FYI....

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From: Heide Castaneda [mailto:hcastaneda@...]
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 9:57 AM
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Subject: FW: update


Thought you (or students) might be interested --
Heide


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>Subject: FW: update
>Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 15:15:53 -0500
>
>The American Indian Resource Center of San Antonio is holding its annual
>Fall Festival on the 27-29th of Sept. There are many interesting
>presentations as well as the pow wow. They are in need of volunteers. I
>am
>passing this info FYI and to recruit vols. Please respond directly to John
>Hook at jonhook@... <mailto:jonhook@...> if you want to volunteer.
>Thank you.
>Teshia
>
>Teshia G. Arambula Solomon, Ph.D.
>Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science
>UT-Houston, School of Public Health at San Antonio
>7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MC 7976
>San Antonio, TX 78229-3900
>210-567-5937
>Fax: 210-567-5942
>solomont@...
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jonathan B. Hook, Ph.D. [mailto:jonhook@...]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:23 AM
>To: Al Balsara; Alicia Galvan; Ana-Alicia Areguelles; ann helmke; Antonia
>Casteneda; Aztlanahuac@...; Bexar County Green Party; Bonnie Reed;
>Borries Demeler; bravotalk@...; Carman Doan; Carol Mendoza; christine
>canning; dana tiger; david & deborah; David Pego; David Pollard; Diana
>Roberts; Director Alma De Mujer; EARTH FIRST!; Erik Anderson; Esperanza
>Peace and Justice Center; Evelynn Bailey; Felicia Briscoe; Holly Matthews;
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>Burke; Patricia Spears-Bigelow; Paul McKeough; Peggy Hardman; Peggy Mott;
>Perry; Phyllis Schantz; Placido Gomez; Sal Torres; SANDRA DELGADO; Scott
>Shafer; Sonny Saenz; Soucy, Ruth; Teresa Salcido; Terry Rodriguez; Teshia
>G.
>Solomon; Texgreen@... list; thereligionfactor; Tracy Bogert;
>Trisha Eppright; Val Liveoak; VanWinkle, Michael; Vel Espinoza; Vicki
>Henrichs; Vivian Rule; Warren Ahrens; WINIFRED BARNUM
>Subject: update
>
>
>
>unmet needs: nice raffle items, 50 gallon drums (trash and perimeter
>markers), donations for food, water coolers, bench planks and buckets,
>elders giveaway items
>
>
>wa dv (thank you) do da da go hv i (until I see you) Jonathan
>
>
>
>
>American Indian Resource Center
>Fall Festival and Contest Powwow
>San Antonio, Texas * September 27-29, 2001
>
>
>
>Celebrating Our Peacekeepers
>
>
>Honorees
>
>
>Nakai Breen (Cherokee) is an elder, healer and Indian activist who has
>touched many, many lives.
>
>
>Efrain Martinez (Mestizo) is a retired mediator (Wounded Knee 73, Mohawks,
>etc.), with the U.S. Justice Department.
>
>
>Justo Garcia is the current regional mediator with the U.S. Justice
>Department.
>
>
>James Huston is principal of Woodstone Elementary School, the first San
>Antonio school to remove its Indian mascot.
>
>
>
>Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers Gathering
>8:30am-5:00pm, September 27-28th
>St. Mary's University, One Camino Santa Maria
>
>
>American Indian Art Contest and Exhibition Grand Opening
>7:00pm-9:00pm, September 28th
>Central Library, 500 Soledad
>
>
>Contest Powwow and Wellness Fair
>10:00am-11:00pm, September 29th
>Frank Garrett Center, 1226 NW 18th Street
>
>
>no entry fees * alcohol and drug free events
>free table space for non-profit organizations
>information contact: Dr. Jonathan Hook 210-655-1300
>http://AIRCfallfestival.50megs.com <http://AIRCfallfestival.50megs.com>
>
>
>
>Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers
>September 27-28th * St. Mary's University
>Hosted by the Office of International Education Programs
>University Center - Conference Room A
>
>
>Thursday
> 8:00 - 8:30 Registration
> 8:30 - 9:00 Opening Ceremony
> 9:15 - 10:45 Written Word Sessions
> A: Creative
> B: Academic
>11:00 - 12:30 Written Word Sessions
> C: News and Periodicals
> D: Legal and Archival
>12:30 - 1:30 COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH
>1:45 - 3:15 Oral Word Session
> Sources, purpose, construction, preparation, presentation
>3:30 - 5:00 Presenting Our Stories: reading and presentations
>5:00 - Dinner and San Antonio sightseeing on you own
>
>
>Friday
>8:00 - 8:30 Registration
>8:30 - 9:00 Opening Ceremony
>9:15 - 10:45 Marketing Your Work
> A: Writers
> B: Storytellers
>11:00 - 12:30 Mascots, Mexicans and Mestizos: Writers and Storytellers
>addressing the Difficult Identity Issues of Today
>12:30 - 1:30 Lunch on your own
>1:45 - 3:00 Beginning and Emerging Writers and Storytellers Circles
>3:00 - 3:30 Closing Session
>
>
>PANELISTS AND PRESENTERS
>
>
>Patricia Spears-Bigelow (Creative Writing Panel, Choctaw-Creek) is a
>published author of a novel, poetry, and children's literature.
>Felicia Briscoe (Academic Panel, Mohawk) is on the faculty of the
>University
>of Texas at San Antonio.
>Antonia Casteneda (Academic Panel) is on the History department faculty at
>St. Mary's University.
>Milo Colton (Legal Panel, Cherokee) teaches in the Criminal Justice
>department at St. Mary's University and was an Iowa State Senator and Chief
>Administrative officer of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
>Nepthali DeLeon (Creative Writing Panel, Meshica) is an activist, artist
>and
>poet.
>Alicia Zavala Galvan (Publishing Panel) writes bilingual (English and
>Spanish) poetry and directs her own publishing company
>Patricia Gonzales (News & Issues Panels, Kickapoo-Nahua) writes a
>syndicated
>column on American Indian issues and has had a book published, along with
>being a community health worker.
>Margaret Greco (Academic Panel, Cherokee) is a Ph.D. candidate in
>Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania and is currently on the Art
>Department faculty at San Antonio College.
>Jonathan Hook (Issues Panel, Cherokee) is president of the American Indian
>Resource Center and holds a Ph.D. in history. His field of interest is
>contemporary Indian identity issues.
>Paul McKeough (Archival Panel, Abenaki) is archivist for San Antonio
>missions.
>Emma Ortega (Marketing Your Storytelling, Lipan) is a professional
>storyteller and a board member of the Lipan Band of Texas
>David Pego (News Panel, Saginaw Chippewa) is the first native journalist to
>be named a McCormick Tribune Fellow and he was the 2000 winner of the
>Innovators In Education Award. He is an editor at the Austin American
>Statesman.
>Roberto Rodriguez (News & Publishing Panels, Meshica) writes a syndicated
>column on American Indian issues and has successfully self-published two
>books.
>Tim Tingle (Storytelling Construction, Choctaw) travels around the country
>as a professional storyteller.
>
>
>
>
>American Indian Art Contest and Exhibition Grand Opening
>September 28th
>San Antonio Central Library, Terrace and Balcony
>
>
>Theme: Celebrating Our Peacekeepers
>in the American Indian Community
>
>
>Categories:
>
>
>Youth (through 14)
>Adult (15 and older)
>
>
>Submission Deadline:
>
>
>7:00pm, September 27th
>
>
>Judging:
>
>
>3:00pm, September 28th
>
>
>Grand Opening:
>
>
>7:00-9:00pm, September 28th
>
>
>Duration of Exhibit:
>
>
>Three weeks
>
>
>
>Judges:
>
>
>Evelynn Bailey is an artist who works with the San Antonio Cultural Affairs
>Department.
>
>
>Margaret Craig is the Chairperson of the Painting Drawing and Printmaking
>Department Chair at the Southwest School of Art and Craft.
>
>
>Dana Tiger (Head Judge, Muscogee-Cherokee) is a highly acclaimed artist
>from
>a family of successful artists. Her predominant themes include powerful
>women and Indian rights.
>
>
>Sal Torres (Mescalero-Chiricahua) is an artist on the Art Department
>faculty
>at San Antonio College and Texas Lutheran University.
>
>
>
>Contest Powwow and Wellness Fair
>September 29th, 10:00am-11:00pm
>Frank Garrett Multi-Service Center
>1226 NW 18th Street
>
>
>10:00 Storytelling
>11:00 Gourd dancing
>12:00 Lunch, storytelling, wellness activities
>1:00 Grand entry, contest dancing
>5:00 Supper, storytelling, wellness activities
>6:00 Gourd dancing
>7:00 Grass dance preparation
>7:15 Grand entry
>
>
>Head Staff
>
>
>Bryan Jacobs (Head Man Dancer, Seminole) was a featured presenter at the
>Grand Council of American Indians of Southeast Texas.
>Yolanda Poncho (Head Lady Dancer, Alabama-Coushatta) is a championship
>dancer and has served for many years on the reservation powwow committee.
>Jack Battise, Sr. (Head Gourd Dancer, Alabama-Coushatta) has worked for
>over
>half a century to preserve Indian culture and language on the
>Alabama-Coushatta Reservation and he is the last of his nation to know many
>of their ancient tribal songs.
>Jacob Wruck (Arena Director, Cheyenne) was president and a prominent
>facilitator for the Baylor University Native American Student Association.
>Lisa Tiger (Master of Ceremonies, Muscogee-Cherokee) is an artist in a
>family of artists who is a full-time speaker on AIDS/HIV prevention and
>Native Americans.
>Ryne Acevedo (Head Boy Dancer, Chiricahua) is a seventh grade student at
>Wood Middle School. He is active in athletics, is on the Student Council,
>and plays cello in his school orchestra.
>Gabriella Quintero (Head Girl Dancer, Coahuiltecan) attends St. Mary's Hall
>school where she is a cheerleader and plays on the volleyball team.
>Dana Tiger (Featured Artist, Muscogee-Cherokee) is a highly acclaimed
>artist
>from a family of successful artists. Her themes include powerful women and
>Indian rights.
>Rudy S. Perez, Jr. (Assistant Arena Director, Lipan) is an artist and
>attends Anson Jones Middle School where he plays basketball.
>Mary Happie Karty (Head Judge, Comanche-Kiowa) has traveled widely in her
>role as powwow judge and traditional dancer.
>Gina Ramona Franco (AIRC 2001-2002 Princess, Lipan-Cherokee) is a student
>at
>Leal Middle School. She is an avid participant in many forms of dance and
>theater.
>
>
>Wellness Fair
>coordinated by Patrisia Gonzales
>
>
>**day-long presentations from the Martinez St. Community Health
> educators/promotoras, including a healthy cooking demo and a giveaway
>**an herbal caretaker will display his herbs and talk to folks
>**the Family Violence Prevention program will offer information on
> recognizing violence
>**Santa Rosa Christus Hospital mobile bus will provide blood pressure
> checks, blood sugar tests, pregnancy tests, free sonograms and baby
> massage, information on CHIPs (low cost children's insurance) and
> Medicaid and other referrals
>** four massage therapists and three women who do energy work who will
> rotate shifts throughout the day, offering 15 minute sessions
>
>


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