NATIVE SPIRIT 2008
FUNDRAISER

Friday 16th May 2008

@ SYNERGY CENTRE
7pm till late

Native Spirit is a non profit, charitable organisation which promotes the knowledge and preservation of indigenous cultures of the Three Americas and funds educational resources for young indigenous people www.nativespiritfestival.co.uk

All proceeds from the event will help fund indigenous projects such as Wayuu school in the Sierra de Perija, Venezuela

LIVE MUSIC – DOWNSTAIRS from 8pm till sunrise
 
8.00 pm Opening Ceremony and Introduction to the Native Spirit Festival by Mapuche Native Spirit director Freddy Treuquil

Kogui featuring Anthar Kharana www.khantara.com
Rhythms, dance and melodies from the Caribbean coast of Colombia- rootsy mix of African, Indigenous Indian and European flavours.

Blackfire & the Jones Benally Family www.blackfire.net
First time in the UK, this is a rare opportunity to see traditional Navajo Indigenous music from the Dine Culture (North America) - with Indigenous story telling and dance

Radio Revolution www.myspace.com/radiorevolucion
They play a fiery brand of Latin Ska, Reggae, and Revolution Rock recently championed by Manu Chao whilst touring the UK, they played a brilliant live set before Manu DJed at a secret Movimientos party.  

Arkology www.arkologyx.com
London-based Rasta Farai collective will play the best of English roots reggae urban dub. With their own music studio, Arkology has been growing strong for over 15 years, and have worked with artists such as Abashanti-I

Movimientos Sound System www.movimientos.org.uk
A heady mix of Musica Mestiza, from Folkloric to Electronic, new wave Cumbia, Latin Dub, Norteno beats, Reggae-Ska, Rumba, Rock, Hip Hop, Baile Funk, Salsa, Latin House, Brazilian Drum n Bass & beyond

CINE INDIGENA - UPSTAIRS from 7.30pm
 
7.00 pm Mapuche & the Forest Invasion (CHILE 2007)
by Rueda Mapuche - Spanish w/English subtitles, 32mins   

7.35pm Short films from The Native Spirit Festival 2007

8.45pm Snowball Effect (Navajo USA) www.savethepeaks.org

10.30 pm The Canary Effect (USA, 2007) www.myspace.com/thecanaryeffect
By Robin Davey & Yellow Thunder Woman Film - In English, 60mins.

11.30 pm Tierra de mujeres - Land of woman (MEXICO Chiapas 2003) www.cinerebelde.org  A film by Adriana Estrada. 57 min, Spanish w/English subtitles

VIDEO-VISUALS From the Wayuu,  Zapatistas , Mapuche and other indigenous communities of Latin America
 
POETRY Poems by Freddy Treuquil and Albert Pellicer
The Jones Benally family Traditional Navajo Dance & Spiritual Guide 

PHOTO EXHIBITION & VISUALS The indigenous of America - Projectected Photography Exhibition by renowned photojournalist Julio Etchart
 
Stalls, Indigenous art-crafts

Traditional Food & Soft drinks

FRIDAY 16th May

7pm till late
Tickets: £6.50 (B4 9pm / Concessions) £8 (after 9pm)

Native Spirit – What we are about

Native Spirit is a non profit, charitable organisation which has evolved over the course of several projects aimed at furthering the knowledge and preservation of indigenous cultures of the Americas. In June 2007 Native Spirit debuted with a week long film and video festival looking at the indigenous peoples of the three Americas. Screenings took place at a number of venues across London, and was hugely successful. In September 2008 the second Native Spirit Festival will return to London and have confirmation of a tour in Spain as well as invitations to bring indigenous films, workshops, lectures, art, photography and performances to several other locations in the UK and throughout Europe.

The Native Spirit Festival along with The Native Spirit Art Collective raises funds to support indigenous communities in the Americas through the Native Spirit Foundation. Projects that are supported through the Native Spirit Foundations Community fund include indigenous schools in the Mapuche, Maya and Wayuu Communities of South America, and the Cinematography Fund, which offers funds and technical support for film production and training, particularly to young indigenous people, helping provide not only employment opportunities but also produce more insightful cinematic material about indigenous cultures and their struggle to retain their traditions.

For more information please check out: www.nativespiritfestival.co.uk

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CINE INDIGENA – UPSTAIRS from 7.30pm
 
Mapuche & the Forest Invasion (CHILE 2007)
Mapuche means people of the earth, an ancient indigenous culture which now faces the invasion of forest companies onto their traditional territories that supplant sacred millennial trees with fast growing pine and eucalyptus, which strip the land of nutrients and destroy the natural environment and the balance of harmony between traditional farmers and the mother earth.

In Spanish w/English subtitles, 32mins
  
Snowball Effect (Navajo USA)
The Snowball Effect explores the controversy surrounding the recently proposed expansion and snowmaking on the San Francisco Peaks as Native American tribal officials and spiritual leaders, Forest Service officials, and concerned citizens discuss the issues: sacred lands, protection, public health concerns associated with groundbreaking studies on wastewater, economic misconceptions, threats to the environment, global warming and a small community caught in the conflict. www.savethepeaks.org
 
The Canary Effect (USA, 2007)

The Canary Effect takes an in depth look at the devastating effect that US policies have had on the Indigenous people of America. Using beautifully crafted imagery it presents a chilling case to what many believe is an ongoing genocide of the American Indian. Featuring interviews with some of the leading scholars and exponents of Indigenous struggles, alongside revealing insight from those who work and live on reservations today, The Canary Effect creates a link between the past and present in a unique way never before explored on film.

By Robin Davey & Yellow Thunder Woman – In English, 60 mins

www.myspace.com/thecanaryeffect

Tierra de mujeres - Land of woman (MEXICO Chiapas 2003) Portraits the struggle of Indigenous women fighting for a dignified life in Chiapas, Mexico.

A film by Adriana Estrada. 57 min, Spanish w/English subtitles www.cinerebelde.org

VIDEO-VISUALS Wayuu own productions La Siembra del Agua, Aania, El Telar Wayuu and Zapatistas productions such as Tierra Sagrada, La Tierra es de quien la trabaja and others.
 
PHOTO EXHIBITION & VISUALS
The indigenous of America - Projectected Photography Exhibition
by renowned photojournalist Julio Etchart

STALLS
Indigenous Latin American crafts and art work, organised by Mapuche leader in UK
Photos
Books from the Latin American Bureau (Return of the Indian by Phillip Wearne)
Documentaries DVDs (No es un Joc, by Antonio Rosa; the Mapuche & the Forest Invasion, by Rueda Mapuche )
Traditional Indigenous Food & Soft drinks from Latin America.
 
POETRY
Poems by Freddy Treuquil and Albert Pellicer.

The Jones Benally family Traditional Navajo Dance & Spiritual Guide