The Fourth Annual Storytellers Of the Americas Conference (fwd)

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  THE FOURTH ANNUAL STORYTELLERS OF THE AMERICAS CONFERENCE
Honoring The Life and Work of John C. Mohawk
28-30 March 2008 / State University of New York at Buffalo 

  The Fourth Annual Storytellers of the Americas Conference will honor the life
and work of John C. Mohawk through storytelling and through academic papers
relating to the many and varied fields in which Dr. Mohawk worked throughout
his life.
        John Mohawk told stories. Whether in a classroom, a board
meeting, or a deposition, John Mohawk told a story to help his listeners see
the shape of the issue at hand. John Mohawk laughed at his own stories, often
at unexpected moments. His infectious laughter helped break down resistance to
the difficulty of the fact patterns he built up for his audiences. 

  * As a journalist for several decades, he told stories of contemporary
indigenous struggles that shaped public understanding of Indian country.
  * As a professor and lecturer, he easily moved through the broad flow of
world history as well as the details of modernity, helping students connect
their realities to the larger stories.
  * As a teacher, he led students to active discussions about and further
digging through history and culture not for the self-indulgent collection of
knowledge but for practical application in their own projects.
  * As a cultural spokesperson, he connected the dots between indigenous
technologies and knowledges; food, farming, and nutrition; contemporary and
historical politics; and development and resistance projects around the world.
  * As a traditional storyteller, he participated in the ceremonies of his own
people, telling the ancient stories that continue to shape worldviews.
  * As a friend, he was more likely to tell a story about a recent meal than
anything else.

  Are you a storyteller? As this is a Storytellers Conference, we invite you to
tell stories. Stories will be told in a special session, wrapping up the
conference, on Sunday, March 30, 2008. 

  Are you a scholar? We also seek proposals for academic papers related to John
Mohawk, his life, and work. Panels include but are not limited to: 

  * Iroquois White Corn Project, including issues of slow food, contemporary
cuisine, farming, and native nutrition.
  * Indigenous Stories within their own culture, including creation stories,
ceremonies, and histories.
  * Environmental concerns, including historical climate change, contemporary
global warming, the effects on indigenous peoples, and survival advice offered
by indigenous prophecies.
  * Indigenous History, including government, law, resistance, land rights, and
development.
  * Modernity and the West, including the European projects of white supremacy,
colonization, and domination by the sword, by the pen, and by any means
available.

 The deadline for submission is 1 NOVEMBER 1 2007. Presenters will be notified
by January 20, 2008. Send a one-page proposal of no more than 250 words for a
15-20 minute presentation to: Storytellers of Americas Conference Organizing
Committee c/o Nikki Dragone (n_dragone at yahoo.com[1]), Amber Adams
(ambermeadowadams at verizon.net[2]), and Ula Piasta (ulapiasta at yahoo.com[3]).

Links:
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[1] mailto:n_dragone at yahoo.com
[2] mailto:ambermeadowadams at verizon.net
[3] mailto:ulapiasta at yahoo.com
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