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 – …

being off this summer, from a ‘day job’, and working full time at comedy has been a pleasure and a mind fuck. i feel like i’m finally in a place now that i can do this full time. i am booked up until christmas, and i have some bigger shows that i’m going to be producing for myself, but, i have full time comedy work until then. it’s a bit scary.

i have worked really hard to get to where i’m at. if i put it into context, i’ve been working at ‘being a comedian’ since 1999, and i’m still not sure that i’m there. how do i know that i’m able to call myself a comedian. calling yourself a comedian, in comedy cirlces, is a big risk. alot of ‘pro’s’ jump …