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01.01.1970 - 01.01.1970

Késhjéé’: The Navajo Shoe Game

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Késhjéé’ is only played in the winter after the first freeze of the year has occurred. At this event, Mr. Kevin Belin will teach késhjéé’ protocols, tell historical stories, and the audience will learn to sing késhjéé’ songs and play késhjéé’. Késhjéé’ or the Shoe Game originated due to the disagreement of how long the day or night should last. The first game ended in a draw and as a result today we have both day and night. Késhjéé’ is more than a story, it is a teaching tool for everyone.
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01.01.1970 - 01.01.1970

Créssida Danza Contemporánea

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Créssida Contemporary Dance makes their New York debut with the world premiere of Naj (House), created by the troupe’s Artistic Director Lourdes Luna in close collaboration with Mexican-American composer Carlo Nicolau. The piece is inspired by Mayan poet Briseida Cuevas Cob’s “A yáax tuupl” (The First Earring) and offers a contemporary focus of Mayan worldview. Créssida will also perform La primera piedra (The Foundation Stone), created by Roberto Olivan and directed by Lourdes Luna. This work approaches the current Mexican character and personal themes that pierce through borders. This performance is part of LaGuardia Performing Arts Center’s 2019-2020 Season. Music and choreography for Naj are co-commissioned, co-produced and co-presented by Celebrate Mexico Now Festival and LaGuardia Community College.
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01.01.1970 - 01.01.1970

Screening and Q&A: Mexican series 68 Voices, 68 Hearts

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Celebrate Mexico Now Festival has partnered with the Center for Fiction for a screening and panel discussion on the importance and challenges of translating indigenous languages. The conversation will include the screening of 68 Voices, 68 Hearts, a series of animated short films that retell Mexican indigenous stories in their native tongues. This panel will feature filmmaker and creator of 68 Voices, 68 Hearts Gabriela Badillo; Américo Mendoza-Mori, Quechua and Spanish professor at the University of Pennsylvania; and Mirian Masaquiza, Social Affairs Officer at the Indigenous Peoples and Development Branch of the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
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01.01.1970 - 01.01.1970

Nihaadíínááł, Áhxéédahwidiilzįįł: Celebrating the study of Diné bizaad at UNM

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This is an event where everyone is welcome to celebrate the past and present of Navajo language instruction at the University of New Mexico. Our instructors will share their personal experiences and stories, incorporating traditional cultural knowledge and protocol, and discussing the use of Navajo language in one's career. Our primary goal is to promote the continued use of the Navajo language and of all Indigenous languages of the Southwest.
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01.01.1970 - 01.01.1970

Inauguration of O Foundation – Marginalized Community Council

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O Foundation (OFDN), an Indian nonprofit that is involved in the conservation and growth of marginalized groups using Openness and technology is establishing the Marginalized Community Council, an online working group consisting of individuals and organizations that are working towards addressing some of the most vital issues that affect the various marginalized groups—speakers of indigenous and endangered languages, and groups that are marginalized because of geopolitical and socioeconomic reasons.
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01.01.1970 - 01.01.1970

Aboriginal place names – Our language matter – First People of the Millewa-Mallee Aboriginal Corporation

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The workshops will provide opportunities for Traditional Owners to promote the importance of local Aboriginal languages in the place naming of roads, geographic features and localities. Importantly, participants from LGAs and emergency services, in addition to planners and surveyors will be supported to explore ways for establishing strong professional relationships with Traditional Owners to enable […]
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01.01.1970 - 01.01.1970

Aboriginal place names – Our language matter – Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation

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The workshops will provide opportunities for Traditional Owners to promote the importance of local Aboriginal languages in the place naming of roads, geographic features and localities. Importantly, participants from LGAs and emergency services, in addition to planners and surveyors will be supported to explore ways for establishing strong professional relationships with Traditional Owners to enable […]
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