Thursday 16 Dec 1999 7.30 p.m.
Tickets: 4 DM / 2 DM
Reading: Lance Henson - 'Visitation'
This poet of the Tsitsistas people (Cheyenne) presents his anthology of poems, 'Visitation', recently published in a bilingual volume.

Moderator: Maria Moss, J.F. Kennedy Institute, Free University Berlin. English with translation. In co-operation with the Arbeitskreis Indianer Heute e.V.



Friday 7 Jan 2000 10 a.m.
Entrance free
Lecture Series: 'Native Americans'
The only good Indian is a feathered Indian, Richard S. Kelly.
At: J.F. Kennedy Institute, Free University, Lansstr. 5-9, Room 340

20 - 30 Jan 2000 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Indian Film Festival
Smoke Signals and Traces of Gunpowder
500 nations, 100 films - the majority produced by Indians. See separate programme.



Friday 2 Jan 2000 10 a.m.
Entrance free
Lecture Series: 'Native Americans' Women and Power among the Apaches, Anke Scherf.
At: J.F. Kennedy Institute, Free University, Lansstr. 5-9, Room 340



Saturday 22 Jan 2000 8 p.m.
Tickets: 15 DM / 9 DM
Schauplatz Museum / Showplace Museum
'The Peyote Road'. Film and discussion about drugs and culture.
7.30 p.m.: Guided tour of the exhibition 'Native North Americans'
Tickets: MD Berlin, Hotline: 030-283 97 444, museum ticket office on the evening



Sunday 23 Jan 2000 3 p.m.
Tickets: 4 DM / 2 DM
Kinderschauplatz Museum / Showplace Museum for Children
Feather Headdress or Jeans? A voyage of discovery to the world of the Indians, with fairy tale, stories and other secrets.
Advance bookings: Tel. 030-8301 438



Friday 28 Jan 2000 10 a.m.
Entrance free
Lecture Series: 'Native Americans'
The Sun Dance of the Plains Indians as a Symbol of Ethnic Identity, Peter Bolz.
At: J.F. Kennedy Institute, Free University, Lansstr. 5-9, Room 340



Saturday 29 Jan 2000 5 p.m. - midnight
(and Indian films till the early morning metro starts running)
Tickets: 20 DM / 12 DM (Lange-Nacht-Ticket) Lange Nacht der Museen
Smoke Signals. The Past meets the Future Indian programme for families starts at 5 p.m., construction site party with the 17 Hippies; wax cylinder records encounter computer technology: Hopi songs and the museum's sound studio; African mask dances, Japanese firemen's coats and a grand 'fire fight' with the Berlin Fire Brigade. For night-owls: Indian films until the early morning metro starts running - including breakfast! See separate programme.



Tuesday - Thursday 1 Feb - 3 Feb 2000 10.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Tickets: 5 DM
Vacation Fun Activities - An Indian
Expedition Stories, guided tours, workshops: from making musical instruments to cooking courses. For children from 7 years up. Advance bookings: Tel. 030-8301 438



Friday 4 Feb 2000 10 a.m.
Entrance free
Lecture Series: 'Native Americans'
Memories of the last Hopi Field-Worker, Hans-Ulrich Sanner.
At: J.F. Kennedy Institute, Free University, Lansstr. 5-9, Room 340



Saturday - Sunday 12 Feb / 13 Feb 2000
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tickets: 4 DM / 2 DM
Family Weekend
There's a Tipi in Dahlem
Workshops, guided tours, music



Sunday 2 April 2000 2.30 p.m.
Tickets 4 DM / 2 DM
Panel Discussion
The power of Stereotypes - from the 'Noble Savage' to the 'Eco-Saint'. European images of Indians.
With Karl-Heinz Kohl, Frobenius Institute of Franfurt/Main University, and further participants.



Thursday 27 April 2000 7.30 p.m.
Tickets: 4 DM / 2 DM
Talk
Nunavut - Canada's Inuit and their Country, Elke Nowak, University of Leipzig



Daily:

Film programme in the exhibition

Visitors to the evening events are welcome to view the exhibition 'North American Indians. From Myth to Modernity' between 6.30 p.m. and the start of the event.

Museum für Völkerkunde Berlin-Dahlem
Warning! Due to construction work, the museum entrance will be moved to Arminallee
27 from 30 Nov 1999 onwards. Tel. 030-8301 438

How to get there:

U-Bahn station Dahlem-Dorf
Bus X11, X83, 110, 183

Opening hours:

Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.