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June 2011
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ITVS's Community Cinema: FREE Screenings in Over 85 Cities
Potomac Native American Flute Festival
Native Sounds: Quese Imc
Producer Profile: Christine Lesiak & Princella Parker (Omaha)

ITVS's Community Cinema:

FREE Screenings in Over 85 Cities

Two Spirits interweaves the tragic story of a mother's loss of her son with a revealing look at the largely unknown history of a time when the world wasn't simply divided into male and female and many Native American cultures held places of honor for people of integrated genders.
  
For more information:

www.pbs.org 

 

Potomac Native American Flute Festival
The Potomac Native American Flute Festival will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Virginia. (June 24-25, 2011).
  
The best part of the Festival is the community--flute players from around the country get the chance to spend time with each other and share their love of the flute.

For more information:

www.potomacflutefestival.org 

 

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Native Sounds: Quese Imc
Quese Imc is an award-winning Hip Hop emcee, independent music producer and cultural activist. Quese is a member of the Pawnee and Seminole Nations. Quese and his brother are founding members of the Native Hip Hop group "Culture Shock Camp." In the beginning of his musical career, Quese struggled with his audience connecting to his music. Since then, his audience has changed with the times and Quese just released his album titled "Hand Drums for Whiskey Bottles." Quese mixes his love for Hip Hop with his love for his people--creating a sound called "Native Hip Hop." His artistic style mixes the modern substance of freestyling, Hip Hop and Funk with strictly traditional values.

Production Assistant Tobias Grant (Omaha, Dakota, Cherokee & Dineh) spoke with Quese Imc after his performance at Stage 49. Tobias and Quese talk about his music, his experience as a performer and his album "Hand Drums for Whiskey Bottles."

Be sure to check out the AIROS Podcast Page for even more great Native American artists.

  

Listen to the Interview | Read the Article | Quese's Website | Quese's Facebook Page 

Producer Profile: 
Christine Lesiak &

Princella Parker

Standing Bear's Footsteps, the new historical documentary by Christine Lesiak and Princella Parker (Omaha), tells the story of one of America's original civil rights activists, Ponca Chief Standing Bear.

 

"The film is about what it means to be a person as told through the life of a Ponca Indian Chief, and his struggle to be free," said Lesiak.

It is the first documentary to tell the story of Standing Bear's life and activism work for Native American rights in America. The film presents his story through historical reenactments, photographs, film footage and interviews.

To find out more about Standing Bear's Footsteps Producer/Director/Writer
Christine Lesiak and Associate Producer Princella Parker (Omaha), select any of the following links below:   

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