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FILMS
Daily Screenings
July 31, 2006–September 10, 2006, 1 pm, 3 pm and Thursdays at 5:30 pm
Daily
New York
The Screening Room, Second Floor
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Songkeepers (1999, 48 min.) US. Directors: Bob Hercules and Bob Jackson. Five distinguished traditional flute artists - Tom Mauchahty-Ware, Sonny Nevaquaya, R. Carlos Nakai, Hawk LittleJohn, Kevin Locke – talk about their instrument and their songs and the role of the flute and its music in their tribes. | |
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Paawats Family Activity Room
May 3, 2006–January 2, 2007, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Daily
Washington DC
Listening to Our Ancestors exhibition, Third Level
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Visit the Paawats Family Activity Room, whichis part of the Listening to Our Ancestors exhibition. Paawats means "bird's nest" or "place where learning takes place" in the language of the Nuu-chah-nulth people. In this part of the gallery, you can handle fishing tools, practice weaving, play a matching game, learn a story, and try lots of other fun act ivities!
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FILMS
Especially for Kids
July 31, 2006–September 10, 2006, 10:30 am and 11:45 am
Daily
New York
The Screening Room, Second Floor
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Snow Snake: Game of the Haudenosaunee (2006, 6 min.) U.S. Produced by the NMAI Resource Center, George Gustav Heye Center. Featuring master snow snake maker and player Fred Kennedy (Seneca), this video introduces the lively traditional game that's played today by Iroquois men in competitions throughout Iroquois Country.
House of Peace (1999, 29 min.) U.S.Cathleen Ashworth. Producer: G. Peter Jemison (Seneca) for the Friends of Ganondagan. Ganondagan, a 17th-century Seneca town destroyed in 1687 by the French, became a New York State Historic Site in 1987. This video portrays Ganondagan's tragic end through Seneca eyes, and celebrates the completion of a Seneca bark longhouse at the site.
Messenger (2004, 26 min.) U.S. Director: Joseph Erb (Cherokee). An owl heralds the death of a loving father. Afterwards, his grieving daughter marries a mysterious hunter, bringing more misfortune to the family. In Cherokee with English subtitles. | |
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