Upcoming Events, Lectures and Performances
Homeland Hiphop II
We're breaking down borders from Native California to Detroit, from Iraq to Brooklyn... to Palestine.
Thursday, October 22, 2009Featuring....
doors at 8pm, show at 9pm
advance tickets $12, $15 at the door
at Public Assembly
70 N. 6th St, Williamsburg, BrooklynHosted by Remi Kanazi and DJ Oja on the 1's & 2's
Purchase tickets at www.publicassemblynyc.com or www.thinkpalestineact.org. Proceeds from this show will go to support the hip hop group DAM in Palestine, PEP's work with youth in Brooklyn, and our Indigenous partners throughout the U.S.
American Indian Community House Presents
Come out to support and learn more about the 1st ever Indigenous Youth Delegation to Palestine Indigenous Delegation to Palestine: NYC Reportback
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
6:30pm - 7:00pm, Reception with light food & drink
- Welcome by Tiokasin Ghosthorse, First Voices Indigenous Radio
- Reportback with live music, photos, and stories shared by Ras K'dee, SNAG Magazine delegate visiting from San Francisco at the American Indian Community House
Information and directions: 212 598-0100
11 Broadway in the Financial District
Take the 4,5 trains to Bowling Green
AICH is on the 2nd Floor
Cinema Arts Centre, L.I. Friends of WBAI Radio & The Lakota Foundation presents
Sunday, October 4, 9:30 am ~ 1:30 pmStanley Nelson's award winning documentary Wounded Knee records the 1973 armed occupation of the Pine Ridge reservation led by the AIM (American Indian Movement). Occupying the site of Wounded Knee they cut off access and took up defensive positions. The film records the 71 day armed stand-off with the FBI. AIM sought a redress of broken treaties (the US broke every signed treaty) and the ouster of Dick Wilson, Pine Ridge's corrupt tribal leader. Nelson's film records the story from the inside, not the outside: AIM leaders Russell Means, John Trudell and Dennis Banks were the spokespersons for all their people trapped in poverty on reservations. The uprising received daily attention from the major media. (USA, 2009, 74 min.)
Tickets: $25 (available online or 800-838-3006)
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Avenue
Huntington, NY 11743 (100 Yards South of Rt 25A, Main Street)9:30 am ~ 10:15 am ~ Breakfast and meet and greet
PERFORMERS AND PANELISTS
10:15 am ~ 11:15 am ~ Music and Native American Dance
11:30 am ~ 12:45 pm ~ Film WOUNDED KNEE
12:45 pm ~ 1:30 pm ~ Panel and Audience DiscussionDownload the event flier
- Tiokasin Ghosthorse
- Lance White Magpie
- Charley Buckland
- Dan Grigsby
- Ettie Luckey
- Christine Rose
- Donna Kelly
Visit Cinema Arts Centre for more information.
33 YEARS IS TOO MUCH! PAROLE FOR PELTIER!
July 17, 2009 @ 7-9:30 p.m.
Judson Memorial Church Assembly Hall
Entrance at 239 Thompson St. (Wheelchair Accessible)
Sliding scale $5 to $10. Nobody turned away due to empty pockets!
For more info nyclpsg@gmail.com
nycjericho@gmail.com
T: 718-365-4407
www.whoisleonardpeltier.info
Trains: A,B,C,D,E,F,V to W. 4th St.—2 blocks E. to Thompson; N,R to 8th St., S. to W 4th, W. to ThompsonPete Seeger Supports Leonards Release!!!
Sponsored by New York Leonard Peltier Support Group and friends:
NY Anarchist Black Cross Federation (NYCABCF), NYC Anarchist People of Color (APOC), First Voices Indigenous Radio, International Action Center (IAC), NYC Jericho, ProLibertad, Resistance in BrooklynCome and see Leonard painting.
Music
WMD Poetry, Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Dave Lippman, Roland Mousaa, and David AmramSpeakers
- Mike Kuzma (Leonard's Attorney)
- Tiokasin Ghosthorse
- Roland Moussa, NAICA
Interview
Bruce Ellison, Parole AttorneyVideo excerpts
No Boundaries by Peter Matthiesen
Leonard Crowdog on Leonard Peltier
WBAI's Wake Up Call & First Voices Indigenous Radio in collaboration with Deep Dish TV and the Movement for Peace in Colombia, present the New York Premiere of the long-anticipated documentary A Country of Peoples Without Owners: The Indigenous and Popular Minga of 2008
Monday, June 29th at 7:00pm
The Labowitz Theater of NYU (715 Broadway at Washington Place) in Manhattan
Wednesday, July 1st at 7:00pm
La Terraza 7 Train Café, (40-19 Gleane Street, near 83rd St. & Roosevelt Ave.) in QueensColombia will never be the same after those 61 historic days of the "Indigenous and Popular Minga," which was initiated on October 11th 2008, and culminated in a massive rally in the Simon Bolivar Plaza in downtown Bogota on a rainswept afternoon in late November. From the department of Cauca, people of dignity rose up, united together with the "other Colombia," to walk the word of resistance. The government of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe confronted this peaceful mobilization with force, resulting in at least two deaths and 120 wounded, some severely.
This documentary shows us what happens when the poorest and most marginal people confront, without weapons, the most powerful regime of Latin America. The response is apparent in the wisdom of the five-point agenda that provided the fuel for the Popular Minga.
The film "A Country of Peoples: Without Owners" was conceptualized, written, edited and produced by the Communication Team of the Association of Indigenous Councils of Northern Cauca, ACIN. Proceeds from both events will be used to help get ACIN’s community radio station Radio Payumat (read more) back on the air after it was sabotaged in late December.
The screenings will also feature the documentary "Human Faces Behind the Rain Forest," a film that gives direct testimony of the drama lived by the peasant and indigenous people in Colombia, as a result of the social crisis caused by the harvesting of the poppy crop, produced and directed by Colombian film maker and journalist Mady Samper, who will also be present.
Both events will be hosted by WBAI's Mario Murillo, host of Friday Wake UP Call, and Tiokasin Ghosthorse, host of First Voices Indigenous Radio
For more information, call (212) 209-2978 or visit mamaradio.blogspot.com or www.nasaacin.org.
FILMS: At the Movies
Thursday, June 18, 2009, 6 p.m.
Saturday, June 20, 2009, 2 p.m.
The Diker PavilionNO MORE SMOKE SIGNALS (2008, 90 min.) Switzerland. Fanny Brauning. The "Voice of the Lakota Nation" the independent, non-profit KILI Radio has been a unifying force for the Lakota people since it first began broadcasting in 1983 from a hill near Porcupine, South Dakota. This feature explores the grassroots activism that generated the idea of tribally-controlled media and those who struggled to make it a reality - now an everyday miracle in the lives of the people in the widely scattered communities of the Pine Ridge, Cheyenne River, and Rosebud Indian Reservations. Introduction by Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota); director Fanny Brauning and Roxanne Two Bulls will be in attendance. Co-presented with the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York.
The George Gustav Heye Center
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
One Bowling Green
New York, NY 10004
212-514-3700
ADMISSION is free, and the building is fully accessible.
The following schedule is a project of the Indigenous Human Rights Film Festival collective. Please visit their website for more information. This month's Indigenous Voices program on May 28, 2009 at 7:00 pm at Bluestockings Bookstore will close out this very special week of events.
Monday, May 18, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Bluestockings Bookstore
Conversations with the EarthTuesday, May 19, 2009 at 7:00
Bluestockings Bookstore
In cooperation with The Defenders of the Black HillsWednesday, May 20, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Bluestockings Bookstore
Discussions and presentations on sacred Indigenous places, treaties and human rights violationsThursday, May 21, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Bluestockings Bookstore
Changing the climate change discourseSaturday, May 23, 2009 at 5:00 pm
International Action Center (IAC)
Meet the defenders of the Black Hills-Paha Sapa.Saturday, May 23. 2009 at 7:00 pm
Bluestockings Bookstore
Screening: "Palabra India", discussion followsSunday, May 24, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Bluestockings Bookstore
Various Indigenous nations presentationMonday, May 25, 2009 at 7:00 pm
American Indian Community House
A conversation with Steven NewcombTuesday, May 26, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Bluestockings Bookstore
A conversation with Steven Newcomb
Bluestockings Bookstore
Discussion: "Paradigm of Earth: Indigenous Resistance and Truth" with Steven Newcomb and Charmaine White Face
Indigenous Voices Film Series
On the last Thursday of every month.Upcoming Event:Thursday, March 26th, 2008, 7:00 pm at Bluestockings Bookstore, NYC
Alaska! Back-to-back
A Native American Celebration Benefit
To shine a light on teen suicide on Native American Reservations
Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday
Clearwater: Creating the Next Generation of Environmental Leaders hosts a benefit concert
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009, 5:00 p.m.
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Tickets On Sale at Ticketmaster Official InvitationProgram features Pete Seeger, Richie Havens, Bruce Springsteen, Roger McGuinn, Dave Matthews, Steve Earle, Eddie Vedder, and many other performers as well as representatives from the Native American Indian Cultural Alliance. All proceeds to benefit the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, a non-profit organization created to defend and restore the Hudson River.
Benefit for the Lakota Children
Native American Music Event with National Native American Music Award musicians
Grammy & NAMA Nominee for Best Debut: Ghosthorse
and
NAMA Nominee: Richie Plass w/ Jimmy Wolf NAMA Winner for Best BluesJoin us March 21st at 7:30 p.m.
At the Southport Congregational Church
524 Pequot Avenue Southport, Ct 06890Bring baseball to the Boys and Girls Clubs on the reservations in South Dakota help provide baseball bats, helmets, gloves and other materials and enable the children to travel from reservation to reservation to play other teams. Changing Winds Supports Cultural Competence and Literacy on the reservations! We are joining forces with the Boy's and Girl's Clubs and tribal schools to develop and produce a newspaper by and for the children of the reservations in South Dakota. To top off this project, Tiokasin Ghosthorse will periodically invite children to discuss their literary and artistic contributions on his live radio program, WBAI 99.5 FM, New York City.
Yes, you can change the future! Inspire the children's enthusiasm and increase literacy and other skills! Call Now! Only 150 seats! Tickets are $75 each. Proceeds will go towards the support of both of these programs.
For more information and ticket sales contact:
Changing Winds Advocacy Center at 203-256-9720
www.firstvoicesindigenousradio.org
www.changingwinds.org
Benefit for Indigenous Community Station Radio Payu’mat (Cauca, Colombia)
Long Island School of the Americas Watch Presents a Film, a Talk, and a Brunch
Film: We are Raised with the Staff of Authority in Hand is an award-winning documentary about the resistance of the indigenous population of Colombia to the repression by the U.S.-backed regime of President Alvaro Uribe.
Sunday, February 15th
Doors at 10:30, Brunch 11:00 AM, Film: 12:20 PM.
Mario Murillo, Associate Professor at Hofstra University, back from six months in Colombia, will introduce the film and give the background about the causes of the mobilization of the indigenous people.
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, WBAI Producer of First Voices: Indigenous Radio will talk about the media solidarity amongst indigenous communities.
Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave. Huntington, NY 11743
$25 All TicketsFor tickets: 1-800-838-3006 and ask for event 54041, or purchase online. For tickets at the door no credit cards will be accepted.
Directions to the Cinema Arts Centre: Driving from the west: LIE east to exit 49 or Northern State east to exit 40, to Rte. 110 North. Follow Rte. 110 to Rte. 25A, Main St. Make a right turn. The third traffic light will be Park Ave. Make a right turn. CAC is the first driveway on the right hand side. Driving from the east: LIE west to exit 51. Make right turn off service road or take Northern State west to Exit 42 North, Huntington, Rte. 35. (Rte. 35 becomes Park Ave. after Jericho Tpk.). Proceed to LIRR crossing, then go three traffic lights. Just after the third light, CAC is the first driveway on the left.
An evening of traditional Lakota flute and spoken word
November 15th at 7:30 pm
Tao of Healing in the Moon
34 West 27th Street
12th floor (btwn. 6th& Brdwy)For more call 551-208-3357 or show up at the door. Seats are filling up!
We invite you to participate in a life-changing experience...
United Tribes Technical College
"Evening With Friends"Comes to New York City on Thursday, October 30, 2008 for a very special.
Thursday, October 30, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Ramscale Studio
463 West Street Suite 1300
New York, NY 10014You can download the flier here.
Special Event: Indigenous Voices from Colombia
Alwan for the Arts, El Movimiento por la Paz en Colombia with First Voices Indigenonus Radio and Deep Dish TV present:
The Indigenous People of Colombia Battle For Their Land and Dignity:
An Emergency Report Back from the Popular and Indigenous Mobilization/Minga in ColombiaFeaturing Special Invited Guest:
Rafael Coicué, Nasa leader, former mayor of the Indigenous cabildo of Corinto in Cauca, and representative of the ACIN, Association of Indigenous Councils of Northern Cauca.Friday, October 24th, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
At the All Saints Church,
43-12 46th Street in Sunnyside, Queens
(Train Stop "46th Street-Bliss St"; It's half a block from the subway stop).Sunday, October 26th, 2:00 p.m.
At the Alwan for the Arts
16 Beaver Street, 4th Floor, in Lower Manhattan
(TRAINS: 4/5 to Bowling Green; J/M/Z to Broad St.; R/W to Whitehall; 2/3 to Wall Street; 1/9 to Rector St. or South Ferry BUSES: M1, M6, M9, M16, M20)Introduced by Tiokasin Ghosthorse, host of First Voices Indigenous Radio on WBAI Radio, plus other speakers. There will also be a video presentation produced by the ACIN's Communication Tejido.
Across the world, from Palestine to India to Latin America, Indigenous people are struggling for their land, culture and human rights against repressive and reactionary governments. Confronted with ongoing land seizures, and policies that amount to ethnic cleansing, popular movements are waging intense, sometimes desperate struggles. Unfortunately the essential commonality of these struggles is often not seen.
Rafael Coicué's report from the Indigenous regions of Northern Cauca, Colombia dramatically illustrates the similarity of the struggles. Their non-violent mass protests have been met with military force. In the latest demonstrations, 130 people have been wounded and at least one person was killed by army and police bullets. The government and the Colombian media are accusing them of being terrorists.
Rafael Coicué is one of the most respected leaders of the contemporary Indigenous movement in northern Cauca. He was the Indigenous governor of Corinto in Northern Cauca. A long time Nasa activist, his brother was killed in the 1991 Nilo massacre of 20 Nasa, and he was shot at and lost an eye in July 2008, a direct attempt on his life because of the work he's involved in. He will be in Washington, testifying before the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights about the consistent violations committed against Colombia's indigenous communities by the government of Alvaro Uribe, including the backlash carried out by the Army and Police against indigenous protesters in Cauca over the past ten days. He will be speaking in New York City October 25-27th.
Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Spoken Flute and the Eartheart
Please join all of us at East West in welcoming the acclaimed Tiokasin Ghosthorse - Lakota musician from Cheyenne River Lakota (Sioux) Nation of South Dakota, storyteller, poet, university lecturer, scholar, activist, and one of the great exponents of the ancient red cedar Lakota flute - for his premier concert at East West! Tiokasin plays traditional and contemporary music, using both Indigenous and European instruments. He is a master musician and teacher of magical, ancient and modern sounds. He preserves the traditional Lakota flute combining "spoken word" with musical performances world-wide since childhood. Tiokasin hosts a program on WBAI NY 99.5 FM called First Voices Indigenous Radio. He has a new CD: "Ksa" with the group Ghosthorse.
Tiokasin has been described as "a spiritual agitator, natural rights organizer, Indigenous thinking process educator and a community activator." One reviewer called him "a cultural resonator in the key of life."
All tickets: $25East West Books
78 Fifth Avenue @ 14th Street
New York, New York 10011Phone: 212-243-5994 Fax: 212-243-7591
Email: bookpos@eastwestnyc.comSubways: 2 blocks from Union Square station
Friday - Sunday, March 14 - 16, 2008
Left Forum 2008
The Cooper Union, New York CityCracks in the Edifice
Each spring in New York City, Left Forum (www.leftforum.org) gathers intellectuals and activists from around the world to address the burning issues of our times. The theme for 2008 is "CRACKS IN THE EDIFICE". We will examine the context of an empire in the throes of collapse and discuss the possibilities for social movements to build a better world in its place.
TIOKASIN GHOSTHORSE, host of First Voices Indigenous Radio on Pacifica Radio's flagship station WBAI New York 99.5 FM will be speaking on the panel entitled:
TRANSFORMATIVE THINKING, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND THE FUTURE OF CAPITALISM
What role can indigenous or "precapitalist" forms of knowledge and spirituality play in this transformation, and what are the politics of mobilizing them, and does the recent (re)turn to consciousness mark a significant break from the distinction between idealism and materialism?
Tiokasin Ghosthorse – First Voices Indigenous Radio, WBAI
Jack Z. Bratich – Rutgers University
Daniel Pinchbeck – Author, editor of realitysandwich.com
Moderator: James Trimarco – WriterWe are living in a time of economic and political meltdown. Even once-stable governments in the advanced capitalist nations are not immune from decay, while in other parts of the world war and genocide have become the rule. The disintegration of the social fabric has brought insurgencies, some presenting a progressive alternative to corrupt regimes but others led by religious fundamentalists. The U.S. President -- with the collaboration of both parties in Congress -- has pursued an agenda heavy on imperial interests despite the myriad domestic problems we face. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and U.S. military and civilians have been killed in this oil-soaked war, but the urgent needs of the majority of our own civilians remain unfulfilled.
How can we address and challenge such catastrophe when our collective voices often seem weak and our alternatives underdeveloped? Left Forum provides a unique space for the generation of ideas crucial to theorizing and building a resurgent Left. This year the Forum will include participants from all corners of North America, as well as Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America. It will truly be a rare opportunity for a global left dialogue.
The primary questions are as critical as they are classic: What is the nature of the current conjuncture, and how can the Left intervene effectively?
The Cooper Union
Cooper Square
New York, NY 10003-7120Call: 212.353.4100
Saturday, March 8 at 7:00 pm
A Night of Lakota Teachings and Spoken Flute
An Evening of Concert and Lecture Presented by the New York Open Centerby Tiokasin Ghosthorse
Tonight, Tiokasin Ghosthorse, one of the great exponents of this instrument, the Lakota cedar flute is an ancient instrument intended to convey emotions and to resemble the human voice will play its haunting melodies. Tiokasin will speak about the Lakota worldview called the "Indigenous thinking process," with which we are all born, and how different it is from the rational, linear and hierarchical mode of thought so prevalent in the West. He will teach us about this worldview to help us to understand the Lakota approach to metaphor, dreams, visions and intuition, and our human role on Earth.
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, of the Cheyenne River Lakota (Sioux) Nation of South Dakota, is a musician, poet, storyteller, university lecturer and scholar. He has been a major figure in reviving the cedar wood flute tradition.
RESERVATIONS:
Ph: 212.219.2527
Website: www.opencenter.org
New York Open Center
83 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012
Thursday - Sunday, January 17 - 20
AMERINDIANS: THE RETURN
At the JOHNSON THEATER at the Theater for the New CityAMERINDIANS: THE RETURN
Thursday - Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm; All Seats $10/TDF vouchers accepted
Participating artists include: Illustrations for multimedia by Luis Garay; original music, spoken word and lyrics by Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Mniconjou Lakota/Sioux), John Trudell (Isanti/Sioux), Blackfire (Navajo/Dine) and Aztlan Underground (Aztlans/Xicanos); traditional choreography adviser and training by Lance White Magpie (Oglala Lakota/Sioux); totem, objects for stage, masks/body-art design by Alessandro Blini-Massiah; sound and final post-production by Alejo Gordillo (Moana Productions); lighting, costumes and stage design by Elaine Benavides and Carlos Alvarez.The eagles of the North cannot be free without the condors of the South. Now it's happening. Now is the time. Native people speak with the Earth. When consciousness awakens, we can fly high like the eagle, or like the condor."
Interdisciplinary collaboration of dance, spoken word, body art and a sound video installation, based on Native rites, iconography and symbolism.
Envisioning a "future of cross-cultural empowerment." There has been a common believe of "return" in all Native Cultures, a return to a new life from times of darkness . Many coincidences in all Meso-American and Native American Prophecies and Legends: in the Year 2012 the Cherokee Calendar ends as well; same year of the Mayan Galactic Alignment of the Mayan Prophecy; the coming of the Quetzalcoatl is expected soon. The Ancient Cherokee Legend relates as well about the coming of the Pale One once again. The Rattlesnake Constellation shall appear with the Venus Alignment, this Venus Alignment tells the story of a Chickamaugan Prophecy. For they all are aligned in the year 2004 to 2012. The Incan prophecies say that now, in this age, when the eagle of the North and the condor of the South fly together, the Earth will awaken.
On the land of the Eagle: The first part of the creation has 4 movements/acts as a journey throughout Native North American, Mayan-Aztec Universes and a finale: The Eagle and the Condor: the Prophecy.
For more information on the background and derivation of the work, with historical perspectives, please see the show's website, http://www.amerindiansthereturn.com.
Cristina Cortes, the author, director, choreographer and originator of the media concept, envisions a future of cross-cultural empowerment in Amerindians: the Return. The piece develops interacting a video installation, objects on stage, choreography inspired and framed within the recreation of "characters", mixing passages between myths, legends and historical events, from the past, to the present and the future. There are composite animated illustrations with still images and video. Movement on stage generates interactive 3D animations, sounds and images on screen. The opposite also occurs: still images on screen, after manipulation, trigger the appearance of live elements and characters on stage. There are three screens and three projectors. A totem is deconstructed and its parts--masks, symbols and costumeówill be wore and manipulated by the dancers. The resulting assemblage of movement and images is referred to as "a journey of recovery."
Theater for the New City
155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Streets)
New York, NY 10003Call: 212.254.1109 Fax: 212.979.6570
Email: info@theaterforthenewcity.net
Saturday, October 27,2007, 7:00pm
A Night of Indigenous Music & Lakota Teachings
At the NEW YORK OPEN CENTERAN EVENING CONCERT & LECTURE
Saturday, October 27, 7pm
Matou and Tiokasin GhosthorseThe Lakota cedar flute is an ancient instrument intended to convey emotions and to resemble the human voice. Tiokasin Ghosthorse, one of the great exponents of this instrument, will play its haunting melodies joined by Matou (Atahua Papa,Soni Moreno and Tiokasin) a truly original and exquisite trio of Indigenous musicians. The evening will also include a talk by Tiokasin about the Lakota worldview called the Indigenous thinking process and how different it is from the rational-linear thinking mode so prevalent in the West. Tiokasin will teach us about this viewpoint to help us to understand the Lakota approach to metaphor, dreams, visions and intuition, and the human role on Earth.
New York Open Center
83 Spring St.
New York, NY 10012Registration or Course Related Questions:
Call: 212.219.2527 extension 2
Email: registration@opencenter.org
Visit website: www.opencenter.orgOctober 22 & 23, 2007, 7pm
Standing Silent Nation, a Documentary Film
by Suree Towfighnia & Courtney HermannIn April 2000, Alex White Plume and his Lakota family planted industrial hemp on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota after other crops had failed. But when federal agents raided the White Plumes' fields, the Lakota Nation was swept into a Byzantine struggle over tribal sovereignty, economic rights and common sense. This compelling documentary chronicles the story of this Native American family's struggle. Debra and Alex White Plume will be in New York to host screenings.
>>View Flyer for more information.
October 5, 2007 Friday 7–10pm
Teachings of the White Buffalo
www.opencenter.orgChief Arvol Looking Horse, the 19th generation Keeper of the original Sacred White Buffalo Calf and a spiritual leader of the Sioux Nation, joins us for an inspiring evening. He will share with us the vision of the White Buffalo Calf Prophecy, which warns us that we are at a crossroads: we can either unite spiritually and consciously in peace and harmony, or face the turmoil of global disasters. As Keeper of the Sacred Pipe, Chief Looking Horse's role is to teach us how to implement the White Buffalo teachings for global healing as well as our own individual healing.
The teachings show us how to:
- Mend our relationship with the natural world
- Understand and work with sacred sites and
- Follow our own unique personal path in order to contribute to the
betterment of the planet.Note: This event will also include the viewing of a nationally televised video about the White Buffalo Calf Prophecy, a musical performance by the talented Tiokasin Ghosthorse, and a book signing at the end of the evening.
A MULTIMEDIA EVENT
Chief Arvol Looking Horse, from the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota, is the 19th-generation Keeper of the White Buffalo Calf Pipe Bundle and is a spiritual leader among the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota peoples. The founder of World Peace and Prayer Day, he has won many awards and travels and speaks extensively nationally and internationally on peace, the environment and native rights.
October 27,2007 Saturday 7pm
A Night of Indigenous Music & Lakota Teachings
Tiokasin Ghosthorse & MatouThe Lakota cedar flute is an ancient instrument intended to convey emotions and to resemble the human voice. Tonight Tiokasin Ghosthorse, one of the great exponents of this instrument, will play its haunting melodies joined by Matou, a truly original and exquisite trio of Indigenous musicians (Lakota, Apache, Maya, Maori). The evening will also include a talk by Tiokasin about the Lakota worldview called the "indigenous thinking process" and how different it is from the rational-linear thinking mode so prevalent in the "West." Tiokasin will teach us about this viewpoint to help us to understand the Lakota approach to metaphor, dreams, visions and intuition, and the human role on Earth.
AN EVENING CONCERT & LECTURE
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, a member of the Cheyenne River Lakota (Sioux) Nation of South Dakota, is a musician, poet, storyteller and scholar. He has been a major figure in reviving the cedar wood flute tradition. He also has a long career in Indigenous rights activism and currently hosts a program on WBAI called First Voices Indigenous Radio.
Location: The New York Open Center
83 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012
Phone: 212.219.2527Register: www.opencenter.org
May 8, 2007
THE FLYING EAGLE WOMAN FUND and the AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY HOUSE Presents...
JOHN TRUDELL and BAD DOG Wednesday, May 23 at 8pm
"My goal is very simple. To communicate the human experience at a level that human beings can recognize and relate to. That may be a personal statement. It may be a political statement. But whatever it is, it all comes from the same point of reference: the experiences we share as peoples of this planet."
With special guests The Ripcords, Pura Fe, and Ulali. Performing at REBEL 251 West 30th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues.
For tickets go to: www.NativeTickets.com.
March 26, 2007
Tiokasin at the New York Open Center an Evening Concert
The Spoken Flute & Lakota Thinking Traditions with Tiokasin Ghosthorse
Friday, March 30, 7pm New York Open Center 83 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012
Call 212.219.2527 Ext. 2 or Register @ www.opencenter.org Members $22 / Nonmembers $24The Lakota cedar flute (Spoken Flute) is an ancient instrument that has been experiencing a renaissance and was intended to convey emotions and resemble the human voice. This evening one of the great exponents of the cedar flute, Tiokasin Ghosthorse, will share traditional contemporary Lakota music, stories and rarely heard songs. Tiokasin will intersperse poetry and prose with the haunting melodies and evocative tones of the flute. He combines Lakota indigenous teachings with modern issues, indigenous insight, spiritual awareness and global concerns. Experience this phenomenal musician and storyteller, whose performance is both powerful and soothing, combining the best of ancient ways with contemporary relevance.
February 2006
Indigenist Tiokasin Ghosthorse Speaks
"There can be no peace on earth, unless there is peace with earth" - Tiokasin Ghosthorse. Join Project Pericles as we welcome activist, host and producer of First Voices Indigenous Radio. As a teenager, Tiokasin addressed the United Nations Conference on Human Rights International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in Geneva, Switzerland. He participated in several occupations including Wounded Knee, SD in 1973, Lyle Point, WA, Western Shoshone, NV, and Big Mountain, AZ, and has been actively educating people who live on Turtle Island (N. America) and overseas since that time. Tiokasin is also a survivor of the "Reign of Terror" from 1972-1976 on the Pine Ridge Lakota Reservation, the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs Boarding and Church Missionary School systems designed to "kill the Indian and save the man". He will be speaking on Native American People and Human Rights. This event is co-sponsored by NATURE.
Date: February 21, 2006 Time: 3:35 PM Campus: Pleasantville , Kessel Student Center - Butcher Suite Audience: This event is open to the public and Pace community. Contact: For more information contact Heather Novak at hnovak@pace.edu or at (914)773-3464.
