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SUMMARY:The Way We See the World: Film\, Music\, Art at Harrah's Cherokee Casino & Resort
DESCRIPTION:Museum of the Cherokee People’s signature event returns for an evening of Indigenous self-representation in film and art in the Council Fire Ballroom of Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort in Cherokee\, NC.\n\nSince 2022\, MotCP’s annual The Way We event highlights Native pop culture and showcases timely perspectives for Cherokee people\, primarily by Cherokee people. These community-centered events put Native self-representation in the spotlight and uplift creative work that explores identity through artistic expressions in film\, music\, visual art\, and more.\nFilm Lineup \nRedbird (2025) | Directed by Emma Barrow (Cherokee Nation)\nA Cherokee woman fights to protect her niece from an unlawful adoption by her white grandparents as she reckons with feeling distant from her own culture.\n\nTentsítewahkwe (2024) | Directed by Katsitsionni Fox (Mohawk) with Xochitl Fox (Mexica/Azteca)\nEmbodying the Mohawk value of tentsitewahkwe (we pick it up again)\, Jessica Shenandoah goes on a knowledge-gathering journey across all four seasons to reinvigorate the healing\, land-based practices of her foremothers. Jessica reclaims knowledge that has been asleep for generations due to the destructive effects of boarding schools\, forced religion and land theft.\n\nThin Places (2025) | Written & Directed by Brit Hensel (Cherokee Nation)\nAfter her sister Tama’s untimely passing\, Birdie learns that the bond between them is stronger than life and death. In between states of memory and heartbreak\, Tama and Birdie show how we can continue on in a different way if we are willing to listen.\n\nTiger (2025) | Directed by Loren Waters (Cherokee Nation\, Kiowa Tribe)“Tiger” highlights an Indigenous award-winning\, internationally acclaimed artist and elder Dana Tiger\, her family\, and the resurgence of the iconic Tiger t-shirt company. \n\nLive Music by Sugah and Thuh Cubes \nArt Market \nChena George (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)Amy Postoak (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)Jakeli Swimmer (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)Kevin Tafoya (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians\, Santa Clara Pueblo)Laura Walkingstick (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)Jennifer Wilson (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)\n\nEvent Schedule\n5-6pm: VIP Reception\n5:30pm: Doors Open\, Art Market Opens\n6pm: Welcome\n6:15pm: Film Screenings\n8pm: Live Music by Suga & Thuh Cubes
URL:https://motcp.org/event/the-way-we-see-the-world/
LOCATION:Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort\, 777 Casino Dr\, Cherokee\, NC\, 28719\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Way We Connect with the World: Indigenous Film & Concert Event
DESCRIPTION:In its third year\, MotCP’s annual The Way We event highlights Native pop culture and showcases timely perspectives for Cherokee people\, primarily by Cherokee people. These community-centered events put Native self-representation in the spotlight and uplift creative work that explores identity through artistic expressions in film\, music\, visual art\, and more.\n\nThis year’s event is held at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort in the Council Fire Ballroom in Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel (second floor\, above Selu Garden Café). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Films\n\n\n\n\n‘ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (Meet Me at the Creek)\,’ 2024\nDirected by Loren Waters (Cherokee Nation\, Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma) \nIn order to revitalize cultural traditions\, a Cherokee elder fights to restore the “irreversibly damaged” Tar Creek.\n \n\n‘The Language of Ribbon\,’ 2024\nDocumentary short\nDirected by Tia Panther (EBCI)\nAppearances can say a lot\, but for women in a small community located in the mountains of North Carolina\, a single article of clothing is worth a thousand words.\n \n\n‘The Great Cherokee Grandmother\,’ 2024\nNarrative short\nWritten and directed by Anthony Sneed (EBCI)\nA pleasant date between a man of Cherokee heritage and a Caucasian woman goes downhill when the woman flagrantly fixates on the very bane of Cherokee peoples’ existence: the Cherokee Grandmother syndrome.\n \n\nINHABITANTS\, 2021 | Trailer\nA selection from the feature documentary\nDirected by Costa Boutsikaris and Anna Palmer\nINHABITANTS is a feature documentary that follows five Native American tribes across deserts\, coastlines\, forests\, and prairies as they restore their traditional land management practices.\n \n\n‘Mothertown\,’ 2024 | Trailer\nDocumentary short\nDirected by Anthony Sneed (EBCI)\nThe site of the original settlement of the Cherokee\, the Kituwah mound\, was thought lost for centuries. In her moving retelling of the efforts to reclaim the tribe’s land\, former Chief Joyce Dugan and fellow tribe members foreground the spiritual\, emotional\, and social impact of Kituwah’s legacy. This is the story of how the Cherokee finally took their “land back.”\n \n\n‘My Home\, NC | Cherokee culture meets modern fashion\,’ 2023\nDocumentary short\nProduction\, editing\, and cinematography by Brooks Bennett\nFollow Luke Swimmer (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) on his path from powwow dancer to designer with Buffalotown Clothing. \n  \n\nLive Music by Agalisiga Mackey (Cherokee Nation)\nAgalisiga “Chuj” Mackey is a Cherokee guitarist/musician and singer-songwriter from the Cherokee Nation in Northeast Oklahoma. Chuj spent the early years of his life growing up on a creek bank in the small traditional Cherokee community of Kenwood. Chuj then moved to Tahlequah\, the Cherokee Nation capital\, to become a language learner at the Cherokee Immersion Charter School. \nChuj grew up participating in traditional ceremonies\, ceremonial songs being the foundation of his voice which he carries with him as he creates more contemporary music. Chuj writes and sings original country-folk and blues music in the Cherokee language. He is inspired by classic country/blues artists like Jimmy Rodgers\, R.L. Burnside\, Merle Haggard\, etc. Cherokee life and culture also informs his music as he sings about both the struggles and joys of growing up in a Cherokee community. \nAdditionally\, he has performed at various events including the Cherokee National Holiday\, the grand opening of the Bob Dylan Center\, and the Anvdvnelisgi album concert in Cherokee\, North Carolina. His goal is to perpetuate the Cherokee language and culture. In addition to his artistic endeavors\, Chuj is a graduate of the Cherokee Language Master Apprenticeship program\, music educator\, and a father to a son who he plans to teach both the Cherokee language and music to. He plans to release his first full-length album October 2024. \n \nStoryteller Workshop with Filmmaker Loren Waters (Cherokee Nation\, Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma)\nIn advance of The Way We Connect with the World\, explore the realm of film and storytelling with ‘ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (Meet Me at the Creek)’ filmmaker Loren Waters (Cherokee Nation\, Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma) at a Storytelling Workshop on August 1 from 1-4pm. \nOpen to aspiring filmmakers ages 15-22\, with preference given to enrolled members of federally recognized tribes\, the immersive experience will give attendees valuable insight into the dynamic world of filmmaking\, creativity\, and collaboration. \nThis workshop is free for all and will be held in the Museum of the Cherokee People’s Multipurpose Room. Registration is required via online form. \n\n\n\n\nMuseum of the Cherokee People is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization\, and this inspiring summer event is free for all to attend\, thanks to the support of our generous sponsors. Uplift emerging Native creatives and amplify the power of self-representation in our tribal community: learn about sponsorship opportunities today by contacting Development Specialist Jeremy Hyatt (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.\n  \nReserve Your Free Tickets  \n \nSgi (thank you) to our 2024 sponsors:\n\n\nPlatinum:\n  \n\n\nGold:\n \n\n \n\n\nSilver:\n \n\n\n\n  \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBronze: 
URL:https://motcp.org/event/the-way-we-connect-with-the-world-indigenous-film-concert-event-2/
LOCATION:Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort\, 777 Casino Dr\, Cherokee\, NC\, 28719\, United States
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