[ACLA-CAAL] FW: Wellness Through an Anishinaabe Lens with Anishinaabe Theater Exchange

[Wernicke, Meike]

From: International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication <IALIC at JISCMAIL.AC.UK> On Behalf Of hello at interculturalroots.org
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2022 6:57 AM
To: IALIC at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Wellness Through an Anishinaabe Lens with Anishinaabe Theater Exchange


Dear colleagues at the International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication.  It is an honour for Intercultural Roots to present this wonderful series of indigenous Native American artist led workshops being facilitated by Anishinaabe Theater Exchange.  If you are able to help promote this special event please do as Facebook has rejected our paid adverts for the reason being that the series addresses social issues. Intercultural Roots is a UK based not-for-profit charity with limited resources, all help with spreading the word about this important course is appreciated.
The Anishinaabe are one of the largest groups of shared identity among Indigenous Peoples in the United States and Canada. The Anishinaabek extend from northern Canada all the way into the southern United States. Anishinaabe has many translations, “good people” “kind people” “first people” “beings made out of nothing” “spontaneous beings” “those who live upon the Earth in the right way”.

This unique workshop series that is being led by indigenous people will introduce patricipants to key elements of the Anishinaabe Language and Lifeways through the Niizhwaaswi Mishomisag (7 Grandfather Teachings) and Niizhwaaswi Dodemag (7 Clans) as tools for living a good life.  This series breaks down how these gifts and responsibilities have the power to enrich our cultures, personal journeys, and global society.

Within each workshop you will discover one of the 7 Grandfathers as well as exploring Anishinaabe Clan system and roles, language and world views.  We will go further in depth with each Grandfather and Clan exploring decolonization, truth-telling, anti-racism and realizing their implications into our own lives and communities.

The series of 8 online 2 hr workshops (drop-in's welcome) is starting:

This Weekend:
Saturday, January 22, 2022 by Zoom
San Francisco (PST) 9am-11am
Winnipeg (CST) 11am-1pm
Ottawa (EST) 12noon-2pm
Washington DC (EST) 12noon-2pm
London (GMT) 5pm-7pm
Amsterdam (CET) 18:00-20:00
Registration and full information:

https://www.interculturalroots.org/product/wellness-through-an-anishinaabe-lens-with-anishinaabe-theater-exchang
All welcome wherever you are based.  If you cannot attend in person please register for the Zoom video recordings.

About:
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The Anishinaabe Theater Exchange is a group of Native artists who aim to wield the power of theater to share Native American stories and activate community networks. The Anishinaabe Theater Exchange hopes to continue to develop performance events which speak to social histories of the Indigenous Peoples.

Colleen Medicine is a citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and her family roots come from Mackinac Island, Michigan. Colleen has spent her entire career working within Indian Country and has held several positions within Tribal governments and non-profits. Colleen serves as the Program Director for the Association on American Indian Affairs. Colleen holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Administration, with a minor in American Indian Studies from Central Michigan University. Colleen also holds a Master’s Degree in International Administration, also from Central Michigan University.

Mia Massimino is a performer, painter, comedic writer and creator based in Philadelphia PA and Washington DC. Currently, Mia is working as the Director of Creative Projects for Anita Gonzalez at Georgetown University’s Racial Justice Institute. Mia is also a member of Call Your Mom, an interdisciplinary performance collective consisting of  Sophie Goldberg, Emma Bergman, and E Cadoux. Call Your Mom explores ideas of intimacy and communication.

Tomantha (Anishinaabe) is an actor, musician, and playwright. She is a Lin Manuel Miranda Family Fellow and an Art and Survival Fellow. Tomantha is currently in residence at Double Edge Theater and Emerging Native Youth Artist through the Ohketeau Cultural Center where she is also working in outreach for both local Native communities and the general public. Tomantha believes that storytelling is a practical component to healing, joy, and knowledge and believes that it has the capacity to captivate the mind and cultivate connection.

For further information please visit: https://anishinaabetheater.com/

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Presented by Intercultural Roots<https://www.interculturalroots.org/who-we-are> ‘Arts for Health & Social Change’ Programme:
Intercultural Roots (IR) is an independent not-for-profit charity born from the Institutional Frameworks work strand of the Embodied Research Working Group at the IFTR - International Federation for Theatre Research.  Its cofounders (2015-2018) include Dr Alex Boyd (Executive Director), Prof. Lynette Hunter, Dr Ian Kenvyn, Dr Peter Lichtenfels, Dr Ben Spatz and Clare Kenvyn with additional Trustee/Directors Dr Andréa Maciel (Brazil/UK, Artistic Director),  Dr Alvaro Hernandez (Colombia), Prof. Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal (New Zealand), Regina Gutierrez (Colombia).  Since March 2020 over 100 artist-practitioners have been supported to deliver over 1,000 high quality classes to benefit over 10,000 participants.


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