BLOG: "2012" trailer
(CALIFORNIA) -- An academic researcher leads a group of people in a fight to counteract the apocalyptic events that were predicted by the ancient Mayan calendar.
Art edict / New council, guidelines at Earl's
(NEW MEXICO) -- In the beginning some 40 years ago, vendors selling crafts at Earls had to follow only one rule — no selling of imports. But over the years as the number of vendors grew from just a handful to more than 700 today, the rules also grew and inspectors were appointed to help make sure the rules were followed.
BLOG: Movie "star vehicles" flop
(CALIFORNIA) -- Hollywood's movie studios, hopeful that marquee-name actors would push their summer box-office receipts to record levels, are finding that the heavyweights aren't winning over audiences like they used to.
BLOG: Captain Canuck in hardcover
(USA) -- IDW Publishing is proud to release the first hardcover collection of "Canada's own" Captain Canuck, available in stores throughout the U.S. and Canada now.
BLOG: Indians in "McLintock!"
(CALIFORNIA) -- The 1963 movie "McLintock!" is another of those transitional films that, from the 1950s to the 1970s, started doing Indians justice.
2009 Prescott Indian Art Market
(ARIZONA) -- A special demonstration of the unique glass-blowing skills of Hopi artist Ramson Lomatewama has been added to the attractions for the 12th Annual Prescott Indian Art Market set for Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12 on the tree-shaded grounds of the Sharlot Hall Museum.
Casino fraud, murder setting for Cass Lake author’s novel
(MINNESOTA) -- People who read Jim Proebstle’s “In the Absence of Honor” won’t help but make comparisons to Cass Lake. The fictional suspense novel, set in northern Minnesota, speaks of fraud and corruption in an American Indian casino and focuses around a murder.
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Running for the Drum
(UK) -- In the 60s, Buffy Saint-Marie was one of the most controversial folk protest singers in America. Fresh from college, she toured across North America with her guitar, talking about the realities of Native American life (she was born on an Indian reservation in Canada), and so infuriated the authorities that she was blacklisted by many radio stations - apparently with the approval of Lyndon Johnson's White House.
An interview with Kiowa Gordon
(ARIZONA) -- “What character do you play in the movie?’” a young female fan asked as Kiowa Gordon posed for pictures. “Embry Call,” replied Gordon, who was recently cast as one of five werewolves in the upcoming sequel to the blockbuster “Twilight” called “New Moon.”
Native film festival set for this weekend
(ARIZONA) -- While citizens across the country are celebrating Independence Day this weekend, hundreds of native filmmakers are commemorating a much older history.
"Hopitutuqaiki" celebrates five-year success
(ARIZONA) -- Attendance at a culturally oriented summer arts program called "Hopitutuqaiki" is in so much demand for local Hopi and non-Hopi student attendees, there is now a waiting list for several of the classes being offered this summer, from June to August.
Navajo-inspired pieces make summer sizzle
(PENNSYLVANIA) -- There is really something breathtaking and beautiful about Native American art, heritage and culture. The traditions that have been passed on through history such as intricate patterns, bead work and leather crafts have all served as inspiration to fashion designers and retailers.
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