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The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA, Santa Fe, NM) hosted a USDA-sponsored conference on “Native Foods and Farms” on October 15, 2010, with special emphasis on Native food systems and their impact on community wellness.
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It’s Time to Talk: Tribal colleges tackle culture of silence about suicide
“In our culture,” says Coloradas Mangas, “we don’t talk about death.” Mangas (Mescalero Apache) testified at a U.S. Senate Committee of Indian Affairs hearing March 25, 2010, on the escalating suicide rate among American Indians. Mangas, 15, lost five friends to suicide over a two-year period.
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March Point
A Native Lens film by Longhouse Media (2008), 56 minutesDirected by Annie Silverstein, Tracy Rector (Seminole), Cody Cayou (Swinomish),
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Under the Dome: Acclaimed Filmmaker Inspires Students to Tell Stories with New Media
J. Carlos Peinado envisions the new dome at the Institute of American Indian Arts as a fantastic storytelling device, a “virtual kiva.”
