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The Emergence of the ClownsRoxanne Swentzell (1963 - )
Roxanne Swentzell (Santa Clara) b. 1963 "The Emergence of the
Clowns," 1988 Mixed media clay, A: 22" x 13" x 15" B: 16" x 23" x 18"
C: 17" x 14" x 14" D: 7" x 19" x 1 1 " The Heard Museum, Phoenix,
Arizona Purchased with funds from the Koll Company
Roxanne
Swentzell is a young artist whose artistic wisdom is far beyond her years. She
brings to Native American sculpture an integrity of technique and understanding
of her materials. Swentzell is the niece of Nora NaranjoMorse and is also well
grounded in the realm of Santa Clara pottery produced by her grandmother, her
mother and her aunts.
Cree
actor Nathaniel
Arcand is a busy
guy. I know this to be true because every time I talk to him he is
actively pursuing a new challenge beyond seeking roles that break with hackneyed
film portrayals of Native males. Sure, he's worn his share of buckskin and
feathers onscreen, but he's also played a kickboxer, curling champ, amiable
repairman, rodeo rider, possessed grad student, and most recently, a
veterinarian. Oh yeah, he is also a motivational speaker, youth mentor,
photographer, singer, and has produced a sketch comedy show, among other
things…
So it's hardly a
surprise he's attracted a large and loyal fan base across North America.
Nathaniel's just the sort of person who represents the best of what is coming
out of Native entertainment, and in keeping with his impressive resume, is
continuing to develop as an artist. Most recently, he's co-starred in the CBC
series, Heartland, which will begin filming its second season this May.
Also, he just completed a docu-drama called The Last Explorer for
Montreal-based Rezolution Pictures, the Aboriginal owned production company
whose Canadian comedy series, Moose TV he starred in with Adam Beach.
And, just so we all know the dude isn't letting the grass grow while he's
waiting for Heartland to resume production, he is developing his
portfolio as a photographer.
Yup, Nathaniel Arcand is
a busy AND versatile AND talented guy. With that in mind, we are sharing with
you a recently produced demo video just to give you a taste of what we're
talking about. Enjoy and stay tuned…
Nampa
— It’s been more than three weeks of walking…an estimated 800,000 steps
as two men fight to make a difference in a county torn apart by
injustice. They’ve taken a vow to walk from Portland, Oregon to New
York City to hand deliver a signed petition to the United Nations
Security Council. It’s day number 21, more than 400 miles for 27 year old Zaw Htwe… and he’s tired. “Just
whole body pain, but we gotta keep walking and you know,” said
Htwe.They are two Burmese refugees escaped from a country they describe
as an in-humane military monopoly. Burma is located in Southeast Asia,
nestled between India, Thailand, and China and has been run for the
last 19 years by the State Peace and Development Council…although the
country has been anything but peaceful.“Our
country is genocide and torture the human violation you know, child
soldier, and labor forced, the woman raised and killed,” said walking
partner Athein. In
1988 at only 7 years old Htwe remembers one of Southeast Asia’s darkest
moments. Millions of students, professionals, and civilians were gunned
down and imprisoned in response to a peaceful march to bring an end to
the social dictatorship. So now, twenty years later, he is marching
peacefully in remembrance of his fallen brothers and sisters.“Right now
the military government trying to arrest people who like to make peace,
freedom, and democracy and human rights, and they arrest and torture
people,” said Htwe.
Upon
arriving in New York the men will implore the United Nations to make a
change in Burma…they say this is the year for a revolution.“So I
believe that for 2008, bring freedom to our country, and our people, ”
said Athein.
They have also created a website explaining their mission, with the letter they hope to present to the UN Security Council.
If you’d like to find out more information or support their petition with your signature, go to http://www.freeburma.us/ The video of the interview is listed as Walking for Peace at: http://www.fox12news.com//