INDIANacts: Aboriginal Performance Art

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Dana Claxton, Daina Warren, Joi Arcand, Tania Willard, Glenn Alteen
INDIANacts conference roundtable discussion with Dana Claxton, Daina Warren, Joi Arcand, Tania Willard & Glenn Alteen, 18:25.

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James Luna at the podium
James Luna gives keynote presentation, an overview of his previous work, 32:32.

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Aiyyana Maracle at the podium
Aiyyana Maracle, opening remarks. Discusses art vs activism, academia and performance
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Aiyyana Maracle at the podium
Aiyyana Maracle, Decolonizing curriculum. Asks when do we quit accommodating the colonizer? 0:41

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Aiyyana Maracle at the podium
Aiyyana Maracle: Are we using our bodies to tell the story? 1:28

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Guy Durand onstage with audience
Guy Durand: Action. Invites audience onstage to challenge boundaries 5:52

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Day 1: November 29th 2002

Keynote: James Luna

Quote:
“…Everybody wants to be an Indian these days. I don't want to be an Indian anymore. 2002: Everybody wants to be a performance artist. I don't want to be a performance artist anymore. I don't want to be a victim. I don't want to be pissed off. I don't want to be your Indian. Everybody wants to be a performance artist. I don't want to be a performance artist anymore.”
—James Luna, keynote address, INDIANacts Conference, November 29, 2002.

Panel #1: Mapping the Movement

Moderator Aiyanna Maracle
Speakers: Dr. Beatrice Medicine, Guy Sioui Durand, James Luna
Respondent Warren Arcan

Quote:
“He purposefully has not been using the word performance…To which he prefers the combination of two words, ‘art’ and ‘action.’”
—Translator for Guy Sioui Durand, INDIANacts conference, November 29, 2002.