Tag: aboriginal
You Look Good Indian Country – 2009
In keeping in line with popular culture rags all over North America – I’m compiling a list of things that blew my mind in 2009 from around Indian Country. Here it is below:
Sonny Assu – This Vancouver, BC based visual artist caught my eye when I stumbled onto his website a few years ago and he continues to change the game with his iDrums series. I caught some of his earlier work when he was using pop culture iconography (Spiderman, The Simpsons, Coke) mixed with a blend of traditional Coast Salish style on handdrums. That series of work blew my mind and his new works continue to examine how pop culture/tech culture juxtaposes our polarized cultures. His website is here.
Waawaate Fobister – …
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XMAS LAUGHS WITH RYAN MCMAHON
Have jokes – will travel. That’s the message that I’m spreading right now around Indian Country. Last year, I was booked fairly solid in and around Christmas time – that’s when staff parties and community events get thrown to welcome the holidays with a little bit of laughter. What was unmanageable though were the last minute requests for shows and the balancing act that came with it.
SO.
If you’re thinking about having some comedy at your event – BOOK NOW. Traditionally, no – not “spiritually traditionally”, just, ya know, in times past, the beginning of November marks the start of the busy season. Get your request in and we can go through the booking process.
Here are the steps to booking:
Email me. info at ryan mcmahon comedy dot com.
I’ll email you my phone number and we’ll talk about your event.
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National Day of Action – Are You A Warrior?
i was recently dropping in on a few message boards around indian country and i stumbled upon a lengthy internet, message board, thread fight that argued what the ‘modern day warrior’ was, and wasn’t. and interesting question to say the least.
the national day of action is coming upon us on may 29, 2008, and most of the talk/fight on the message board that i came across involved what “the day of action is for, and what it’s about.” an interesting question, seeing that one of the chiefs that led the uprising in 2007 called off his rail blockade just before the day of action (some say because ottawa announced that roseau river, his community, had just won their land claim and dude got what he wanted). alot of debate circled around warrior societies, clan systems, …