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| INDIGITRONIC The Indigenous digital media festival First Weekend in the Spring of 2009 Tahlequah, OK www.myspace.com/indigitronic Sponsored by The Cherokee Arts & Humanities Council Sponsorship packets availabe at info@cherokeehumanities.com |
| cherokeerobot.com The Cherokee Robot Story Sixty-five million years ago there mysteriously appeared in the cosmos a great metallic being. Powered with a heart of dark matter and made of indestructible intergalactic steel, Cherokee Robot crashed into the Earth with the power of ten million atom bombs. The planet became his domain. The legacy of Cherokee Robot has shaped the course of history ever since that fateful day millions of years ago. It was he who killed the dinosaurs. It was he who revealed to Einstein the concept of relativity. It was he who really invented the internet. The list goes on. More importantly, however, is that Cherokee Robot has been one of the great unseen guiding forces of the Cherokee People. Much of the knowledge of this great culture was kept quiet for tens of thousands of years. Only minute fragments were ever allowed to be known through established channels such as academia. What thus far has been exposed is only the tip of the proverbial iceberg. It is only now that Cherokee Robot has decided to fully reveal himself. For this special task, he has chosen Matt Mason, Joseph Erb, and Roy Boney, Jr. to carry out his legacy for the 21st century. Like the sacred Cherokee warriors chosen to destroy the dreaded uktena, this small eccentric Cherokee collective graciously accepted the duty. They now go forth into the world to do Cherokee Robot's bidding... All content ™ and © Cherokee Robot, 2008. |
WTCI Participates In We Shall Remain Production posted May 29, 2008 WTCI has been selected as one of five PBS stations nationwide to create a local community coalition as part of PBS's American Experience's We Shall Remain, a provocative, multi-media production that establishes Native American history as an essential part of U.S. history. www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_128 896.asp |
| INDIANER INUIT: NORTH AMERICAN NATIVE FILM FESTIVAL March 18-22, 2009, Stuttgart/Germany Organisation of the Film Festivals Supported by the German UNESCO commission and the American Indian Film Institute and Festival in San Francisco, INDIANER INUIT shall take place from 18–21 March 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany. It is the first and only festival of its kind in Europe now being held for the third time; the first festivals were held in 2004 and 2007. INDIANER INUIT – The North American Native Film Festival kicks off in Stuttgart thanks to the cooperation of the municipal cinema, Linden Museum (state museum for ethnology) and the James Byrnes Institute. It then moves to Leipzig thanks to collaborations with the Leipzig municipal cinema, and the Grassi museum (museum for ethnology). Artistic Direction is in the hands of Media Arts Cultural Event Manager, Gunter Lange. Myth and Reality: What is a typical day in the life of an American Indian or Inuit like? What has happened to their traditions? What can they expect from the future? Most of the so-called “Indian films” are built around clichés and prejudices against Native Americans and First Nations. The true story is a different one: history bears tale of numerous injustices, which even today are still suppressed and replaced by romantic conceptions. The Indian and Inuit festival clears the board and shows films of the young generation of Native Americans and First Nations that illustrate the conflict they experience between tradition and global modern life seen from a personal viewpoint. Through these films, they discuss topics such as social, economic and cultural life/survival in Indian reserves and settlements, the consequences when Aboriginal children are brutally re-educated, the widely-spread problem of alcoholism, but also the success of activities that promote preserving their cultural identity and political confidence. Topics such as present day life, history and even mythology are portrayed sensitively, interwoven, and with a profound sense of humour to reveal a kaleidoscope of the reality the North American Natives experience. Educational Mission The concept behind this festival, which is unique to Europe, is a channel providing international understanding and cultural dialogue. As well as cinema, it offers the audience the opportunity to personally meet and discuss with the Aboriginal film producers. Meetings with young people and teachers are an integral part of the festival. In films, discussions and conversations, new and exciting and unexpected themes about the culture of the North American Natives can be discovered – leaving the one-dimensional clichés about Indians far behind. Films as DVD or VHS (PAL and NTSC) can be sent to us at the following address: Media Arts Cultural Events Gunter Lange Goethestrasse 35 D-78467 Konstanz German http://www.nordamerika-filmfestival.com/en/filmfestival.html |
Joseph Erb's work is at www.blackgummountain.com. Roy Boney, Jr.'s animations are on Youtube at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=rfN5DIh6WzE and http://youtube.com/watch?v=OoJwtn2-lRg. |
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Right: Delanna Studi, actress.