Two Spirits

Ruth Fertig 2007 22 min. USA

Joey Criddle is a Two Spirit man fighting with other LGBTQ Native Americans to reclaim the place of honor that many Two Spirits once held prior to colonization. The film follows Joey as he leads parallel lives - one as a co-director of the Two Spirit Society of Denver and the other as a father attending the Mississippi wedding of his Pentecostal son. Joey’s words bridge the gap between the closeted man he was in Mississippi and the Two Spirit activist he is today.

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Nā ʻŌiwi NYC and AICH present

KE KŪLANA HE MĀHŪ:
REMEMBERING A SENSE OF PLACE

Reception and Screening with Producer Connie Florez

Wednesday, April 6, 2011 6:00PM - 9:00PM

American Indian Community House
11 Broadway, 2nd Flr, New York, NY 10004
212.598.0100

Free with a Suggested donation: $5

Talk story and meet Connie Florez, producer and historian of “Ke Kūlana He Māhū: Remembering a Sense of Place,” at a welcome reception serving light refreshments and screening of the film. This documentary explores how colonialism and cultural imperialism has profoundly effected attitudes toward gender and sexuality for indigenous Hawaiians, and marginalized Hawai’i’s multifaceted gay and transgendered communites. Following the screening, there will be a selection from Florez’s current documentary project “The Glades Project,” including a Q&A panel discussion with the producer and members of the Native American Indian Communities in NYC.

Connie Florez is the CEO of Hula Girl Productions, and the Director of Film Programming for the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival, and a current board member and former Executive Director for the Honolulu Gay & Lesbian Cultural Foundation.

Co-sponsored by: Nā ʻŌiwi NYC and American Indian Community House

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March 5, 2011
Tipi: Heritage of the Great Plains

Music
5–7 p.m. Martha Redbone performs a combination of R & B, soul, rock, and traditional Native American music.

8–10 p.m. Dee Jay Frame of the Redhawk Arts Council spins tracks fusing hip-hop with traditional Native American melodies and beats.

9–10 p.m. The Redhawk Dancers hosts an interactive dance performance inspired by traditional Northern and Southern Plains Dances.

For a listing of all the days programs and times visit brooklynmuseum.org/visit/first_saturdays.php

The Office of Minority Health Resource Center is in the process of developing American Indian/Alaska Native Youth related digital educational materials. Along with our partners, Kat Communications, and the IHS HIV Program, we are seeking American Indian and Alaska Native artists that can portray regional and cultural areas. We are accepting ALL styles and themes of American Indian/Alaska Native Art. Traditional, contemporary, alternative process, digital, mix processes, and experimental works are welcome. All art must be original and appropriate for conversion to a digital format. Please send us a one paragraph biography, and details about the type of art work you create to artists@katcommunications.com.

Deadline: February 18, 2011. Once chosen to work on the project, artists will be compensated. Additional Questions? Contact artists@katcommunications.com or Evonne Bennett-Barnes at ebennett@minorityhealth.hhs.gov.

Presented by Chelsea Art Museum and UNRESERVED
January 15th – February 13th

The Chelsea Art Museum and UNRESERVED Alliance are pleased to announce IN/SIGHT 2010, an exhibition of art by American Indian artists, curated by Clarissa Dalrymple and UNRESERVED co-founder Michael Chapman. The exhibition is a survey of work by both emerging and established artists working in various media. Twenty-four artists spanning several generations are represented in the show.

The work ranges across the entire spectrum of contemporary practice from painting and photography to sculpture, video and mixed media installation. Artists whose work will be included in the show are: Lorenzo Clayton & Timothy Patrick Corbett, Cloud Medicine Crow, Joe Feddersen, Nathan Hart, Lisa Holt & Harlan Reano, Norma Howard, Athena LaTocha, Jason Lujan, Douglas Miles, Eliza Naranjo Morse. Mateo Romero, Sarah Sense, Preston Singletary, Renzo Spirit Buffalo, Gail Tremblay, Kade Twist, Will Wilson, and Steven Yazzie.

For more information contact
unreservedalliance.org

556 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011

e-mail contact@chelseaartmuseum.org
tel 212.255.0719
fax 212.255.2368

Opening Reception: Jan 14, 6-8 PM
open Tuesday through Saturday 11am to 6pm
Thursday 11am to 8pm
closed Sunday and Monday
$8 adults, $4 students and seniors, free for members and visitors 16 and under

At a recent NE2Ss meeting, it was unanimously agreed upon that NE2SS should be an Outreach Partner for the Two Spirits: Sexuality, Gender, and the Murder of Fred Martinez Film.

The Fred Martinez Project and the documentary film Two Spirits received the 2008 Monette-Horwitz Distinguished Achievement Award for outstanding activism, research, and scholarship to combat homophobia.

The U.S. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in Washington has joined the Fred Martinez Project as an outreach partner. The department will host screenings of Two Spirits around the country as a part of their ongoing national diversity programs.

For more information please visit www.twospirits.org.

American Indian Community House Annual Indian Market 2008
(download flyer)

Saturday, December 13 - Sunday, December 21
Holiday Arts Market
12 - 8 pm daily

Judson Memorial Church
243 Thompson Street
Btwn West 3rd & Washinton Square South

For information call 212-598-0100 ext 241
www.aich.org

NE2SS member Jan D. Billing is featured in a documentary about her family that will make its premiere at Sundance Film Festival this year. Check it out now:

For more information about the film, please visit www.lostsparrowmovie.com/.

Auditions will be held at the American Indian Community House (AICH) for the Industry Actors’ Showcase on Friday, September 26, from 4 pm to 7 pm and Saturday, September 27, from 12 pm to 3 pm.

Native American actors are encouraged to audition with one comedic monologue and one serious monologue. Actors must have documentation and be registered with Employment & Training Program at AICH. If you do not have an “active” file, please contact Susanne at 212-598-0100 x 221 or svanderlaan@aich.org for intake appointment.

Showcase date is November 10, 2008 and will be presented to agents and casting directors on Theatre Row. Kim Snyder directs. Call Jim at 212-598-0100 x 228 for audition appointment.

Redhawk Native American Arts Council Presents
 Lower Hudson Valley Native American Celebration
Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park
2957 Crompond Rd
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

September 27, 2008 - 11AM - 7PM
grand entrance of dancers 1PM & 4PM
September 28, 2008 - 11AM - 7PM
grand entrance of dancers 1PM & 3PM

Free for children 6 years and under!
$6 young adult/senior
$10 adult

Enjoy Native American Singing, Dancing, Food, Crafts, Educational Programs and More!

Redhawk Arts Council
(718) 686-9297 / (718) 686-0012
Email: redhawkarts@mindspring.com
Websites: www.redhawkcouncil.org
www.myspace.com/redhawkcouncil