[nativestudies-l] EVENTS: Festivals & exhibits at NMAI

[Alyssa Mt. Pleasant]

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/*Chris Morganroth IIINative Storytelling Festival 
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January 13--15, 2012
NMAI on the National Mall
Washington, DC

*For many Native American tribes, winter is regarded as storytelling 
season. To celebrate this tradition, the museum welcomes Quileute 
storyteller *Chris Morganroth III *for the opening of the exhibition 
/Behind the Scenes: The Real Story of the Quileute Wolves/, which 
explores the culture of the Quileute people as a counterpoint to the 
popular /Twilight /series; Tsimshian carver *David Boxley*, who will 
unveil his specially commissioned totem pole; the *Git-Hoan* ("People of 
the Salmon") *Dancers*, a traditional Alaskan dance group; as well as 
students from the *St. Labre Indian School* in Montana, who will perform 
powwow-style dances and drumming.

/Photo by Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News/


	

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**Nuu-chah-nulth Headdress/Behind the Scenes:/
/The Real Story of the Quileute Wolves/

**January 13--May 9, 2012
**NMAI on the National Mall
Washington, D.C.
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This exhibition brings together rare works of art as a counterpoint to 
the supernatural storyline of the popular /Twilight/ films. Interpreted 
by the Quileute people of coastal Washington, /Behind the Scenes: The 
Real Story of the Quileute Wolves /offers an intimate look into the 
tribe's artwork and wolf creation stories, which are central to the 
Quileute world view.

The exhibition includes two wolf headdresses from different regions, as 
well as replicas of items used on the /Twilight/ set; a Paddle necklace 
symbolizing the "canoe culture," and a necklace made from 3,000-year-old 
Olivella shells.

/This headdress belonged to Tyler Hobucket (1889--1960) and originates 
from the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation, possibly Nitinat on Vancouver Island./

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**Eagle and the Young ChiefTotem Pole Unveiling &
Dedication Ceremony**

January 14, 2012
12 to 1:00 pm
**NMAI on the National Mall
Washington, D.C.
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The museum welcomes Tsimshian carver *David Boxley *and his son *David 
Boxley Jr.* for the official unveiling of a specially commissioned, 
22-foot-high totem pole that will be permanently installed in the 
museum's Potomac Atrium.

As artists-in-residence January 4-11, Boxley and his son completed and 
painted the totem pole in the museum's Potomac Atrium as visitors 
watched and learned about the carving tradition and the story that their 
newest creation illustrates.

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