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Events in New York

			TOURS, TALKS & LECTURES Cultural Interpreter Discussions May 1, 2006–July 28, 2006, 2:00 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays Information Desk

			Every business day at 2 p.m., meet with a Cultural Interpreter for a discussion about the museum's exhibitions and Native cultures. Inquire at the Information Desk for more details.

			FILMS Daily Screenings June 26, 2006–July 30, 2006, 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. and on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. Daily The Screening Room, Second Floor

			*Snow Snake: Game of the Haudenosaunee* (2006, 6 min.) US. Produced by the NMAI Resource Center, George Gustav Heye Center. Featuring master snow snake maker and player Fred Kennedy (Seneca), this video introduces the lively traditional game that's played today by Iroquois men in competitions throughout Iroquois Country. **Skywalkers, Iroquois Women: The Three Sisters,** and The Great Law of Peace (1998, 34 min. together) US. Director: Pat Ferrero. Produced for the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh. The many strengths of Iroquois culture are the focus of interviews with ironworkers and their families, an inquiry into the strength and equality of women in Iroquois tradition, and a presentation of the central spiritual teaching of the Haudenosaunee peoples. Among those featured are Doug George (Mohawk), G. Peter Jemison (Seneca), Audrey Shenendoah (Onondaga) and Chief Jake Swamp (Mohawk).

			FILMS Especially for Kids June 26, 2006–July 30, 2006, 10:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Daily The Screening Room, Second Floor

			*Onenhakenra: White Seed* (1984, 20 min.). United States. Frank Semmens for the Akwesasne Museum. Mohawks of the Akwesasne Reservation talk about the role of corn in their culture and show the making of traditional corn soup and corn husk dolls. *How Wesakechak Got His Nameand Wolf Tale:Legend of the Caribou*** (2002, 23 min.) Canada. Producers: Gerri Cook, Ava Karvonen, Gregory Coyes (Métis Cree), and George Johnson. Stories from the Seventh Fire series. Segments from an animation series include a traditional Anishnabe tale in which Wesakechak, the Trickster, learns that a name of importance must be earned and a story of how Mother Wolf teaches that creatures of small size can be powerful.

			FILMS At the Movies, *The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros* Thursday, July 6, 2006, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, July 8, 2006, 2:00 p.m. Auditorium

			*The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros(2005, 100 min.) Philippines. Director: Aureus Solitos. In Tagalog with English subtitles. Born into a Manila slum, gay preteen Maxi's unquestioning devotion to his family of small-time criminals is undermined when he befriends a young policeman. Solitos, also known by his Palawa'n name Kanakan Balintagos, was named Best Director at the ImagiNative Film and Media Festival in Toronto. The film was screened at the 2006 New Directors/New Films in New York and won the Golden Zenith Award at the Montreal World Film Festival. Introduced by Diana Lee of Asian Cinevision. Presented in conjunction with the Asian American International Film Festival and the Asia Society.* Please note: July 6 screening is at the Asia Society

			WORKSHOPS Children's Storybook Reading and Workshop Saturday, July 8, 2006, noon Resource Center, second floor

			Listen to the Ma'ii and Cousin Horned Toad: A Traditional Navajo Story, by Shonto Begay; Lightning Inside You and Other Native American Riddles, edited by John Bierhorst with illustrations by Louise Brierley; and How Chipmunk Got Tiny Feet: Native American Animal Origin Stories, collected and retold by Gerals Hausman with illustrations by Ashley Wolff. Make a cup-and-ball game following the readings.

			WORKSHOPS Irocorn Keychain Workshop Thursday, July 13, 2006, 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 15, 2006, 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. Education Classroom, second floor

			Learn about the importance of corn not only to Native Americans, but to the world with Iroquois beader, Ruth Hill (Cayuga). In the hands-on workshop, Ruth Hill will instruct participants how to make a beaded "Irocorn" keychain in the shape of an ear of corn and glass beads that mimic wampum shell beads. Pre-registration is required. Call (212) 514-3714. Appropriate for ages 12 years and up. Materials fee is $15 ($13 for members).

			WORKSHOPS Iroquois Cornhusk Doll Family Workshop Thursday, July 20, 2006, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Education Classroom, second floor

			Tour the hands-on Haudenosaunee Discovery Room with Paul Betancourt (Seneca) and learn about the Iroquois culture of New York State. Then make an Iroquois style cornhusk doll in the workshop. Appropriate for ages 7 and up. Pre-registration required. Call (212) 514-3714.