Getting Ready
Sometimes it does seem as if I’m in the midst of almost too many things. Right now, I’m waiting to find out if I’m accompanying Mariachi Imperial de America to Albania and Macedonia in March. Will the Alianait Festival in Nunavut obtain funding from the US embassy in Canada to bring the Chinle Valley Singers and myself to Iqaluit in May?
I’m also in the midst of finalizing the US tour for Sami rights pioneer Magne Ove Varsi in April. That’s going to be quite a trip. You can visit the tour schedule elsewhere on the website, and I hope you can join us. But what to pack? April in Honolulu and April in Cloquet, Minnesota are going to be VERY different!
And Wednesday, off I go to Israel to see my new grandniece, Lihi–my sister’s first grandchild. I am so ready! I’m also using this as an opportunity to introduce venues, organizations, potential audiences and the staffs of several embassies about the power and diversity of Indigenous performing and visual artists from around the world–stay tuned!