Thanksgiving Revisited: New Views by Young Filmmakers Gwishalaayt: The Spirit Wraps Around You (2002, 47 min.) CANADA. Barb Cranmer ('Namgis). Produced by: Nimpkish Wind Productions Inc. Six weavers continue the art of making Chilkat or Northern Geometric weavings, a skill passed down through generations, that keeps their culture and ceremonies intact.

Thanksgiving Revisited: New Views by Young Filmmakers
Box of Daylight (1990, 9 min.) US. Janet Fries. Produced for: The Sealaska Heritage Foundation. The Naa Kahidi Theater of southeastern Alaska presents the Tlingit story of how Raven brought daylight to the world.
Bentwood Box (1985, 9 min.) US. Sandra Osawa (Makah). The film explores the making of a traditional Northwest Coast-style box of steamed cedarwood, constructed by hand without using nails, screws, or glue.
Tales of Wesakechak: Wesakechak and the Medicine (2002, 13 min.) CANADA. Gregory Coyes (Métis Cree). Stories from the Seventh Fire series - Fall. In a cautionary tale about respecting the power of medicine, Wesakechak has bad experiences when he tries to use the medicine meant for the Birds.

Amnesty International USA highlights the findings of their recent report, Maze of Injustice: The Failure to Protect Indigenous Women from Sexual Violence in the USA. Please join us on this special evening to hear from Native American advocates and representatives of Amnesty International, and to view a stunning photo display. Reception to follow.

In this contemporary take on a traditional story, the curious Raven schemes to steal the sun, the moon, and the stars, but ends up bringing light to the people of the world. The story, told by Sháa Tláa Maria Williams (Tlingit) and written by Drew Hayden Taylor, is presented by Red Sky Performances of Toronto.

Thanksgiving Revisited: New Views by Young Filmmakers
Tales of Wesakechak: How Wesakechak Got His Name (2002, 14 min.) CANADA. Gregory Coyes (Métis Cree) and George Johnson. Stories from the Seventh Fire series - Summer. In the time before people lived on Turtle Island (North America), the Creator put the trickster Wesakechak on the earth to take care of all the creatures. When the trickster wants the Creator to give everyone new names in hopes he will receive a better one, he finds that important names are given for a reason.
Tales of Wesakechak: Why the Rabbit Turns White (2002, 14 min.) CANADA. Gregory Coyes (Métis Cree) and George Johnson. Stories from the Seventh Fire series - Winter. Wesakechak has not been teaching the people to respect the land and animals, so the animals leave. When Wesakechak goes to find them, he is rescued by a rabbit who teaches him that every living thing has a role in the harmony of nature.
Tales of Wesakechak: Wesakechak and the First Spring Flood (2002, 13 min.) CANADA. Gregory Coyes (Métis Cree) and George Johnson. Stories from the Seventh Fire series - Spring. In the time before people on Turtle Island (North America), the Creator put the trickster Wesakechak on earth to take care of all creatures. When he is tricked by the jealous spirit Machias, his friends come to his aid.

Taos Pueblo artist Robert Mirabal performs music from his NAMMY-winning Mirabal's talent as a prominent Native American flute artist.

The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian Holiday Art Market will be held indoors at the National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and at the museum's George Gustav Heye Center in New York City. At each location, the Art Market will feature works by 35 Native artists including: jewelry; ceramics; fine apparel; handwoven baskets; traditional beadwork; dolls in Native regalia; and paintings, prints and sculpture.

Christmas at Wapos Bay (2002, 48 min.) CANADA. Dennis Jackson (Cree). Produced in association with the National Film Board of Canada. In this claymation three children visit their grandparent at his cabin in the bush. When an emergency arises, they learn self–reliance and the spirit of the traditional Cree way of life.

Raven Tales: How Raven Stole the Sun (2004, 23 min.) US/CANADA. Chris Kientz (Cherokee) and Simon James (Kwakwaka'wakw). In the first episode from the Raven Tales series, Chris Kientz and Simon James use computer animation to follow the comic misadventures of Raven, Eagle, and Frog�who inadvertently bring daylight into the world.
Listening to Our Ancestors: Community Curators (2006, 3 min.) Produced by the National Museum of the American Indian. Kwakwaka'wakw community curators Barb Cranmer and William Wasden, Jr. talk about the carved sea monster mask in the exhibition and its role in the tribe's origin story.
Raven Tales: The Sea Wolf (2006, 23 min.) CANADA. Caleb Hystad. The first man is dismayed to find he has no skill as a fisherman and that his skills as an artisan are unappreciated, so he calls out a mythical sea monster to help him.

Teachings of the Tree People: The Work of Bruce Miller (2006, 58 min.) US. Katie Jennings. Bruce Miller—who was also known by the Skokomish name subiyay—lived in New York in the 1970s, working in Native American theater and as a member of the La MaMa Experimental Theater. Miller later returned home to the Skokomish Reservation to devote his life to passing on the language, art, and traditional knowledge of his people.

Snow Snake: Game of the Haudenosaunee (2006, 11 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 Haudenosaunee lands in the Northeast and in Canada.
Tales of Wesakechak: Wesakechak and the Medicine (2002, 13 min.) CANADA. Gregory Coyes (Métis Cree). Stories from the Seventh Fire series - Fall. In a cautionary tale about respecting the power of medicine, Wesakechak has bad experiences when he tries to use the medicine meant for the Birds.
Quillig (1992, 12 min.) CANADA. Susan Avigaq (Inuit), Madeline Ivalu (Inuit), Mathilda Hanniliqq (Inuit), Martha Maktar (Inuit), Marie-Hélène Cousineau. Inuit of northern Quebec recreate times past, including the building of an ice house, women using a seal oil lamp, and other home-based activities.
Northern Ice, Golden Sun (2001, 10 min.) US. Faith Hubley. The 25th and final solo film completed by Hubley, is a lyrical visual poem to environmentalism and to the Inuits' attachment to the land, and their ability to adapt to the natural world.

Join the Thunderbird Indian Dancers and Singers, directed by Louis Mofsie (Hopi/Winnebago) in an evening of traditional social dancing. Heyna Second Sons, SilverCloud, and Iron Feather are the featured drum groups. Bring your family and enjoy the festivities.