Ethnomusicology lecture July 18 at Southwest Museum

The Southwest Museum of the American Indian presents monthly lectures on a variety of topics related to the Native American experience. Lectures are held the fourth Saturday of every month unless otherwise noted. The public is invited to enjoy these stimulating and thoughtful discussions led by different Autry National Center staff members and guest speakers.

Southwest Museum of the American Indian
Braun Research Library
234 Museum Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90065
323.221.2164, www.autrynationalcenter.org
Free; no reservations needed.

Native Americans in Turn-of-the-Century Modern Sports presented by Dr. Hank Koerper
Saturday, June 27, 1–2:30 p.m.
Learn about the golden age of sports and how Native Americans like Jim Thorpe made it possible. Join special guest lecturer Dr. Hank Koerper for a look at some amazing individuals.

Ethnomusicology presented by Elisabeth Waldo DentzelSaturday, July 18, 2009, 1–2 p.m.
(Note: This lecture takes place on the third Sunday of the month due to Pow Wow on July 25 at the Autry in Griffith Park)
A legendary musician and patroness of the arts, Elisabeth Waldo will review a history of her career and its influence on American culture in the 20th century. Waldo is an amazing violinist (she played first chair for Leopold Stokowski) and recording artist who has taken Indigenous and ethnic musical instruments and musicians to audiences across the country and the globe in a way that has artistically expanded and educated our understanding of music. Elisabeth Waldo and her late husband, Southwest Museum Director Carl Dentzel, made the museum a centerpiece for cultural exploration and personal interaction through her groups of ethnic musicians and a dedication to celebrating the past in the present.

The Origin of Beaded Crowns of the Caddo Tribe presented by Gina Worthington, Ph.D. candidate, UCLA
Saturday, August 22, 2009, 1–2 p.m.
Gina Worthington is a scholar who has worked with the university and college community of Southern California for decades. As a member of the Caddo tribe, she has a unique link to a traditional folk art of her tribe, the beaded crowns of their tribal princess. The meaning and value of folk art in the form of these beaded treasures is only one part of the story. Worthington will give the audience insight to the community, its history, and the continuance of culture as exemplified in the combining of European glass beads with Native design and value.

Imagery and Reality: The Role of American Indians in Film and Television presented by Paul Apodaca, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chapman University
Saturday, September 26, 2009, 1–2 p.m.
Lecturer-in-Residence Paul Apodaca has a keen interest in film and American Indians. He was part of the team that won an Academy Award in 1986 for the Best Feature Documentary, Broken Rainbow, which exposed a government plan to remove hundreds of Navajo and Hopi Indians from their homeland. How film has affected the imagery and reality of American Indians will be discussed along with examples from film and television spanning 1914 to the present day.

Southwest Museum of the American Indian
The Southwest Museum holds one of the nation’s most important museum, library, and archive collections related to the American Indian. In addition, it has extensive holdings of pre-Hispanic, Spanish Colonial, Latino, and Western American art and artifacts. For over 100 years it has supported research, publications, exhibitions, and other educational activities to advance the public’s understanding and appreciation of the Americas, with particular emphasis on the western United States and Mesoamerica. The Southwest Museum is located at 234 Museum Drive in Mt. Washington and is easily accessible via the Metro Rail Gold Line, which stops directly across from the museum.

The Southwest Museum and the museum store are open Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m., during restoration and conservation projects. Admission is free.