-to-face meetings. It is designed to give tribal governments and enterprises access to quality Native businesses.
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