Canoe Culture

[Rolland Nadjiwon]

That is more than fantastic...congratulations for the great work.

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rolland nadjiwon



Susan Penfield wrote:
>
> message ----------
>
> Greetings Friends,
>
> We are pleased and grateful to announce the new documentary /Canoe 
> Way: The Sacred Journey/ was selected to play at the American Indian 
> Film Festival on November 10th in San Francisco. Producers Robert 
> Satiacum and Mark Celletti would like to thank and acknowledge 
> everyone who gave their words, songs and dances to make this very 
> special film possible.
>
>  
>
> The revival of cedar canoe culture and Tribal Journeys is one of the 
> most significant cultural movements of our time. It serves as an 
> example of /healing through tradition/ for indigenous cultures 
> throughout the world. Knowledge of the earth and sea, customs, 
> language, and spiritual practices – nearly erased from our human 
> experience – are triumphantly reestablished and celebrated through the 
> canoe pulling and ceremonies of each Tribal Journey. Coastal natives, 
> reconnect with the ancestors, with the traditions, with each other, 
> with the water.
>
> /“We are taking our canoes out of the museums and putting them back in 
> the water ­– and showing the world our culture is alive.” /
>
> This documentary bears witness to a turning point - back to wholeness 
> for Native Americans of the Northwest Coast. And we thank the many 
> people who opened up their hearts lives and traditions to make this 
> film possible.
>
> With love and respect,
>
> Robert Satiacum - Co-Producer
> Mark Celletti  - Co-Producer and Director
> www.cedarmedia.org <http://www.cedarmedia.org/>
> www.canoeway.org <http://www.canoeway.org/>
> www.nativeelders.org <http://www.nativeelders.org/>
>
>  
>
> *If you have had a chance to see /Canoe Way/, we’d like to hear what 
> you think. Please post a comment at one of our web sites:*
>
> Puyallup Nation Blog:
>
> http://puyallupnation.com/2009/09/08/canoe-way-the-sacred-journey.aspx
>
> MySpace:
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> http://groups.myspace.com/canoeway
>
> Facebook:
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> http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#/pages/Canoe-Way-The-Sacred-Journey/156607181760
>
> You Tube
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> http://www.youtube.com/mcelletti
>
> Twitter
>
> http://twitter.com/canoeway
>
> We would like to see this 50-minute documentary in schools, libraries 
> and homes all over the world. Please let us know if there is a way you 
> can help. If you would like a preview copy of /Canoe Way: The Sacred 
> Journey/, send an e-mail to: celletti123 at comcast.net 
> <mailto:celletti123 at comcast.net>
>
> For information on screens and how to get a copy, visit: 
> www.canoeway.org <http://www.canoeway.org/>
>
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> **********************************************************************************************
> Susan D. Penfield, Ph.D.
> (Currently on leave to the National Science Foundation.
> E-mail: spenfiel at nsf.gov <mailto:spenfiel at nsf.gov>
> Phone at NSF: 703-292-4535)
>
>
> Department of English (Primary)
> Faculty affiliate in Linguistics, Language, Reading and Culture,
> Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT),
> American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI)
> The Southwest Center
> University of Arizona,
> Tucson, Arizona 85721
>
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