This week Victor Masayesva, Jr., from Hotevilla spent time at the University of Illinois. He is in the process of making a hemispheric film on indigenous corn. On Wednesday I went with Masayesva and my colleagues in American Indian Studies Robert Warrior and John McKinn to look at a university field (see below) that we are using for the film. In the photo above, Masayesva is talking to me about where to place different varieties of corn, including Hopi and “modern” corn, which will be planted in the plot. Planting will begin soon. Masayesva’s visit also coincided with a workshop on campus titled “Corn and Indigenous Communities in the Americas.” I’ll write more about the film as the project unfolds.
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Talking about corn
Published March 30, 2012 AIS at Illinois , Hopi artists , Hopi films 1 CommentTags: AIS at Illinois, Hopi, Hopi film, indigenous corn, John McKinn, Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert, Robert Warrior, Victor Masayesva Jr
Hopi Youth Return to Mesa Verde – A film by Hopi Footprints of the Ancestors
Published December 13, 2010 American Indian Studies , Hopi films , Hopi history , Hopi language , Hopi youth 1 CommentTags: American Indian films, Hopi, Hopi ancestors, Hopi culture, Hopi film, Hopi Footprints of the Ancestors, Hopi history, Hopi migrations, indigenous films, Museum of Northern Arizona. Hopi Youth Return to Mesa Verde, Native films
A few weeks ago I passed along an announcement on my blog about 4 Hopi film screenings at the Museum of Northern Arizona. One of these films was Hopi Youth Return to Mesa Verde. This film examines a group of Hopis who traveled to a Hopi migration settlement called Mesa Verde in Colorado. As you watch the film, take note of the similarities that the youth bring up between Hopi ancestral ways and the practices of today’s Hopi people. Their remarks on the continuity of Hopi culture is an important theme in the film.
Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert
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