NOVEMBER 1-31, ALL MONTH
CULTURE IN THE COMMUNITY!
Native Heritage Month, in partnership with the Anchorage School District, sends artists, elders, and professionals into the community and classrooms throughout the city of Anchorage. Armed with lesson plans and inspirational talks, Alaska Natives reach out to share their craft and experience with children and adults alike. This year’s Culture in the Community is the largest yet!
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
DISCUSSION: ALASKAN NATIVE LAW FEDERAL AND STATE JUDICIAL RULINGS.
UAA Campus Bookstore: 5:00 pm -7:00 pm FREE and open to the public
Many events are planned this year in celebration of 50 years of Alaska statehood. To better understand the legal aspect of statehood, renowned Alaskan attorneys David S. Case, Ethan Schutt, and John Sky Starkey come together to discuss various judicial rulings and their implications regarding Alaska Natives, Alaskans and Alaska. Acting as moderator is attorney Douglas Pope. Everyone is welcome to join us for a dynamic look at constitutional law in Alaska. For more information contact Rachel Epstein at 786-4782. David S. Case is the author of Alaska Natives and American Laws. http://www.southcentralfoundation.org/calendar.cfm
November 13, 2008
Southcentral Foundation 5th Annual Health Care Listening Conf.
4501 Deplomicy Dr, 3:30 pm - 7 pm Thursday
729-4953, Public Relations Dept.
NOVEMBER 13, 2008
DISCOVER THE CULTURE OF “PEOPLE OF THE SEA”
Join multigenerational Native Alaska group Imamsuat as they celebrate the traditions of the Sugpiat (Alutiiq) culture in a special dance performance. Muldoon Branch Library: 6:30 pm
NOVEMBER 13, 2008
KUSKOKWIM EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION AUCTION
The Kuskokwim Corporation: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
This Native arts and crafts silent auction will be held at the offices of The Kuskokwim Corporation at 4300 B Street, Suite 207, Anchorage, Alaska 99503. The event is FREE and all proceeds benefit the Kuskokwim Educational Foundation. Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served and the auction is from 5:30 – 7:00pm. For more information, please contact Myra Colley at mc@kuskokwim.com
FREE and open to the public
NOVEMBER 15, 2008
6th ANNUAL INTERTRIBAL GATHERING
Alaska Native Heritage Center
In the tradition of the Pow wow, indigenous storytellers, dancers, drummers and performers gather to perform works from their cultures. Come see The Living Traditions Dance Troupe- comprised of various championship artists, each bringing his/her own cultural values and ideals, and expressing them through dance movements. The Group involves a variety of dancers, including but not limited to representatives from the following tribes: Hopi, Dine', Lakota, Seminole, Creek, Hidatsa, Apache and Choctaw. Groups from Hawaii and Alaska will also be performing.
FREE and open to the public Website: http://www.alaskanative.net/
NOVEMBER 15 & 16, 2008
FILM - THE INVISIBLE NATION
Anchorage Museum at Rasmussen Center: 6:00 pm
The third movie highlighting Heritage Month at the Anchorage Museum’s series Movies for Your Mind is a Canadian documentary in French with English subtitles. The film is directed by Richard Desjardins and Robert Monderie. The Invisible Nation challenges perceptions by spotlighting the sad reality of the Algonquin of Quebec and bringing the history of this people to the screen for the first time.
$4 for members, $5 for non-member seniors and $6 general admission
NOVEMBER 22, 2008
A DISCUSSION: “ALASKA NATIVES MOVING TO ANCHORAGE”
Join Willie Hensley, Native activist and author of the forthcoming book "Fifty Miles for Tomorrow", Doreen Brown, Anchorage School District's Native Education Director and others for a discussion on the movement of Alaska Natives from villages to an urban community. Please bring your thoughts to the discussion at the UAA Campus Bookstore. For more information contact Rachel Epstein at 786-4782.
The UAA Campus Bookstore and the Alaska Center for the Book
FREE and open to the public
NOVEMBER 22 & 23, 2008
FILMS - LOST NATION: THE IOWAY and THROUGH THESE EYES
Anchorage Museum at Rasmussen Center: 6:00 pm
$4 for members, $5 for non-member seniors and $6 general admission
www.iowaymovie.com/film.htm
NOVEMBER 24, 2008
MAKE IT MONDAY CHAMBER FORUM
Speaker Sheri Buretta, President/ANCSA Corporation Association will present ANCSA CEO Annual Economic Report.
Egan Convention Center: 12:00 - 1:00pm
NOVEMBER 29 & 30, 2008
FILM - WATER FLOWING TOGETHER
Anchorage Museum at Rasmussen Center: 6:00 pm
$4 for members, $5 for non-member seniors and $6 general admission
December 6, 2008
Anchorage Tlingit and Haida Tribes of Alaska Annual Christmas Party, Potluck meal
Romig Middle School 12n - 3:30pm, Gerry Jamestown 277-1989 or dooner@gci.net
