Kevin Baxter | Staff Reporter
SAN MARCOS – On October 16, the Indigenous Cultures Institute held a reception for their Indigenous Art Exhibition, Napako: Our Journey, which is taking place at the Price Center.
The reception was an invitation for anyone to come and enjoy the indigenous art accompanied by food and refreshments. The exhibit included art created by children, notes discussing indigenous culture, and a film concerning the preservation of indigenous culture through summer camps.
“The show was created and curated by ICIs Maria Rocha and Paulina Dosal-Terminel,” said the Price Center.
The event was described on the Price Center’s website and its Facebook event page.
“San Marcos’ own Indigenous Cultures Institute (ICI) has created Napako: Our Journey, a unique multi-faceted display of photographs, powwow regalia, ceremonial jewelry, videos, and original art to share the story of the Indigenous community in San Marcos,” started the Price Center’s article.
The Central Texas Danzantes performed traditional Native American dances in the Price Center Garden to bring the reception to a close.
Each dance would start with the blowing of a conch followed by a steady drumbeat, which created the dancers’ rhythm. The drummer held a central role in directing the dances, and in front of her were incense and fruit.
Along with Napako: Our Journey is a companion show called Exploring Our Roots.
Exploring Our Roots features the work of 30 artists, from paintings and photography to fiber art and assemblage. All of the pieces included had something to do with the artist’s take on their personal ancestry.
“Exploring Our Roots is a companion show featuring the works of 30 area artists that explore family lore, personal stories, places, and pre-historic connections to one another,” described the Price Center.
Many of the pieces featured with Exploring Our Roots are for sale and will be hanging in the Garden Room.
“A portion of any proceeds benefits the Center’s ongoing arts efforts,” according to the Price Center.
The Indigenous Cultures Institute’s donation page for the Napako: Our Journey fund speaks about the Coahuiltecan culture and the different programs the ICI has founded.
Napako is from the Coahuiltecan language, the native language of the original people of Texas. It translates to “Our journey,” which is where the name of the exhibit is borrowed.
“Coahuiltecans have a 14,000-year history of continuous habitation in their homeland and still retain ancient, sacred knowledge,” states The Indigenous Cultures Institute website. “With this sacred Medicine, we’ve founded 12 programs serving over 56,000 people annually, supported by generous contributions from our relations and allies. Walk with us on this journey towards a new world that deconstructs failed systems and restores Sacred Medicine.”
The Napako: Our Journey exhibit began on October 4 and continues until November 27 at the Price Center.
The Price Center’s website states, “The gallery venues are open to the public Wed – Fri, noon-5; Sat., 10-3. Occasionally, a private rental of a venue space may prevent access to some of the art during open hours.”
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This "Doctor" Garza is quite the shaman/showman. However, his situational awareness
is a tad tizzy. Along the way, he somehow wrangled Commissioners Court Judge Ruben
Becerra into declaring that Columbus Day was now "Indigenous People Day" . . . and
who would have guessed it? Doctor Garza also lays claim for being Grand Wizard of a
twelve thousand year old tribe allegedly indigenous to our local area, as proven by, well,
it hasn't been proven by anything, it's just kinda racist if you don't agree with the Chief.
Because of this newly discovered history supported and proven by Chief Garza's
feathered headdress, he next appeared at the Commissioners Courthouse grounds
(while closed for the Columbus Day holiday) with some of his tribe in tow, and thereafter
informed the few other people there at that time, that he had a permit to run everyone
off the property who was not part of his sacred function. One guy challenged him and
asked to see the permit. The Chief allegedly answered, "I don't have to show you sh*t"
The police were called. It appears the Constable's office was not happy upon finding the
Chief had no permit, and had arrived simply for purposes of bullying anyone he could
by means of racial epithets.
The Chief for several months has been working on the larger picture, namely ten-million
dollars provided by the county and the aquisition of the City's youth baseball field located at
IH 35 and CM Allen. The Chief says it's going to be his new sacred tribal center. Others can't make
this kind of stuff up. It takes a special person, a shaman chief using twelve thousand years of
hidden knowledge by which race, hatred, attitude and experience is converted into solid gold.
"Walk with us on this journey towards a new world that deconstructs failed systems and restores Sacred Medicine.” Deconstruct the same schools, hospitals, social benefits and jobs that lure foreigners to invade our "failed systems" ? Sounds like another Seattle to me. Go ahead and burn your safety net down. Heap bad medicine, chief.