UNM Art & Computation UNM Art & Computation and Art & Virtual Computer and Art & Virtual Computer

Applications CoursesApplications Courses

Student Perspectives and experiences Student Perspectives and experiences from the 2006 – 2007 and 2007 – 2008 from the 2006 – 2007 and 2007 – 2008 school years in the New Visions, New school years in the New Visions, New

Voices project.Voices project.

August 2008August 2008

Sandpainting ProjectSandpainting Project

Felix Vigil, Felix Vigil, painter from painter from Jemez PuebloJemez Pueblo

First Class First Class ProjectProject

Semester 1 Semester 1 development of development of story through a story through a visual element.visual element.

A trip to see the awesome A trip to see the awesome power of Indigeneity!!!power of Indigeneity!!!

Chaco Culture Chaco Culture National National Historical Park Historical Park has around 12 has around 12 sites that were sites that were in use by in use by Indigenous Indigenous people at one people at one point.point.

A trip to see the awesome A trip to see the awesome power of Indigeneity!!!power of Indigeneity!!!

This trip was intended This trip was intended to bring out the to bring out the creative thoughts for creative thoughts for our virtual world our virtual world project.project.

Within Chaco Canyon: Within Chaco Canyon: the village known as the village known as Pueblo Bonito was Pueblo Bonito was used for inspiration used for inspiration for our First semester for our First semester project.project.

Our Trip To Museum of Indian Our Trip To Museum of Indian Art and Culture in Santa Fe, Art and Culture in Santa Fe,

NMNM A quest for A quest for

inspirationinspiration Students took a Students took a

behind the scenes behind the scenes tour of the museum.tour of the museum.

Cultural items Cultural items provided a medium provided a medium for our creativity for our creativity linking our past and linking our past and the present.the present.

Our Native LanguagesOur Native Languages

3 different languages used in class 3 different languages used in class projects:projects:

Diné (Navajo) Diné (Navajo) Towa (Jemez)Towa (Jemez) Shiwi (Zuni)Shiwi (Zuni)

A tool to encourage use our A tool to encourage use our Native LanguagesNative Languages

Use of modern and evolving Use of modern and evolving technology.technology.

Putting our Native Languages into Putting our Native Languages into modern day context.modern day context.

It is a means to bring the different It is a means to bring the different Native Languages together.Native Languages together.

Multimedia with its interactivity and Multimedia with its interactivity and ability to combine audio, text and ability to combine audio, text and pictures – is ideal for language pictures – is ideal for language education and should be specifically education and should be specifically tailored to preserve and teach Native tailored to preserve and teach Native languages.languages.

Guest Artists Guest Artists Felix Vigil (Jemez Pueblo/Jicarilla Felix Vigil (Jemez Pueblo/Jicarilla

Apache)Apache) Bruce King (Oneida)Bruce King (Oneida) Larry McNeil (Tlingit/Nishga)Larry McNeil (Tlingit/Nishga) Manny Rettinger (Mexican Manny Rettinger (Mexican

American/Apache)American/Apache) Joy Harjo (Muskogee Creek)Joy Harjo (Muskogee Creek) Raven Chacon (Dine)Raven Chacon (Dine) Nick Galanin (Tlingit)Nick Galanin (Tlingit) Erica Lord (Athabascan/Inupiat)Erica Lord (Athabascan/Inupiat) Bunky Echo-Hawk (Pawnee/Yakama)Bunky Echo-Hawk (Pawnee/Yakama)

Advantages of MultimediaAdvantages of Multimedia New technologies can intuitively bring New technologies can intuitively bring

together a generation with elder together a generation with elder knowledge and a technically savvy knowledge and a technically savvy younger generation to reach out to kids younger generation to reach out to kids who are more comfortable and literate who are more comfortable and literate in computers.in computers.

Year 1 StudentsYear 1 Students

Kellen ShelendewaKellen Shelendewa

Rory LaMarrRory LaMarr

Janice TosaJanice Tosa

Arlan SandoArlan Sando

Venancio AragonVenancio Aragon

Towana YepaTowana Yepa

JayCee BeyaleJayCee Beyale

Chelsey BartonChelsey Barton

Juanita ToledoJuanita Toledo

Year 2 StudentsYear 2 Students

Delia HalonaDelia Halona

Loucia JoseLoucia Jose

Kellen ShelendewaKellen Shelendewa

Chelsey Barton Chelsey Barton

Juanita ToledoJuanita Toledo

Francis MontoyaFrancis Montoya

Vanessa WhitehorseVanessa Whitehorse

Venancio AragonVenancio Aragon

Jaycee BeyaleJaycee Beyale

Tobias MajorTobias Major

Jonathan PinoJonathan Pino

Daphne LittlebearDaphne Littlebear

Josh RiveraJosh Rivera