The Briscoe Western Artwork Museum kicks off Native American Heritage Month with its annual Yanaguana Indian Arts Competition on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free occasion celebrates the wealthy historical past of 1000’s of years of Indigenous cultural follow by way of artwork, music, dance, delicacies, storytelling and extra.
Competition attendees will get pleasure from free admission to the museum and its everlasting assortment of Western artwork and artifacts, in addition to rotating exhibitions that function the tales of the American Indian, pioneering women and men and different teams who helped outline the American West.
“Celebrating the traditions, crafts and artwork of our Native American communities helps illustrate a key part of the American West — and of American historical past,” stated Liz Jackson, president and CEO of the Briscoe. “Native American tradition has had a profound impression on American tradition, shaping numerous points similar to artwork, music, spirituality, culinary, and even vogue.”
Archeological data of our space counsel that migratory indigenous folks frequented the headwaters of the San Antonio River as early as 12,000 years in the past. The Payaya, whose area as soon as stretched from what’s now South Texas to northern Mexico, settled across the headwaters some 10,000 years in the past and known as it Yanaguana, or “Land of the Spirit Waters.” Fittingly, the Yanaguana Indian Arts Competition celebration takes place alongside this exact same waterway.
Jackson defined how indigenous tradition has formed and continues to affect our nation. “Indigenous peoples launched corn, beans, and squash, often called the ‘Three Sisters.’ These meals stay a basis to many American dishes,” she stated. “In vogue, Native American textiles and patterns proceed to encourage fashionable clothes designs, whereas the craft of bijou—notably the usage of turquoise and silver—have turn into iconic to American model. This wealthy heritage and deep impression on our tradition deserves to be showcased and we’re honored to share the day with everybody.”
The pageant gives a backdrop for households to get pleasure from a day of studying, creativity and celebration.
Performers and contributors on this 12 months’s pageant replicate the huge range of Indigenous teams within the U.S. Notable performers embrace flautist Tim Blueflint Ramel, a Lake Superior Chippewa; the Chikashsha Hithla dance troupe, made up of Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole and Creek who carry out in a number of mediums together with music, storytelling and Stomp dancing; and George Curtis Levi, who works in ledger artwork, an artwork type created by the Cheyenne that repurposes federal report books to depict scenes of on a regular basis Indigenous life. Levi is a member of the Southern Cheyenne tribe in Oklahoma, with further ancestral ties to the Arapaho and Oglala Lakota communities.
Additionally scheduled to seem are Shane Hendren, a turquoise skilled and a Diné/Navajo jewellery maker, Kevin Horace Quannie, a Hopi/Navajo modern artist and Chase Kahwinhut Earles, a famend Caddo artist whose beautiful pottery embodies a refined model that first appeared 1000’s of years in the past.
Free occasion registration and a full schedule can be found on the Briscoe Museum’s web site.
