Amer. Indian Movement Photo exhibit @ Ancient Traders Market

[brianold]

>>Hanta Po--All of You Out of My Way bears witness to the creation and the
>>power of the American Indian Movement
>>
>>Opening Friday, April 29, the photographs of Dick Bancroft document
>>one of American history's most important civil rights movements.
>>
>>From Franklin Ave to the Trail of Broken Treaties caravan that
>>traversed the country, the photographs of the American Indian Movement
>>(AIM) in Hanta Po-All of You Get Out of My Way, an exhibit that opens
>>with an artist's reception at Ancient Traders Gallery, 1113 East
>>Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis, from 5-9 p.m. on Friday, April 29. The
>>event is free and open to the public.
>>
>>With it's roots in the late 1960s, AIM has given a voice to Indian people.
>>
>>"Spiritually, culturally, socially, economically and politically
>>across the country, we developed an indigenous philosophy for the Indian Nation,"
>>said Vernon Bellecourt, AIM spokesperson. "For the nation to heal, we
>>had to start nurturing the roots. AIM developed the highway to get on
>>if people want to get back to our traditional, spiritual way of life."
>>
>>AIM founded or inspired organizations including American Indian OIC
>>(Opportunities Industrial Center), Legal Rights Center, Little Earth
>>of United Tribes Housing , Native American Community Clinic, Migizi
>>Communications, and Indian Education that began with Little Red School
>>House and Heart of the Earth Survival Schools. AIM members brought
>>the plight of Indian people to the attention of the world community
>>through the creation of the International Treaty Council, a
>>non-government organization within the United Nations.
>>
>>The exhibit is the first curated collection of this body of work. It
>>captures the creation and commitment , passion and personalities of
>>AIM from 1969 to present, with the exceptions of the occupation of
>>Alcatraz and Wounded Knee.
>>
>>Dick Bancroft, a photographer who grew up in St. Paul, was encouraged
>>by several of AIM's founders to document the movement . The result is
>>a profound photographic record that preserves the history of AIM's
>>formation and impact.
>>
>>The stories of many of AIM's founders, including Clyde Bellecourt,
>>Vernon Bellecourt, Pat Bellanger, Bill Means, and Dennis Banks, will
>>be available at the exhibit.
>>
>>Hanta Po-All of You Out of My Way is part of Mitakuye Oyasin/All My
>>Relations, the community based arts program of American Indian
>>Neighborhood Development Corporation. (AINDC)
>>
>>The exhibit runs through July 9, 2005.