American Indian Heritage Month

November 2007

Please join us, all events are free and open to the public

Pow Wow Comedy Jam: Thursday, November 15, 2007 8:00pm–9:30pm; Sonja Haynes Stone Black Culture Center; Get ready for all out laughs indian style as the best and brightest Native American comedians come together for the Trail of Laughs Pow Wow Comedy Jam.; This complete 90 minute show package includes nationally touring comics: Marc Yaffee (Navajo); JR Redwater (Standing Rock Sioux); Jim Ruel (Objibwe) and special guest Vaughn Eaglebear (Colville / Lakota Sioux). Each show features these diverse and original acts, delivering comedy from a Native American perspective.; For additional information please contact Julie Reed at native@unc.edu; Co-Sponsored by: First Nations Graduate Circle & the Duke Native American Student Organization
Harvest Festival: Traditional American Indian Meal: Thursday, November 15th, 12:00–1:00pm; Rotunda of the Law School; Sponsored by Native American Law Students Association
Native American Recruitment Weekend for High School Juniors: Friday, November 16th; Co-Sponsored by Diversity & Multicultural Affairs & the Carolina Indian Circle
12th Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration: Saturday, November 17, 2007 11:00am–4:00pm; NC Museum of History, Downtown Raleigh NC; Come to the museum and help commemorate American Indian Heritage month and the museum’s 12th annual American Indian Heritage Celebration! See artists demonstrate their skills at pottery, basketry, beadwork, stone carving, and other crafts. Watch dancers perform traditional dances to the rhythms of northern- and southern-style drum groups. Make crafts, plays games, and listen to stories and legends presented by Indian storytellers.; Learn about members of the eight state-recognized tribes: Coharie, Eastern Band of Cherokee, Haliwa-Saponi, Lumbee, Meherrin, Occaneechi Band of Saponi, Sappony, and Waccamaw-Siouan. Visit the special exhibit Mysteries of the Lost Colony and A New World: England's First View of America from the British Museum.; Co-Sponsored by: North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs, United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, North Carolina Museum of History Associates, Cherokee Tribal Gaming Commission, Lumbee Homecoming LRDA, Lumbee Guaranty Bank, Cumberland County Association of Indian People, Haliwa-Saponi Tribe, North Carolina Indian Housing Authority, AT & T, and the American Indian Center at UNC Chapel Hill; Schedule of Events; Directions to the NC Museum of History
“Ancient Carolinians” Exhibit Opens: Saturday, November 17th; Morehead Planetarium
Dr. Brenda Child Public Lecture: Monday, November 19th, 4:00pm; Hanes Art Center; Co-Sponsored by Departments of American Studies & Anthropology
Thanksgiving Dinner & American Indian Culture Workshop: Monday, November 19th, 6:30pm; 2518A FPG Student Union; Co-Sponsored by Alpha Pi Omega Sorority, Inc. & the Carolina Indian Circle
“The Canary Effect” Film Screening: Monday, November 26, 7:00pm–9:30pm; Stone Center Auditorium; Co-sponsored by Native Health Initiative & Sonja Haynes Stone Center
Indian Heritage Month Book Signing by UNC Authors: Tuesday, November 27, 3:30pm; Bulls Head Bookshop, UNC Student Stores; Co-Sponsored by the American Indian Center & Bull’s Head Bookshop
“Lakota Woman” Film Screening & Discussion: Wednesday, November 28, 7:00pm–10:00pm; Greenlaw Hall Room 101; Sponsored by Alpha Pi Omega Sorority, Inc

For more information about any of these events, please contact Shannon Fleg or Brandi Brooks or call 919-843-4189

November 2006

Please join us, all events are free and open to the public

Recent articles in the press related to American Indian Heritage Month:

Presentation of Proclamation by Governor Easley &
Gifts to Provost from Presidents of Native Student Organizations
Wednesday, November 1st 8:30am

Frybread Cookout
Monday, November 6th 11:00-2:00pm
Near The Pit
Sponsored by First Nations Graduate Circle (FNGC) and the American Indian Center

Public Forum:
“What are the Correct P.C. Terms for Minorities!?! Should we be called Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans…”
Tuesday, November 7th, 6:30pm
Murphy 116
Co-Sponsored by Carolina Indian Circle (CIC), the American Indian Center, and Psi Sigma Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Daily Tar Heel (11/8) article reporting on this event

Union Reception for Artists including Senora Lynch
Friday, November 10th, 4:00-6:00pm
3rd floor, Frank Porter Graham Student Union

Lakota hoop dancer Jackie Bird (two performances)
Friday, November 10th, 11:00-1:00pm
Polk Place, in front of Wilson Library
Friday, November 10th, 6:30-9:00pm
Cabaret, Student Union
For more information, contact Shannon Fleg
Co-Sponsored by FNGC, The Graduate School, and Diversity and Multi-Cultural Affairs Office

Harvest Festival:
Traditional American Indian Meal
Wednesday, November 15th, 12:00-1:00pm
Rotunda of the Law School
Sponsored by Native American Law Students Association

Native American Film Screening:
“Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy ”
Friday, November 17th, 7:00-10:00pm
Manning Hall, room 209
First Nations Graduate Circle will sponsor a screening of “Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy,” which features commentary from UNC professors Brett Riggs and Theda Perdue. For more information, contact Damon Jacobs
Sponsored by First Nations Graduate Circle and the American Indian Center

Recruitment Weekend for High School Juniors
Friday, November 17th - Saturday, November 18th

American Indian Celebration
NC Museum of History in Raleigh, NC
Saturday, November 18th, 10:00-4:00pm
Celebrate the state's heritage with a day of performances, demonstrations, crafts, games and food. Representatives from about a dozen tribes and American Indian organizations will be present for the "Call of Nations" ceremony at noon. For more information, visit http://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/AIHC/index.html.

Screening and Discussion:
“Kinaalda” a film by Lena Carr
Monday, November 20th, 3:30-5:30pm
Toy Lounge in Dey Hall
The Kinaalda ceremony is an intricate four-day event performed to guide a young girl's ascent to womanhood. In this unique documentary, Navajo filmmaker Lena Carr journeys back to her own childhood by chronicling her 13-year old niece's initiation into womanhood. KINAALDA is a multi-layered film that elegantly weaves Carr's complex personal story, family and community history, against the backdrop of the U.S. government policy toward the Navajo. Refreshments will be provided. For more information contact Leslee Farish.
Sponsored by the Carolina Women's Center and the American Indian Center

Annual Thanksgiving
Monday, November 20th, 6:00-8:00pm
Multipurpose Room, Student Union
The Carolina Indian Circle and the Residence Hall Association will sponsor the event. The association will provide a dinner catered by Boston Market. Those attending are asked to bring two canned food items for charity.
Sponsored by Carolina Indian Circle and the American Indian Center

“Health Issues Facing American Indians in North Carolina” and traditional Navajo food lunch
Monday, November 27th, 12:00-1:00pm
G030 Bondurant Hall
Dr. Ronny Bell, an epidemiologist at Wake Forest University, will speak about American Indian health issues in North Carolina. Traditional Navajo food will be provided for lunch.
Sponsored by Native Health Initiative (NHI), the American Medical Student Association, and the American Indian Center

The Carolina American Indian Center welcomes its first Elder-in-Residence, LeAnne Howe, who is visiting at UNC from November 29th through December 1st. Professor Howe is an award-winning author, playwright, and scholar. The following events feature Elder-in-Residence LeAnne Howe.

Public Film Presentation:
“Indian Country Diaries: Spiral of Fire”
Wednesday, November 29th, 6:00-8:00pm
Hitchcock Room, Sonja Haynes Stone Center
LeAnne Howe, Elder-in-Residence at UNC, will present the PBS documentary “Indian Country Diaries: Spiral of Fire”, which she narrated and helped write.
Sponsored by the American Indian Center

Public Film Presentation:
“Playing Pastime: American Indian Fast-Pitch Softball and Survival”
Thursday, November 30th, 11:00-12:00pm
Toy Lounge in Dey Hall
Howe's newest film project is writing and co-producing a new documentary, “Playing Pastime: American Indian Fast-Pitch Softball, and Survival”, with three-time Emmy award winner filmmaker, James Fortier. The story is about the southeastern tribes and Indians who've been playing baseball and fast-pitch softball since the 1880s in Indian Territory, now Oklahoma.
Sponsored by the American Indian Center

Book Signing
Thursday, November 30th, 3:00-3:30pm
Toy Lounge in Dey Hall
LeAnne Howe, will sign copies of her books “Shell Shaker”, “Evidence of Red”, and “Miko Kings.”
Sponsored by the American Indian Center and the Bull's Head Bookshop.

Public Lecture:
“The Story of Corn Woman and Choctaw Literary Nationalism”
Thursday, November 30th, 3:30-5:00pm
Toy Lounge in Dey Hall
LeAnne Howe, Elder-in-Residence at UNC, will give this lecture.
Sponsored by the American Indian Center

Native North American History Lecture
Friday, December 1st, 12:00-12:50pm
100 Hamilton Hall
LeAnne Howe, Elder-in-Residence at UNC, will lead this discussion.
Sponsored by the American Indian Center

Literary Seminar
Friday, December 1st, 1:00-2:30pm
Donovan Lounge in Greenlaw Hall, 2nd floor
Elder-in-Residence LeAnne Howe will give selected readings from her books “Shell Shaker,” “Evidence of Red” and “Miko Kings”.
Co-sponsored by the American Indian Center and the Creative Writing Department

For additional information on American Indian Heritage Month activities:
http://www.unc.edu/minorityaffairs/culturecommunity/aiheritage.html