Resilience Robe, 2014, Clarissa Rizal

ALERTNOVEMBER 17, 2016

NATIVE AMERICAN ART COUNCILA council of the Portland Art Museum

Website Exhibitions Events Visit Support About the Museum

PLEASE JOIN USFOR THE

NAAC HOLIDAY DINNER5:30 PM Gather

6:00 PM Buffet Dinner This year we will be dining in the elegant surroundings of the University Club: 1225 SW Sixth Avenue (near the museum).Enter by the main door on Sixth. You may leave your coats thereand proceed downstairs after enjoying the lovely decorations.

Toby Joseph (Apache, Navajo, Seneca, Ute), who many of you meton your trip to Neah Bay, will be our speaker. He has titled his talk:"Spirit of the Day..."

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IN THIS ISSUENAAC Holiday Dinner

NAAC President

NEW NAAC Members

NAAC Volunteers Needed

NAAC Program NACF

Native Americn Art CollectionReport

NAAC Reading Circle

Patty Prado

Ghost Dancer, 2006 Sherrilyn Pablo Joseph

You will find the picture by Toby Joseph's daughter in the invitation

you received in the mail.

For Reservations please send $60.00 per person (PAM/NAAC)to: Jan L. Berger, ELEETE Real Estate, 9200 SW Barnes Rd.,Portland, OR 97225 by December 7. If you have any dietaryrestrictions please indicate that when you send your remittance. The adjacent parking lot is for members only but there are severalother lots and on street parking in the area:*Pac West Center - Jefferson between 5th and 6th - $5 for evening*1000 SW Broadway Lot - Off of 6th between Main & Salmon - $7-8*Unitus Plaza - Columbia between 5th and 6th - $5 for evening*Ladd Tower Lot - Off Jefferson between Broadway and Park - $7.50 Liz Lambert and Sue Henry

NAAC PRESIDENT PATTY PRADO

Holiday Dinner - As I write this, I look outat falling gold and red leaves andapproaching dusk. It's already November,so our Council annual holiday dinner mustnot be far away. This year it will be at theUniversity Club on December 13. Pleasenote the announcement in this ALERT. Youshould have also received an invitation inthe mail. RSVP as soon as you can,

because, as they say, space is limited!

The digital world of PAM - One rainy day I spent timeclicking my way through the Portland Art Museum's website.It has a wealth of information! You can virtually tour theNative American collection with nearly 3,000 works online.(One of our former curator Deana Dartt's lasting

Restoring the Breath

Curator Deana Dartt FarewellReception

Neah Bay Trip - Recap

NAAC AT PAM - CALENDAR

LINKS

BOARD OFDIRECTORS

PresidentPatty Prado

Vice PresidentKathleen Marquart

TreasurerJan Berger

SecretaryJudy Lyons

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

ArchivesMary Ellen Andre

Comunications/ALERTMary McWilliams

HospitalitySue Henry andLiz Lambert

Members-at-LargeLaura Fallon-Burns

MembershipJane Knechtel

Past PresidentMary Sayler

ProgramsKathleen Marquart

Reading CircleStephanie Feeney

Travel

contributions). I found that looking at one piece of art at myleisure allowed me to closely focus on the vision and artistrybehind the work. And the digital access is of great use forscholars and researchers. On the website, you will findinformation on the museum's exciting expansion andplanned Rothko Pavilion, our own ALERT newsletter, andupcoming events. Many museum talks and presentationsare also available to view in online videos.

Clarissa Rizal - The Council is saddened to hear that ourfriend Clarissa Rizal, renowned Tlingit artist, teacher andweaver, is seriously ill. Clarissa created the wonderfulChilkat "Resilience Robe," which was commissioned by themuseum. (And is featured in our logo). Many Councilmembers met Clarissa when she presented the robe at ourholiday dinner and have also forged a friendship in visits toCelebration in Alaska. Her daughter, Lily Hope, and her son-in-law, Ishmael Hope, are also involved in museum projects.Clarissa's family and friends have created a GoFund mewebsite to help in meeting her significant and unexpectedexpenses. Here is a link to the site if you wish to contribute: https://www.gofundme.com/clarissarizal

If you are interested in contributing but not online, pleasecontact me and I will assist in getting the contribution to herfamily. (pkprado@comcast.net).

Our Council sends caring and healing thoughts to Clarissa.

NAAC - NEW MEMBERS

New members since the May 24, 2016 ALERT include:

* Deanna G. Beausoleil* Janet Geary* Jere Grimm* Nichole Maher and Eddie P. Sherman

and our newest member, not in the recently published2016-2017 NAAC Membership Directory, is:

* Coburn Grabenhorst, Jr.

Welcome all. We look forward to your participation incouncil programs, events, and trips.

Jane Knechtel

NAAC VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Anne Avery

EX OFFICIO

CuratorTBA

Museum LiaisonJan Quivey

Elizabeth Woody's designfor NAAC

PICTURES FOR THISALERT

Many thanks for thepictures.

Bill AllenMary Ellen AndreAnne AveryCaryl HoffmanSylvia LuriePatty Prado

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RECENT NAACACTIVITIES INPICTURES

NEAH BAY TRIPSeptember 28, October 2,2016

The Native American Art Council wants to expand our corpsof volunteers to help with events and activities. The tasksrange from greeting and checking in guests, setting uprefreshments, or helping with hospitality. Or it might be amailing or computer-based project.

New members are especially encouraged but all arewelcome. This would be a great way to meet other membersand learn more about the work of the Council. Goodcompany and camaraderie guaranteed! If you areinterested, please contact Patty Prado, NAAC Presidentat pkprado@comcast.net.

NATIVE ARTS AND CULTURES FOUNDATIONNAAC PROGRAM

AT PAM

The Native American Art Council (NAAC) program forJanuary 19, 2017, will be a guest speaker from the NativeArts and Cultures Foundation (NACF).

The Foundation is a Native-led, 501(c)3 philanthropicorganization dedicated exclusively to the perpetuation ofAmerican Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian artsand cultures.

NACF"s new Mentorship Fellowship program will makeawards to accomplished American Indian and AlaskaNative artists to mentor emerging artists apprentices in theTraditional Arts or Contemporry Visual Arts categories. Thefoundation has provided support to artists and communities.Some of the artists awarded have been Preston Singletary(Tlingit) and Buck Echo Hawk (Pawnee, Yakama).

Join us for this exciting program on January 19, 2017, at 6 pm, Miller Gallery,

Kathleen Marquart

INTERIM REPORT ON THENATIVE AMERICAN ART COLLECTION

AT PAM

At the invitation of our CouncilPresident, Patty Prado, Mike Murawski, Director ofEducation and PublicPrograms at the museum

Carver John Edward Smith(Skokomish) and Barbara KimNAAC member

Carver Dale Faulstich atJamestown S'Klallam andNAAC memer StephanieFeeney

Basketweaver DeanneBuzzel-Gray (Makah)

Weaver Danielle Morsette(Suquamish)

One area of Native American ArtCollection at PAM

attended the October 11th meetingof the NAAC Board of Directors.Mike spoke to the Board about theon-going activities involving theNative American Art collection,during this interim period while theMuseum seeks a new Curator ofNative American Art.

Mike played a large part in helpingour former Curator, Deana Dartt,

plan, create and establish the Center for Contemporary Native Art(CCNA), and he will continue to work with the CCNA. The CCNA (thirdfloor, Belluschi Building) showcases Native American artists workingtoday, and is an important initiative for the Museum. It is a key stop forMuseum Docents leading school tours of Native American art.

The most popular student tour offered by the Museum, approximately1,300 tours each year go through the Native American galleries. AllMuseum docents leading tours of these galleries now includeinformation for the students which recognizes the indigenous people ofthis region as the original stewards of the land on which the Museumnow stands. The Early College Academy at the Native American Youthand Family Center (NAYA) is one of the schools touring our galleriesand visiting the CCNA.

Currently, you can visit Restoring the Breath in the CCNA, whichspeaks to the remarkable resurgence of Coast Salish Weaving overthe past 40 years, and features the work of Master Weaver, Dr. Susan Pavel. Mike will oversee the March 2017 rotation for theCCNA, which will feature two Cherokee artists, Brenda Mallory andLuzene Hill. The CCNA is undergoing a one-year evaluationsponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Impact,attendance and the broader response from the Native community areall important in the evaluation.

Mike is also actively involved with the Native American AdvisoryBoard , established by Deana Dartt, which is a group of Nativeartists, administrators and educators who bring their perspective to theMuseum's planning involving the Native American art collection. NAAC Board member, Kathleen Marquart, is a member of this groupwhich currently meets four times a year.

Mike reported that Donald Urquhart, Director of Collections andExhibitions at the Museum, will be responsible for seeing that theNative American art on exhibit is rotated as necessary forpreservation. We look forward to meeting a new Curator of Native American Art soon.In the interim, we are busy! (Note: Any member of the Native American Art Council is welcome toattend Board meetings. The Board meets the second Tuesday of mostmonths,10:00 a.m., in the Conference Room on the second floor of theMark Building. Our next meeting will be January 10, 2017.)

Judy Lyons

NAAC - 2016-2017 READING CIRCLE

BOOKS

NAAC member Sylvia Lurieat Jamestown S'KlallamLibrary

Kelly Sievers, NAAC member

Neah Bay.

Entrance to Suquamish Resort

Stephanie Feeney and Bill Allen The Reading Circle met on October 26th to discussMaud's Line by Margaret Verble. The book,set in Eastern Oklahoma in l928, is aboutlife decisions facing a young Cherokeewoman living in poverty on one of the landallotments given to the Cherokees after theTrail of Tears. The story is based in part onVerble's family history. Reactions to thebook were somewhat mixed, but itgenerated a lively discussion and anumber of questions about Cherokeeculture and history. Those who want to learn more might lookinto anthropologist James Mooney's, book, History, Mythsand Sacred Formulas of the Cherokee, published in 1992based on writings from 1891 and l900, more recent historyby Robert J. Conley and the historically based novel SecretHistory of the Cherokees by Deborah Duvall, James Murrayand Murv Jacob. The next Reading Circle (Mysteries for the Holidays) will beJANUARY 25, 2017, at 2 pm in the Crumpacker Library. Wewill discuss 4 mysteries set in different locales. Read asmany as you can and come to learn about the others.Please think about what you learned about the Indian worldin each one.

White Sky, Black Ice, by Stan Jones, (set inAlaska), 2003. Stan Jones is a native ofAlaska, award-winning journalist and theauthor of several mysteries in the NathanActive series. State Trooper Nathan Activewho was born to a poor Inupiat girl inChukchi, Alaska, north of the Arctic Circle,was adopted and raised by a white family inAnchorage. In this book he returns to poverty-

stricken Chukchi. Spider Woman's Daughter, by AnneHillerman, (Navajo country), 2014. AnneHillerman, daughter of author Tony Hillerman,continues his popular Leaphorn and Chee serieswith Spider Woman's Daughter, a NavajoCountry mystery, filled suspense, familiarcharacters, ancient pottery, vivid color, andSouthwestern atmosphere.

DreadfulWater Shows Up, by Thomas King(2003) Award-winning author Thomas King(aka Hartley GoodWeather) is the author of oneof last year's books, Green Grass, RunningWater. This mystery features ex-California copThumps DreadfulWater, a smart, savvyCherokee Indian whose witty exterior belies a

clever, stubborn sleuth. When a dead body turns up,Thumps, who works as a photographer, gets involved.

DEANA DARTTFAREWELLRECEPTION, September15, 2016

Patty Prado, NAAC Presidentand Mary Sayler, formerNAAC President

NAAC members PauletteMeyers, Kathleen Marquartand guests

Susan Pavel and Michael Pavel

Killing Custer, by Margaret Coel, (Arapaho land) 2013Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden and FatherJohn O'Malley are caught between twocultures. On the anniversary of the Battle ofthe Little Bighorn, a Custer impersonatorleads a troop of re-enactors in a cavalryparade in Lander, Wyoming. But a group ofArapaho youth disrupts the parade toremind everyone who actually won thebattle. Then history repeats itself. Bill Allen will lead the mystery discussion. If you havequestions call Stephanie Feeney (sfeeneyor@gmail.com) orBill Allen (billa@pacifier.com),

Restoring the Breath Opening Reception

On September 2, theopening reception washeld for the currentexhibit in the Center forContemporary NativeArt. Restoring the Breath-Sacred Relationship is aground-breaking exhibiton the revitalization ofCoast Salish fiberweaving, led by Masterweaver Susan Pavel.

The inspiring receptioncombined art, food,music, ceremony and

spirituality. Susan Pavel, her husband, Michael Pavel andparticipating artists and guests created a deeply movingprogram that gave insight into the sacred aspects ofweaving. Weaving recognizes the interconnectedness of allthings. Each individual fiber gains strength when it is wovenwith the others.

"The call to weave resonates from a spiritual dimension thathonors the quest to create," Pavel says. The call alsorequires that the knowledge be passed on. Originally trainedby late master Subiyay (Bruce Miller), Pavel has trainedseveral women who now also apprentice others. This exhibitfeatures the work of four accomplished Salish weavers-Chepximiya Siyam (Janice M. George), Skwetsimeltxw(Willard "Buddy" Joseph), quhla-ay-hlup (Misty Kalama-Archer), and sa'hLa mitSa (Susan Pavel).

NAAC members Liz Lambert,Ginny Allen and Lillian Pitt

Jan Quivey, PAM CouncilCoordinator, Deana Dartt,and guest

CCNA RESTORING THEBREATH EXHIBIT,September 2, 2016

Restoring the Breath Exhibit

NAAC members Bill Rayand Barbara Wagner at thereception

Deana Dartt with her daughterAllukoy at the reception

This exhibition continues until February 26, 2017. You willexperience firsthand how the exhibition celebrates restoringthe breath of an ancient art form and honors the sacredrelationship in the world of Coast Salish weaving.

The Center for Contemporary Native Art (CCNA) is locatedon the third floor of the main building of the Portland ArtMuseum.

Patty Prado

FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR DEANA DARTT

This Fall, as the Native Fashion Now exhibit came to a close,we also found ourselves having to acknowledge that DeanaDartt, our Curator, is stepping down. While we are committedto moving forward with the work Deana has begun, we willsorely miss her. As one expression of gratitude, the NAAC Board, on behalfof the Council, presented Deana with a farewell gift by LillianPitt, a silver bracelet.

Then on September 18, moreadmirers gathered in theKridel Grand Ballroom to bidDeana a fond farewell. PAMDirector and Chief Curator,Brian Ferriso, proudlyreviewed Deana's influencesand accomplishments in herfive years as Curator. Deanareminded us of how much canbe accomplished when acommunity commits to 'behealthy together.' Throughout the evening,Council members, artists,supporters, advisors, and

friends shared their gratitude for the opportunity to knowDeana and to be witness to so much of her vision comingalive in galleries and in community. These stories of life andresilience will live on to enlighten and inspire us. Thank you,Deana! M.E. Andre

NAAC TRAVELSRECAP

J oin My Mailing Lis tJ oin My Mailing Lis t

Stay Connected

Forward to a Fr iendForward to a Fr iend

Neah Bay

A Journey to the Beginning of the World

The remote northwest cornerof the OlympicPeninsula...WashingtonState...America...is theancient home of the Makahpeople, whose culture oncerevolved around whalehunting. Closely connectedwith the Pacific Ocean and

its rugged environment, they call this area "the beginning of the world."The Makah reservation is not "on the way" to anywhere else. It's abeautiful, long, tedious drive that is undertaken with intention, which iswhat 20 folks did on September 28. They were rewarded with perfectweather, great self-prepared meals with open pit fire ambiance, andrich cultural and educational experiences. One memorable highlightwas Spencer McCarty, descendant of one of the whaling and headmanfamilies. Spencer had dinner and spent an informal evening tellingcultural history, stories and answering questions, and then led usthrough the museum the next day, sometimes giving his own familyperspective on whaling and use of the objects on display.

NAAC Neah Bay Trip group in front of the Tacoma Art Museum

Patty Prado succinctly summarized the trip:* Three tribal nations - Jamestown S'Klallam, Makah, Suquamish* Five cultural centers/museums - Evergreen College Longhouse,Jamestown S'Klallam Library, Carving Studio, and Community Center,Makah Cultural Center Vault and Museum, Suquamish Museum andStorage* At least 30 Artists and Cultural Specialists - carvers, beadworkers,basket- mask- and drum-makers, jewelers, printmakers, weavers,museum directors, storytellers, and* One whale - near shore, scraping off barnacles in the shallows, theytold us.

Neah BayAnne Avery

CALENDARNATIVE AMERICAN ART COUNCIL

Susan Pavel atthe loom

She WhoWatches

Lillian Pitt

Art Fair at PAM

JOIN NAAC FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE

PORTLAND ART MUSUEM

Just a reminder of the importance of registering in advance toattend certain Museum wide events. Space is limited formany of these events.

CONTINUING CCNA EXHBITION TOFEBRUARY 26, 2017, Restoring the Breath:Coast Salish Wool Weaving. Artists SusanPavel, Janice M. George, Willard "Buddy"Joseph and Misty Kalama-Archer

CONTINUING EXHIBIT THROUGH MARCH2017. The Art and Artistic Community of LillianPitt.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017 6 PM.NAAC PROGRAM, presenting The Native Artsand Cultures Foundation. Miller Gallery.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2017, 2 PM, NAAC READING CIRCLE, Crumpacker Library. MYSTERIES White Sky, Black Ice, by Stan Jones Spider Woman's Daughter, by Anne Hillerman Dreadful Water Shows Up, by Thomas King Killing Custer by Margaret Coel

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JANUARY 27-29, 2017.PRINT FAIR, hosted by The Portland ArtMuseum

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2017, 1-3 PM.Susan Pavel leads an afternoon ofcollective storytelling through aninstallment of her ongoing Weaving Wordsproject.

MARCH 2017, CCNA ROTATION. Welcoming Cherokeeartists Brenda Mallory and Luzene Hill

WEDNESDAY MAY 3, 2017, 2 PM, NAACREADING CIRCLE,Crumpacker Library. Code Talker: First and OnlyMemoir By One of the Original Navajo CodeTalkers of WWII, Chester Nez and Judith SchiessAvila. Crumpacker Library.

For a list of speakers and topics, please visit the Museum'swebsite: www.portlandartmuseum.org or check the most

recent addition of the Museum's PORTAL.

UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE FORMEMBERS. SPACE MAY BE LIMITED. ADVANCE TICKETS ARERECOMMENDED AND AVAILABLE ONLINE OR ON-SITE.

LINKS TO OTHER EVENTS, MUSEUMS,NEWSLETTER, ORGANIZATIONS....

Below is a selected list of Links to Native American groups orartists.

CONFLUENCE PROJECT. Several NAAC members sharedfuture Confluence Story Gathering events. www.confluenceproject.org

EIGHT GENERATION. Kathleen Marquart shared this website for Louie Gong 's Native-owned and operated companybased in Seattle, Washington. Louie Gong((Nooksack/Chinese/French/Scottish) presented a programat the Portland Art Musuem on Native Acculturation, whenthe Native Fashion Now exhibit was recently here.www.eighthgeneration.com

GUARDINO GALLERY. Patty Prado shared this showof Terresa White, a Yupik artist who works in bronze andceramics. Show until November 20. http://www.guardinogallery.com/category/show-schedule/

THE MUSEUM AT WARM SPRINGSwww.museumatwarmsprings.org/

NATIVE ARTS AND CULTURES FOUNDATION,www.nativeartsandcultures.org

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