Original Peoples Podcast Ongwehonwe

In this episode we have a discussion pertaining to Native American Contemporary Art, I am Joined by Michael Galban Site Manager of Ganondagan State Historic Site, Dr. John P. Lukavic Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Native Arts at the Denver Art Museum and we are joined by the renowned Haudenosaunee Potter Peter B. Jones. Three very knowledgeable individuals come together to explore the notion of what is Contemporary Native Art, who defines it, and who is the target audience? Does Contemporary Native Art have to conform to specific narrative and how does Contemporary Native Art fit in the Modern Art World? I am grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the conversation.

BIOGRAPHY:

Peter B. Jones

Peter Jones is an Onondaga artist and potter in New York State. He studied under Hopi artist, Otellie Loloma, while attending the Institute of American Indian Arts in New Mexico in 1963. He also studied art at Bacone College in Oklahoma and at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts in Montana.

Returning to the Cattaraugus territory in New York, his work draws on aspects of traditional pit-fired Haudenosaunee pottery, which features hand-built coiling and slab construction. “This returns to our people something that is uniquely ours.” Jones’ art reflects the issues that have impacted the Haudenosaunee. His pottery is admired and collected by community members, Native American art collectors, and museums across the country and internationally. Jones operates a pottery workshop and studio on the Cattaraugus Territory, which is open by chance or appointment. He conducts pottery workshops and classes for schools, community groups, and other organizations.

Dr. John P. Lukavic, Denver Art Museum

John P. Lukavic (he/him/his) serves as the Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Native Arts at the Denver Art Museum where he specializes in Indigenous arts of North America. He is the organizing curator for such exhibitions as Each/Other: Marie Watt and Cannupa Hanska Luger (2021), Jeffrey Gibson: Like a Hammer (2018), and Super Indian: Fritz Scholder, 1967–1980 (2015), as well as lead curator for DAM’s reinstallation of their Indigenous Arts of North America galleries (2021). Lukavic received a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology at the University of Oklahoma (2012) where he conducted his doctoral fieldwork with Southern Cheyenne moccasin makers and religious leaders in Oklahoma, and he received an M.A. in Museum Science from Texas Tech University (1999). In 2018, he was selected for the Getty Leadership Institute at Claremont Graduate University’s NextGen program for emerging top talent in the museum field.

In 2019 Lukavic received an Award for Excellence from the Association of Art Museum Curators for his essay in the Jeffrey Gibson: Like a Hammer exhibition catalogue. He serves as Vice President for the Native American Art Studies Association as well as a Board member for the Denver Indian Center, Inc.

Artist Links:

Oscar Howe - Yanktonaihttps://www.sdstate.edu/south-dakota.../oscar-howe-biography

Fritz Sholder - Lusieñohttp://fritzscholder.com/Charles Loloma - Hopi https://www.fourwindsgallery.com/artists/charles-loloma/

Otellie LolomaTwo Graces Taos: Otellie Loloma Pottery

https://twograces.blogspot.com/.../otellie-loloma-pottery...

Jeffrey Gibson - ChoctawJeffrey Gibson: the space in which to place me

https://www.jeffreygibsonvenice2024.org/

Cannupa Hanska - Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara and LakotaCannupa Hanska Luger https://www.cannupahanska.com/

Marie Watt - SenecaMarie Watt Studio https://mariewattstudio.com/

Kent Monkman – Fisher River Cree https://www.kentmonkman.com/

Kiowa Five (Six)The Kiowa Five https://www.historynet.com/the-kiowa-five/

100 YEARS OF INTRUSION ON TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY

In this episode I sit down with Gayogo̱hó:nǫˀ (Cayuga) Hereditary Sachem Sam George, we discuss Tribal Sovereignty and Identity as it relates to the 1924 Indian Citizenship Act. Haudenosaunee People by in large, have rejected the notion of US Citizenship, we maintain a Nation to Nation relationship with the United States based on the idea that we have signed Treaties with the U.S. . We still honor the Two Row Wampum.

Hayden stops by the studio to discuss his work and the newest Exhibition that he is featured in Hodinöšyö:nih Continuity | Innovation | Resilience   

HIs work is about healing-- an expression of Hodinöhsö:ni’ life today, showing where we come from, where we are today, and where we are going. He enjoys testing the limits of this material and innovating the work in terms of style and color. What is equally important to me is sharing knowledge about the material and art as it relates to its cultural relevancies to our people. He also finds satisfaction teaching others how to carve by teaching classes and workshops - it is his goal to revive this art form. In addition, it is through his work that he aims to recognize, uplift, and amplify the voices of our Indigenous women as they continue to reclaim their spaces.

100 YEARS OF INTRUSION ON TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY

In this episode I sit in on a discussion with Cornell Law Professor and former President of Seneca Nation Robert Odawi Porter. We discuss Tribal Sovereignty and Identity as it relates to the 1924 Indian Citizenship Act. Haudenosaunee People have by in large have rejected this notion of US Citizenship as we maintain a Nation to Nation relationship with the United States. We still honor the Two Row Wampum.

Meet the Curator: I sit down with Jamie Jacobs (Tonawanda Seneca, Turtle Clan) to speak about the Rochester Museum and Science Center's newest permanent exhibition Hodinöšyö:nih Continuity Innovation Resilience  this is Jamie's first opportunity to curate an exhibition showcasing contemporary Hodinöšyö:nih art it's an immersive exploration, artists build on traditional art forms represented in the RMSC and Rock Foundation collections to express their identities and address modern issues. The Exhibition opens December 6th at the RMSC.

2024 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Festival I sat down and visited with the Beaver Clan Mother Wendy Gonyea (Onondaga Nation, Beaver Clan) Wendy shares with me her thoughts about Indigenous Peoples Day and a little bit about her Poetry. Such an honor to be able to speak with her.

This event is made possible by the generous support of ⁠CNY Community Foundation⁠–

This event was Free and open to the public!

On Sunday, October 13th, I was able to setup and join ⁠Onondaga⁠ community members, ⁠Tsha’ Thoñ’nhes⁠ management and staff, ⁠We of Italian and Syracuse Heritage in CNY⁠ and ⁠Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation⁠/Syracuse Peace Council for this year’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day Festival on unceded Onondaga Nation land at Tsha’ Thoñ’nhes, 3370 Route 11A, Onondaga Nation (NOT Route 11).

2024 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Festival

I sat down with Brayden Sonny White (Akwesasne Mohawk, Bear Clan) at the Onondaga Nation. Brayden serves as the Deputy Director & Youth Coordinator for the Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force (HETF) to learn more about the HETF and Projects they are involved in please visit.http://hetf.org/projects

This event is made possible by the generous support of ⁠CNY Community Foundation⁠–

This event was Free and open to the public!

On Sunday, October 13th, I was able to setup and join ⁠Onondaga⁠ community members, ⁠Tsha’ Thoñ’nhes⁠ management and staff, ⁠We of Italian and Syracuse Heritage in CNY⁠ and ⁠Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation⁠/Syracuse Peace Council for this year’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day Festival on unceded Onondaga Nation land at Tsha’ Thoñ’nhes, 3370 Route 11A, Onondaga Nation (NOT Route 11).

Jonathan Thunder (b. 1977)
Currently Has a Show Up at the TWEED Museum of Art in Duluth Minnesota. The Show is entitle “Dreaming Our Futures” Exhibition will run from Sept. 3rd until Dec. 28th.
I highly Suggest you take a look at Jonathan’s page jonthunder.com
You can see more of his works their and he has a MERCH PAGE!!
Thunder infuses his personal lens with real-time world experiences using a wide range of mediums. He is known for his surreal paintings, digitally animated films and installations in which he addresses subject matter of personal experience and social commentary. Jon is an enrolled member of the Red Lake Band of Ojibwe, and makes his home and studio in Duluth, MN.
He has attended the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, NM and studied Visual Effects and Motion Graphics in Minneapolis, MN at the Art Institute International. His work has been featured in many states, regional, and national exhibitions, as well as in local and international publications. Thunder is the recipient of a 2020-21 Pollock – Krasner Foundation Award for his risk taking in painting. Since his first solo exhibit in 2004, he has won several awards for his short films in national and international competitions. His work is in the permanent collections of Museums and Universities.

Kahente Horn-Miller is the Assistant Vice-President (Indigenous Initiatives) and an Associate Professor in the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies. She received her doctorate in 2009.

She's a mother to four and she is an active member of her community and a figurative bridge builder as she continues to research and write on issues that are relevant to her work and academic interests, such as Indigenous methodologies, Indigenous women, identity politics, colonization, Indigenous governance, and consensus-based decision making for her community and the wider society.

Her governance work and community-based research involves interpreting Haudenosaunee culture and bringing new life to old traditions. She continues to work with the research advisory for the Kahnawà:ke Diabetes Prevention Project, along with writing and publishing in her areas of interest.

It is the fruit of her endeavors as a Mohawk, an educator and a mother that she brings into her interactions with Kahnawà:ke:ronon (people of Kahnawà:ke) and the academic community.

Academics for her is not only about theorizing the issues that Indigenous peoples face as a way to find solutions; it is also about putting these theories into practice. It is through her teaching that she challenges her students to learn about her culture and about themselves as humans, which in the long term will foster relationships between Indigenous and non-native peoples that will go beyond the written word and the classroom and research settings.

“We have a lot of important knowledge to share,” she says.

The 48th Annual Seneca Fall Festival was held Sept. 13th-15th 2024, the @originalpeoples_podcast was there setup and was able to speak to a number of community folks. In this Episode we have an opportunity to speak with Darelyn Spruce (Seneca Nation, Hawk Clan) she is multi-talented and a pillar in the community on the Cattaraugus Territory. We talk about her cooking, her carving and she even wrote a children's book. "I'm a Little Smoke Dancer" available now for purchase. Darelyn is an inspiration and she's got a great sense of humor. #native #nativepride #nativeculture #indigenousartist #indigenousauthors #nativehumor #SenecaNationofIndians #haudenosaunee #antler #carving