Miini-Giizis (Moon of the Blueberry)

July, 2017A Bi-Weekly ElectronicPublication from the Ziibiwing CenterE-Noodaagan

RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the WorldTUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2017 • 2PM • CELEBRATION! CINEMA, MT. PLEASANT, MI

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. JOIN US!

Sundance Institute and Full Circle Fellowsreturn to Ziibiwing with instruction and inspiration for the tribal community interested in films and filmmaking. Sundance Institute is a nonprofit organization that was founded by Robert Redford. It “actively advances the workof independent storytellers in film and theatre.”

Sundance Institute’s Native American Initiative involves Native and Indigenous artists in its artistic development programs and the Sundance Film Festival. Some NativeAmerican filmmakers that have visited Ziibiwing over the years include Sterlin Harjo (Mekko, This May be the Last Time),Sydney Freeland (Drunktown’s Finest), Taika Waititi (Two Cars, One Night) and Peter Bratt (La Mission). Other Native American Filmmakers involved with the Sundance Film Festival include Sherman Alexie (The Business of Fancydancing) and Chris Eyre (Smoke Signals).

Bird Runningwater, Director-Native American and Indigenous Program is at Ziibiwing today along with Sundance Institute’s Maya Solis, Program Manager and Adam Piron, Graphic Designer to share some of the work they have done and also to provide a storytelling workshop for the youth of the Tribal community. With them are two Native Program alumni who will be showing selected scenes from films that are in the works or have been completed and scheduled to be shown soon.

Sundance’s Full Circle Fellows is a program supported by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. Our own Arlan George, Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Community member, is a 2015 Full Circle Fellow. This Foundation works to “engage tribal youth … and clear a pathway to advance their (filmmaking) craft.” The Sundance Institute website gives details about the Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian filmmakers that they are currently seeking for consideration for Fellowship. For more information visit http://www.sundance.org/programs/native-program

The community is invited to Celebration! Cinema in Mt. Pleasant, MI, Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 2pm for a special showing of “RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World”. This is a 2016 Documentary (1hr 43min) starring, among many, Buffy Saint-Marie, Martin Scorsese, Tony Bennett, Steven Tyler, Iggy Pop, Slash. “Filmmaker Catherine Baibridge examines the role of Native Americans in contemporary music history. She exposes a critical missing chapter, revealing how indigenous musicians helped influence popular culture.”

“You’ll never listen to your favorite rock and roll classics the same way again!”

L to R: Sundance Institute’s Maya Solis, Workshop attendee Brian Chingman, and Sundance Institute’s Adam Piron

D I K I N A A G A N JULY 31-AUG. 4, 2017

First 10 registrants

only!

(Cradleboard)

WO R K S H O P

The Midwest’s Premier American Indian Museum 6650 East Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858 989.775.4750 www.sagchip.org/zi ibiwing

Co-sponsors:

5pm-7pm

Call989.775.4747

to register

5-day workshop

$75 fee

Includes backboard,

instructions & Anishinabe

cultural teachings

USDA NIFA: Anishinaabe Arts & Crafts and Emerging Entrepreneur Grant

PRESENTING THE ARTWORK OF:

SUSAN BIGFORDSTEPHANIE JACKSONLISA SOMMERSMIKE SORIANO

SHREYA BALLA - YOUTHKAYLEE BIGFORD - YOUTH

ZIIBIWING CENTER

The Midwest’s Premier American Indian Museum 6650 East Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858 989.775.4750 www.sagchip.org/zi ibiwing

ART WALK CENTRAL VENUE

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AUGUST 9 • 3PM TO 6PM

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YOUR FAVORITE ART WORK

“THE EAGLE HUNTRESS follows Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family tobecome an eagle hunter, and rises to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been handed down from father to son for centuries.

Set against the breathtaking expanse of the Mongolian steppe, THE EAGLE HUNTRESS features some of the most awe-inspiring cinematography ever captured in a documentary, giving this intimate tale ofa young girl’s quest thedramatic force of an epic narrative film.” 2016 Documentary • 87 min

Rated G • For more info visitwww.imdb.com/title/tt3882074/

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

6pm-8pm

10th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

FILM SCREENING

The Midwest’s Premier American Indian Museum 6650 East Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858 989.775.4750 www.sagchip.org/zi ibiwing

WORLD INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY

EAGLE HUNTRESSTHE

For more information call (989) 775-4750 or visit us at www.sagchip.org/ziibiwing Published by the Ziibiwing Center, The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan • Copyright © 2017 - All rights reserved

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