Radio and new media works are available for viewing in the Mediatheque. For access to the Mediatheque, please check in at the Guest Services desk in the Miles Nadal JCC lobby to gain entry to the lower level studio. The Mediatheque is free for festival delegates and is open from 10am – 7pm, Thursday, October 19 – Sunday, October 22.

First Vision
http://firstvisionart.com
Archer Pechawis
Canada, 2006, Website

First Vision is a celebration of three artists united by race, gender and medium. The site is the product of a sincere desire to see their work disseminated as broadly as possible, and a hope that young Indigenous men and women will be inspired to delve into the world of art production.

Archer Pechawis is a media-integrated performing artist, new media artist, writer, curator, and teacher. He has been creating solo performance works since 1984. His practice investigates the intersection of Plains Cree culture and digital technology.

Inclusive
http://interactiveclick.ca
Jason Baerg
Canada, 2006, Website

Art is the spirit of activism/minimalism. Being interactive is so much more than a click of a mouse. This project investigates the contemporary urban Indigenous identity. It aims to encourage inclusiveness, community and growth, as well as to offer blog and podcast opportunities.

Jason Baerg attended Concordia University where he obtained a BFA. As a visual artist, he has presented at such institutes as the Walter Phillips Gallery, the Canadian Indian Art Centre in Ottawa and the Woodland Cultural Centre.

Wepinasowina
www.wepinasowina.net
Cheryl L'Hirondelle
Canada, 2006, Website

This site is part of Cheryl's ongoing commentary about identity. As an Apihtawi-Kosisan Iskwew (halfbreed woman) with a Nehiyawin (Cree worldview) gaze, her research and experience is that there is not any single flag, design or emblem that denotes a sense of collectivity or nationhood. Similar to Tibetan observances, the hanging of prayer flags is to make contact with the spiritual realm. With this offering, it is her intention to present an option for a similar process. It is not meant in any way as a substitution or artifice, but a gentle and pleasing reminder that wherever we are, we can hope and pray and that the wind will always blow and carry our hopes and dreams, worries and woes, to be heard.

Cheryl L'Hirondelle (aka Waynohtew, Cheryl Koprek) is a Vancouver-based halfbreed (Métis/Cree-non status/treaty, French, German, Polish) multi/interdisciplinary artist. Since the early 1980s she has created, performed, collaborated, and presented work in a variety of artistic disciplines.

Radio

Radio and new media works are available for viewing in the Mediatheque. For access to the Mediatheque, please check in at the Guest Services desk in the Miles Nadal JCC lobby to gain entry to the lower level studio. The Mediatheque is free for festival delegates and is open from 10am – 7pm, Thursday, October 19 – Sunday, October 22.

Kiss My Black Arts
Gaven Ivey
Australia, 57:00, 2006, Radio

This segment focuses on the Indigenous Gay and Lesbian events of the Mardi Gras week in Australia. The segment includes interviews with Dabid Ian, the organizer of the 2006 Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Koori parade floats; Noel Tovey, as he re-delivers the speech that launches the Mardi Gras week; and Eric Nair, the event organizer of the Boomalli exhibition Pink, Black and Beautiful.

Gaven Ivey (aka Naian) is an Aboriginal South Sea Islander from the far north coast of New South Wales, Australia. Kiss My Black Arts is a live Indigenous arts program that airs weekly on Koori Radio 93.7.

First House – A Celebration of the Grand Opening of the National Museum of the American Indian
Andre Morriseau
Canada, 33:35, 2006, Radio

First House is comprised of six audio modules for radio broadcast of original song, instrumental and spoken word from the National Mall during the First Americans Festival that led up to the opening of the new National Museum of the American Indian — an extraordinary event of hemispheric proportions.

Andre Morriseau is an advocate and ambassador for Indigenous arts and culture. He has hosted numerous events in the Indigenous community, from the National Aboriginal Day Celebrations at the Museum of Civilization in Ottawa to Planet IndigenUS at Toronto's Harbourfront. His determination gives a voice to the Indigenous community arts and accomplishments by providing forums from which their work can shine.

The Aboriginal Hour – Women in Native Music
Cal White
Canada, 57:39, 2006, Radio

The Aboriginal Hour is a thrice-weekly radio show which airs on CFWP-FM Hawk Radio. This segment includes music from Susan Aglukark, Sharon Burch, Star Nayea, and Sandy Scofield.

Hawk Radio's station manager is Cal White, a graduate in 1986 of Seneca College's Radio & Television Broadcasting program. Cal is also a part-time musician and full-time computer geek, having done time working as senior Internet tech support for Sprint, Rogers and AT&T. He is the host of The Aboriginal Hour, Walking in Two Worlds and Hawk Radio's Big Money Bingo. He is also responsible for The Hawk's unique and eclectic sound that will someday debut on the Internet.

Native Vibes
Charles Shoots the Enemy
USA, 59:00, 2006, Radio

A one-hour weekly radio series, featuring contemporary Indigenous music and commentary. A radio outlet for Indigenous artists in public radio format, this program will serve as an historical tool about Indigenous artists of the era. This segment focuses on the family heritage and background of the musicians, with the artists providing advice to the future generations.

Charles Shoots the Enemy (Hunkpapa Lakota) started working in radio in 1997 at a local community radio station in South Dakota, where he worked in numerous departments for over seven years. He became an independent radio producer in November 2004 and his mission is to help all Indigenous people from the United States and Canada to get their music heard around the world.

The Electric Powwow
Brian Wright-McLeod
Canada, 67:19, 2006, Radio

A one-hour show highlighting Indigenous music from the traditional to the contemporary. Drawn from the Encyclopedia of Native Music, the show is broadcast on Iceberg 85 Sirius satellite radio, channel 95.

Brian Wright-McLeod is a Toronto-based Native musicologist and columnist as well as author of the Encyclopedia of Native Music. On Iceberg, he is the host of the Electric Powwow heard every Sunday at 7pm EST. It features the music of Indigenous people, from traditional chants and drumming to rock and hip-hop stylings.

Grand Moments – History of Six Nations
Joshua Miller, Diane Keye, Tania Henry
Canada, 2:20, 2006, Radio

Commentary on the cultural and historical symbols and icons pertinent to the Six Nations people, Grand Moments includes information on Indigenous ironworkers.

Joshua Miller, Diane Keye and Tina Henry are morning, mid-day and afternoon on-air announcers as well as production staff. Research for the program was done by summer students and the production staff edited, voiced and produced the segments.

Ute Mountain Tribal Park – Mesa Verde Centennial Birthday
Kim Pappin
USA, 9:27, 2006, Radio

A guided audio tour through the Ute Mountain Tribal Park reveals a different view of the history of Mesa Verde National Park and its culturally-significant structures.

Kim Pappin is a member of the Osage Nation from Pawhuska, Oklahoma. She was raised in the Pacific Northwest and now makes her home in Colorado. She works in Native Radio as a Music Director and Producer for KSUT 91.3 FM – Southern Ute Tribal Radio.

CBC Radio Commentaries
Drew Hayden Taylor
Canada, 12:00, 2006, Radio

A collection of humorous Indigenous commentaries on various topics including Native-themed movies, the “starlight tours” in Saskatoon, the reclamation site in Caledonia, and growing up on the reserve.

Drew Hayden Taylor is an award-winning playwright, journalist, scriptwriter, and filmmaker. He has had 17 books published, 70 plays produced and has travelled the world lecturing on Indigenous culture and literature.