The Museum of Native American History in Bentonville, Arkansas presents the debut of the Native American Cultural Symposium and Outdoor Film Series in June 2017. All Museum Symposium events are free and open to the public. During the Symposium, donations towards the Seneca Black Elk Mathews Scholarship Fund will be most appreciated. Pre-registration with the Museum at (479) 273-2456 is strongly suggested for a few events as indicated on the schedule. Friday, June 2 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Fulcrum Publishing Book Sale (Lobby) Sam Scinta, consulting editor and former publisher, will fill the Museum lobby with Native American Titles from Fulcrum Books during Museum hours. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Panel Discussion: "The Wisdom of Black Elk's Reunification Prophecies and Environmental Awareness" (Red Feather Lawn Stage) Featured Presenter Panelists: Joseph Marshall III is the celebrated Rosebud Lakota author of "The Journey of Crazy Horse: The Lakota History", "Walking with Elders: The Wisdom of Lakota Grandfathers" and twelve other books. Gayle Ross is an internationally renowned storyteller and a direct descendant of legendary Cherokee Chief John Ross. J R Mathews was the youngest Tribal Chairman in the history of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma and co-founder of the American Indian Theater Company. Sam Scinta is the former publisher and consulting editor of Fulcrum Publishing. Bobby Bridger is an author, musician, and winner of the John Neihardt Award, as well as a co-creator of the Symposium. Saturday, June 3 Parking and shuttles will be provided on Saturday from 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. from the Walmart Museum to the Museum of Native American History so that visitors can park, shop, and dine on the square. Auxiliary parking will also be located at the Northwest Baptist Association for easy access to the Museum of Native American History. Contact the Museum for details. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Fulcrum Publishing Book Sale (Lobby) 10:30 a.m. Children's Storytime (Great Room) Featuring a Native American folktale, woolly mammoth stories, and more! 12:00 p.m. Guest Author Reading (Great Room) 1:00 p.m. Storytelling Performance (Great Room) Featured Presenter: Gayle Ross is an internationally renowned storyteller and a direct descendant of legendary Cherokee Chief John Ross. 2:00 p.m. Guest Author Reading (Great Room) 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Filmmaking Bootcamp with Tribal TV: Part I (Great Room)* Featured Presenters Celia Xavier & Mary Aboud of the Tribal Film Festival In this two-part workshop, filmmakers of all ages will learn to write, shoot, and edit a mini-short in one weekend on their own tablets or smartphones. #YourStory short films will be screened during Part II of the workshop and online with TribalTV. Pre- registration with the Museum for both workshop installments is strongly suggested. 6:30 p.m. Storytelling Performance (Red Feather Lawn Stage) 6:30 p.m. Guest Storyteller Gayle Ross Featured Presenter: Gayle Ross is an internationally renowned storyteller and a direct descendant of legendary Cherokee Chief John Ross. 7:30 p.m. Performance and Concert of Lakota (Red Feather Lawn Stage) Featured Presenters: Bobby Bridger and John Inmon Bobby Bridger and legendary guitar virtuoso John Inmon perform Bobby's epic ballad Lakota, which depicts Lakota holy man Black Elk telling his life story to poet John G. Neihardt in 1931 South Dakota, which served as the basis for Neihardt's classic Black Elk Speaks. 7:30 p.m. Performance and Concert of Lakota (Red Feather Lawn Stage) Featured Presenters: Bobby Bridger and John Inmon Bobby Bridger and legendary guitar virtuoso John Inmon perform Bobby's epic ballad Lakota, which depicts Lakota holy man Black Elk telling his life story to poet John G. Neihardt in 1931 South Dakota, which served as the basis for Neihardt's classic Black Elk Speaks. Dusk Outdoor Films (Red Feather Lawn Stage) Featured Presenter: Charlie Soap As the husband and community development partner of the late Wilma Mankiller and producer/director of the evening's feature The Cherokee Word for Water, Charlie Soap will introduce the film. Osiyo TV Short Film will be shown after the introduction and before the feature film. Feature Film: Cherokee Word For Water Based on the true story of the Bell Waterline Project, this feature film is set in the early 1980s in a rural Oklahoma Cherokee community where many houses lacked running water. Led by Wilma Mankiller (played by Kimberly Guerrero, A&E’s "Longmire") and Cherokee organizer Charlie Soap (played by Mo Brings Plenty, Netflix’s "House of Cards"), the community of volunteers built nearly 20 miles of waterline to save their community. The successful completion of the waterline, using the traditional concept of gadugi - working together to solve a problem - led to Wilma’s election as Chief. Wilma and Charlie’s marriage sparked a movement of similar projects across the Cherokee Nation and in Indian Country that continues to this day. In April 2014, the film won the Western Heritage Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Sunday, June 4 (Museum Open to the Public) 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Fulcrum Publishing Book Sale (Lobby) 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Writers Workshop (Great Room)* Featured Presenters: Bobby Bridger is an author, musician, and winner of the John Neihardt Award, as well as a co-creator of the Symposium. Joseph Marshall III is the celebrated Rosebud Lakota author of "The Journey of Crazy Horse: The Lakota History", "Walking with Elders: The Wisdom of Lakota Grandfathers" and twelve other books. Sam Scinta is the former publisher and consulting editor at Fulcrum Publishing. 3:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m. Filmmaking Bootcamp with Tribal TV: Part II (Great Room) Featured Presenters: Celia Xavier & Mary Aboud from Tribal Film Festival See Part I on Saturday, June 3 for information on this event! 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. DBI Presents Prairie to Table Dining with Chef Justus Moll (Lawn) Chef Justus Moll of Rivergrille Steakhouse will present a custom fine dining menu featuring grilled chicken, bison fry bread, three sisters succotash, sweet potato hash and more. Local craft beer, fine wine, and dessert will also be served. Ticket sales for Prairie to Table Dining benefit Downtown Bentonville Inc. For tickets, contact Downtown Bentonville Inc. at (479) 254-0254. *Denotes pre-registration with the Museum (479) 273-2456 suggested. Saturday, June 10 Dusk Feature Film Playground of the Native Son (Lawn) An all-Native American professional football team called the Hominy Indians played in 1920s and 30s Oklahoma. Twenty-two different tribes were represented; some played for one game, some for years. Founded and financed by two Osage brothers, Ira and Otto Hamilton, they had a 22 game winning streak and the chance of a lifetime to play against the World Champion New York Giants in 1927. This is their story. Saturday, June 17 Dusk Feature Film She Sings to the Stars (Lawn) Mabel is a Native American grandmother who lives alone, tending her drought-ravaged corn in the desert Southwest. Her half-Mexican grandson, Third, dreams of "making it big" in LA, but his plans change dramatically when he comes to his grandmother's house to collect traditional dolls he hopes to sell for a high price. Lyle is a faded magician from LA traveling with a white rabbit, the promise of a gig, and a life-long dream to be able to magically disappear. When his radiator boils over, he is stranded outside Mabel's house. Both men must yield to a timeless rhythm to discover a capacity greater than imagined. Saturday, June 24 Dusk Outdoor Cinema Inclement Weather Date (Lawn) The Native American Cultural Symposium is sponsored by the Museum of Native American History, Downtown Bentonville Inc., Visit Bentonville, KUAF 91.3, Arkansas CW, Osiyo TV, RUNWAY-Moving Arkansas Forward, Tribal Voices, Comfort Inn, Tribal TV, Red Feather Productions, WGW Marketing, River Grille Steakhouse, Dymark Sign and Display.
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