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Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, Education and Cultural Center is dedicated to connecting people of today with 20,000 years of ongoing Native American cultural expression. The Museum embraces cultural diversity and encourages responsible environmental action based on respect for nature. Through exhibitions and programs, the Museum seeks to challenge and inspire all of us to improve the quality of our lives and our world.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Event This Saturday, January 14 at Peabody Essex Museum


SHAPESHIFTING: TRANSFORMATIONS IN NATIVE AMERICAN ART
Saturday, January 14, 2012 from 10am - 5pm
Location: Peabody Essex Museum
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9:30 amMEMBERS-ONLY GALLERY TALK –SOLD OUT

11 am and 1 pm
DOCENT-LED GALLERY TOURS.  
Meet at information desk | Tickets available on day of tour

11:45 am–12:30 pm
OPENING CEREMONY AND PERFORMANCE | Wampanoag Nation singers and dancers | atrium
Using instruments and songs passed down for generations, performers from the Wampanoag Nation share the sounds and styles of Northeastern traditional cultures.

1–2:15 pm
DISCUSSION: Changing, Knowing, Locating, Voicing: A New Look at Native American Art | 
Morse Auditorium. | For adults | Reservations by January 12
Karen Kramer Russell, curator of Native American art and culture, highlights Shapeshifting's central themes and explores the ways Native American artists respond to a wold constantly in motion. She is joined by artists Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee) and Nicholas Galanin (Tlingit/Aleut) and art historian Janet Berlo, University of Rochester, NY.
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1–3 pm
STUDIO SATURDAYS | Make a Drum
 – Art Studios
Design a drum that represents you or your family.

2:30–3:15 pm
PERFORMANCE | Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers
 | Atrium
Using instruments and songs passed down for generations, performers from the Wampanoag Nation share the sounds and styles of Northeastern traditional cultures.

3:30–5:00 pm
FILM | Reel Injun
Morse Auditorium | For adults and teens | Reservations by January 12
Reel Injun traces the evolution of cinema's depiction of Native people from the silent film era to today, with clips from hundreds of classic and recent Hollywood movies, and candid interviews with Native and non-Native film celebrities, activists, film critics and historians. 2009, 85 minutes, directed by Neil Diamond (Cree).
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