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Tribal Report of the Northern Cheyenne Nation (October 2006 Vol. I No. 10)
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Northern Cheyenne Member Wins Art Award at the 2006 Northern Plains Indian Art Market
■ Alaina Medicine Bull has attended several art expositions and markets throughout her art career, and she has also won awards for her talents as a painter and artist. Tribal Report Staff Recently, Alaina Medicine Bull traveled to the great Northern Plains Indian Art Market in Sioux Falls, South Dakota as a visiting artist. Alaina entered the juried art show and won second place in the Traditional Painting category. The painting she entered is titled, "Cheyenne Warpaint" it is based on Ledger Art story telling. This form of art was used by the ancestors in relating a story using drawings or paintings. Alaina has chosen to design her works using natural paints and acrylics on buckskin hides; other artists have used actual ledger forms or canvas to portray their ledger art. Alaina has always drawn or painted, however, she never really took it serious until about one year ago when a wonderful friend Rhonda Greenberg encouraged her to paint wall hangings. In the past, Alaina has designed small paintings on buckskin adorning the backs of jean jacket with fringes on the arms. So indeed, painting on bigger wall hangings has opened up a new world of beautiful art for Alaina. Alaina entered four paintings into the art show, and two were purchased by a fine arts gallery; the Northland's Gallery from downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. The owners of this gallery were so pleased to own two of Alaina's works and promised to promote her art to their European and Japanese clients. Alaina has entered the Pueblo Grande Museum Indian Market to be held in Phoenix, Arizona in December. However, an upcoming local arts and crafts show on November 10th and 11th, 2006 sponsored by the Schoolhouse History and Art Center (SHAC) in Colstrip, Montana will feature Alaina as one of the artisans. Art therapy has brought a whole new meaning for this Cheyenne lady, who at this writing is the only Cheyenne woman doing Ledger Art painting as an art form, Alaina is raising her two beautiful grandchildren Keoni and Kahelelani Kalama and works as the Purchasing Agent for the Northern Cheyenne Finance Department, she can be reached at onebuffalospirit@yahoo.com for orders and requests. Tribal Report of the Northern Cheyenne Nation (October 2006 Vol. I No. 10), page 10.
Tribal Report of the Northern Cheyenne Nation (October 2006 Vol. I No. 10), page 10.
Tribal Report of the Northern Cheyenne Nation (October 2006 Vol. I No. 10), page 10.
Tribal Report of the Northern Cheyenne Nation (October 2006 Vol. I No. 10), page 10.
Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action, An Environmental Documentary Tribal Report Staff This film discusses uranium drilling on Navajo lands, coal development on Northern Cheyenne lands and other environmental battles going on between American Indian Nations/people and non-Indian corporations. Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action has won The Fund for Santa Barbara Social Justice Award for Documentary Film at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and The Audience Award for Documentary Film. Homeland was shot on film by cinematographer, Dyanna Taylor; directed by veteran documentary filmmaker, Roberta Grossman, executive produced by Lisa B. Thomas and produced by Katahdin Productions/The Katahdin Foundation. Composer Todd Boekelheide created the music for the film. Homeland focuses on Gail Small and her role in the protection of the Northern Cheyenne homeland through the Native Action program. For more information on this film please check the website: http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/hland.html. Photos courtesy of www.bullfrogfilms.com. Tribal Report of the Northern Cheyenne Nation (October 2006 Vol. I No. 10), page 10.
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