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The Indigenous Cultures Performances Program offers performances for celebrations, educational events and other functions. This program also provides opportunities for Native Americans artists including traditional dancers and singers, storytellers, poets, and other indigenous-based artists, as well as vibrant cultural experiences for the general public. To schedule performances or to become part of this performance program, please contact us.
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Original Texas Indians Lecture Series
PLACE:
Mexican American Cultural Center
(512) 478-6222 |
In 2008, the City of Austin’s Mexican American Cultural Center, our Indigenous Cultures Institute, and Great Promise nonprofit organizations are sponsoring a year-long lecture series culminating in a conference held in conjunction with the largest one-day powwow in the nation, the Austin Powwow. From February through September 2008, the Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) will host this lecture series to provide education and information about the original Native Americans indigenous to Texas and the Rio Grande Delta. This lecture series is an innovative exploration of contributions, stereotypes, spirituality, identity and the myriad of cultural and social issues that surround Texas Indians.
 This program is made possible in part by a grant from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Lectures will be held at the Mexican American Cultural Center on the following dates and times:
March 30, 2:00 PM:
Dr. Lisa Cortez-Walden discusses the importance of language revitalization and provides a preview of the Coahuiltecan Language Panel scheduled for May 25.
April 27, 2:00 PM:
“Gente de Razón” – Our Indigenous Heritage: Presented by Mario Garza, Ph.D. Dr. Garza explores the myth that most Mexican Americans are a mixed race of Native American and Spanish-European origin. Based on research from Spanish archives, recent DNA findings, and numerous scientific studies, this lecture brings together an entirely new view of the indigenous identity of Mexican Americans.
June 7, 2:00 PM
Panel: Coahuiltecan Language Revitalized, a discussion of the revitalization process and work that has been done to date to revitalize this language.
June 28, 2:00 PM
North Meets South: Native American Healing Practices, a comparison of the healing ceremonies and rituals used by northern Native Americans to the curanderismo practiced by southern Indigenous People. Presented by: Mark Standing Eagle Baez, Pawnee, Mohawk and Coahuiltecan.
July 26, 2:00 PM
The Xinachtli Project: Presented by Carlos Aceves, M.Ed., Coahuiltecan, author and educator from El Paso, Texas. Aceves presents his work in using Indigenous concepts in the elementary school classroom, which have significantly enhanced the learning abilities of “at-risk” students.
August 30, 2:00 PM
International Declaration of Indigenous Rights: The struggles and history leading to the recent adoption by the United Nations of the International Declaration of Indigenous Rights. Presented by Cemelli de Aztlan, currently an intern at the North American Indian Center of Boston as well as a graduate student at Harvard Divinity School.
September 27, 2:00 PM
Native American Contributions, little known facts about indigenous contributions such as brain surgery, image projectors, genetic engineering, and more. A thought provoking re-examination of pre-Columbian Native Americans presented by Dr. Mario Garza.
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