Creative Native 2008
“Be Local, Act Global”
Come watch local artists compete for $3000 in prizes as they reveal elements of Indy’s increasingly global character at Garfield Park Arts Center. (more…)
Considered one of the finest story-tellers in the country, for nearly thirty years Joseph Bruchac has been creating short stories, poetry, novels, and anthologies that reflect his Abenaki Indian heritage and Native American traditions. (more…)
Discover the world while in the dark. (more…)
“Wounded Knee” was the site of the last armed conflict between the US government and the Lakota Sioux in 1890, resulting in some 146 dead; more than 80 years after the massacre, beginning on February 27, 1973, Wounded Knee was also the site of a 71-day standoff between federal authorities and militants of the American Indian Movement. Eiteljorg is bringing veterans of the latter to discuss what the incidents at Wounded Knee mean to us all. (more…)
Native American composer “Stands With Eagles” Dr. Louis W. Ballard (July 8, 1931 – February 9, 2007) made it his life’s mission to illuminate the unique motivations behind Native American music. His piano concerto “Incident at Wounded Knee” is “an evocation of the traditions and moods of the Indian people.” (more…)
See “Tattoo on My Heart: The Warriors of Wounded Knee”, the third event in the museum’s month-long exploration of the last armed conflict between the Dakota Sioux and the United States, which resulted in the deaths of more than 146 men, women and children in 1890. Tattoo on My Heart recounts the dramatic story of the Native American men and women of the American Indian Movement, who took part in a 1973 standoff on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. (more…)
The second event in the museum’s month-long exploration of the last armed conflict between the Dakota Sioux and the United States, Lakota Woman highlights the experience of Mary Crow Dog during the 1960s protest that led to an armed standoff between Native Americans and the federal government at Wounded Knee. (more…)
The Ride to Wounded Knee is the first event in the Eiteljorg Museum’s month-long exploration of the last armed conflict between the Dakota Sioux and the United States, which resulted in the deaths of more than 146 men, women and children in 1890. The Ride to Wounded Knee explores the event through a ceremonial reenactment, performed by descendants of survivors 100 years later. (more…)
NUVO gives Provocate 2007 Cultural Vision Award
Provocate featured in Indianapolis Monthly
"Award combines film, activism: Festival to recognize social justice of Sept. 11, Congo in discussions,"
Indiana Lawyer April 16, 2008 ... on Provocate's Eric Parker Social Justice Award at the Indianapolis International Film Festival
