THIS IS ILI
The Intercultural Leadership Institute is a year-long intensive leadership program for artists, culture bearers and other arts professionals.
ILI is a collaborative program of Alternate ROOTS, First Peoples Fund, National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures (NALAC) and PA’I Foundation. The effort grew out of our direct experiences as leaders of these founding cultural organizations. We often found that many personal and professional leadership programs emphasized dominant cultural norms, modes of learning and social approaches that didn’t match our commitment to cultural equity and change-making in our own communities. ILI’s “intercultural” approach emphasizes overlapping experiences, shared spaces and mutual accountability – and seeks to challenge dominant social norms while honoring differences of histories, traditions, vocabulary and more. We seek to develop leaders specifically within the arts & culture field to adeptly respond to significant changes that impact society, politics, environment and economy. As a peer cohort, ILI intercultural leaders hone personal and professional skills to affect local, national and global communities – and promote a shift toward greater awareness, resourcing and action in the broader field of arts & culture. |
The long-term goals
1. BUILD stronger strategic intercultural collaborations and solidarity in the field of arts, culture and social justice. 2. PROMOTE the traditional and contemporary practices of artists and culture bearers, establish an alternative pathway for them to work within existing structures and provide opportunity for them to create and normalize new structures. 3. ADVANCE and enhance the capacity of artists, culture bearers and arts organizations to pursue cultural equity and sustain their work in a changing environment. 4. IMPACT the language, shift the attention and endow greater resources in multiple sectors to support transformative practices of artists and culture bearers. |
In this political moment, our country’s leadership is skewing male and white. ILI represents a space for leadership development where narratives from indigenous, Native, immigrant, and other varied voices are central.
- Carlton Turner, Alternate ROOTS Executive Director
ILI LEADERSHIP
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Alternate ROOTS supports the creation and presentation of original art that is rooted in community, place, tradition or spirit. We are a group of artists and cultural organizers based in the South creating a better world together. As Alternate ROOTS, we call for social and economic justice and are working to dismantle all forms of oppression – everywhere.
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First Peoples Fund (FPF) supports the Collective Spirit. of artists and culture bearers. Rooted in the traditional values of generosity and respect, humility and fortitude, FPF uplifts the Indigenous Arts Ecology – relationship based ecosystems that strengthen Native arts and culture grounded in ancestral knowledge. We accomplish this by 1) supporting culture
bearers and artist entrepreneurs as transformative community leaders, 2) deepening tribally based organizations’ capacity to serve artists and their families and 3) investing holistically into the next generation of resilient artists. |
National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC), is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to the promotion, advancement, development and cultivation of the Latino arts field. In this capacity, NALAC stimulates and facilitates intergenerational dialogues among disciplines, languages and traditional and contemporary expressions.
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PA‘I Foundation, organized in 2001, preserves and perpetuates Hawaiian cultural traditions for future generations. PA‘I Foundation is the non-profit organization of Pua Ali’i ‘Ilima, a h’lau hula (school of Hawaiian dance) founded by kumu hula (master teacher of Hawaiian dance) Vicky Holt Takamine in 1977. While the organization is centered around and supported by h’lau members, the purpose of PA‘I Foundation is to address and serve the needs of native Hawaiians and those who make Hawai’i their home.
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In Native Hawaiian, ‘ili means skin – the outer layer that holds together something vital. The ethnobotanical meaning alludes to the skin or bark of the Hau plant (hibiscus). The traditional mele Ka ‘ili hau pa kai o ‘Alio (the hau bark wet by the sea sprays of ‘Alio) is a reference to a strong shore-dweller, indicating that salt air and sea sprays made the bark of the hau trees on the shore stronger than those of the upland. The hau plant is useful in a variety of ways crucial to Native Hawaiian culture: as cordage to sew kapa sheets or tie sandals and hula skirts; as wood for outriggers and floats for fishnets; and as medicine. Like the Native Hawaiian ‘ili, our ILI intercultural approach to leadership cultivation, too, aims to hold together a space for resiliency and resourcefulness.
ILI SUPPORT TEAM
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Many, many people played a part in the development of ILI. We are thankful for the guidance, support and hard work of the following individuals.
Core Partners
Thanks to the staff at all our core partner organizations, and especially the leadership of:
• María López De Le.n, President & CEO, National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures, San Antonio, TX
• Lori Pourier, (Oglala Lakota) President, First Peoples Fund, Rapid City, SD
• Vicky Holt Takamine, Executive Director, PA’I Foundation, Honolulu, HI
• Carlton Turner, Executive Director, Alternate ROOTS, Atlanta, GA
Facilitation Team
• Carrie Brunk, Program Manager & Facilitation Team, Clear Creek Creative, Clear Creek, KY
• Stephanie McKee, Facilitation Team, Junebug Productions, New Orleans, LA
• Vickie Oldman-John (Navajo), Facilitation Team, Seven Sisters Community Development Group, LLC, Albuquerque, NM
• Tufara Waller Muhammad, Facilitation Team, Datule’ Artist Collective, Little Rock, AR
Curriculum Development & Advisors
• Maribel Alvarez, Curriculum Team Lead, Associate Research Social Scientist & Associate Research Professor, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
• Sherry Black (Oglala Lakota), Chairperson, First Peoples Fund, Fredericksburg, VA
• Adrienne Maree Brown, Writer/Facilitator, Octavia’s Brood, BOLD, Detroit, MI
• Dudley Cocke, Director, Roadside Theater, Whitesburg, KY
• Claudio Dicochea, Visual Artist, Educator, and Communications Associate for NALAC, San Antonio, TX
• Timothy Dorsey, Poet, Consultant, New York, NY
• Aisha D. Fletcher, MPH, Program Manager, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Brandon, MS
• Adriana Gallego, Deputy Director, National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures, San Antonio, TX
• Gayle Isa, Executive Director, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
• Maria Rosario Jackson, Consultant, Los Angeles, CA
• James Kass, Executive Director, Youth Speaks, San Francisco, CA
• Ron Looking Elk Martinez, Board Member, First Peoples Fund, Isleta/Taos Pueblo, NM
• Keryl McCord, Alternate ROOTS, Atlanta, GA
• C. Liegh McInnis, Instructor of English at Jackson State University, Jackson, MS
• Jody Naranjo Folwell Turpia, Community Spirit Award Honoree, Santa Clara/Tewa, NM
• Meena Natarajan, Executive Literary Director, Pangea World Theater, Minneapolis, MN
• Leslie Newman, Partner & Co-Manager, Seven Sisters Community Development Group, LLC, Lawrence, KS
• Vickie Oldman-John, Partner & Co-Manager, Seven Sisters Community Development Group, LLC, Rio Rancho, NM
• Rosalba Rolon, Artistic Director, Pregones Theater, Bronx, NY
• Kalima Rose, Senior Director Center for Infrastructure Equity Policy, Policy Link, Oakland, CA
• Theresa Secord, Independent, First Peoples Fund, Waterville, ME
• Clinnesha D. Sibley, Playwright, Professor of Arts and Letters, Piney Woods, MS
• Makani Themba, Chief Strategist at Higher Ground Change Strategies, Detroit, MI
• Malia Villegas, National Congress of American Indians
• Miranne Walker, Director of Programs, First Peoples Fund, Rapid City, SD
• Tufara Waller Muhammad, Datule’ Artist Collective, Little Rock, AR
ILI 2015 Pilot Participants
• Jason Arag.n, Tucson, AZ | Nominated by NALAC
• Jose Nicolas Cabrera-Schneider, Boulder, CO | Nominated by NALAC
• Rodney Camarce, Philadelphia, PA | Nominated by Asian Arts Initiative
• Juliana Clifford, Porcupine, SD | Nominated by First Peoples Fund
• Kapalaiula de Silva, Kailua, HI | Nominated by PA’I Foundation
• Tara Dorabji, San Francisco, CA | Nominated by Youth Speaks
• Alexander Gibson, Whitesburg, KY | Nominated by Appalshop
• Chris James, Little Rock, AR | Nominated by Alternate ROOTS
• Brandie Macdonald, Rapid City, SD | Nominated by First Peoples Fund
• Busi Peters, Houston, TX | Nominated by Alternate ROOTS
• Davis Price, Honolulu, HI | Nominated by PA’I Foundation
• Shey Rivera, Providence, RI | Nominated by NALAC
• ST Shimi, San Antonio, TX | Nominated by Alternate ROOTS
• Jeremy Staab, Rapid City, SD | Nominated by First Peoples Fund
• Ka’iu Takamori, Honolulu, HI | Nominated by PA’I Foundation
• Alejandra Tobar Alatriz, Minneapolis, MN | Nominated by Pangea World Theater
• Warren Guss Yellowhair, Allen, SD | Nominated by First Peoples Fund
• Bethany Yellowtail, Valley Village, CA | Nominated by First Peoples Fund
Communications Support
• April Silver, Akila Worksongs, Brooklyn, NY
• Talamieka Brice, Brice Media, Ridgeland, MS
• Shannon M. Turner, StoryMuse, Atlanta, GA
• Ennis Carter, Social Impact Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Thanks to Our ILI Funders
The Intercultural Leadership Institute has been made possible thanks to generous support from American Express, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Bush Foundation, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Southwest Airlines., and Surdna Foundation. We appreciate the support of these primary ILI contributors as well as all of the funders, members, donors, and volunteers of our four ILI core partner organizations.
Thanks to the staff at all our core partner organizations, and especially the leadership of:
• María López De Le.n, President & CEO, National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures, San Antonio, TX
• Lori Pourier, (Oglala Lakota) President, First Peoples Fund, Rapid City, SD
• Vicky Holt Takamine, Executive Director, PA’I Foundation, Honolulu, HI
• Carlton Turner, Executive Director, Alternate ROOTS, Atlanta, GA
Facilitation Team
• Carrie Brunk, Program Manager & Facilitation Team, Clear Creek Creative, Clear Creek, KY
• Stephanie McKee, Facilitation Team, Junebug Productions, New Orleans, LA
• Vickie Oldman-John (Navajo), Facilitation Team, Seven Sisters Community Development Group, LLC, Albuquerque, NM
• Tufara Waller Muhammad, Facilitation Team, Datule’ Artist Collective, Little Rock, AR
Curriculum Development & Advisors
• Maribel Alvarez, Curriculum Team Lead, Associate Research Social Scientist & Associate Research Professor, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
• Sherry Black (Oglala Lakota), Chairperson, First Peoples Fund, Fredericksburg, VA
• Adrienne Maree Brown, Writer/Facilitator, Octavia’s Brood, BOLD, Detroit, MI
• Dudley Cocke, Director, Roadside Theater, Whitesburg, KY
• Claudio Dicochea, Visual Artist, Educator, and Communications Associate for NALAC, San Antonio, TX
• Timothy Dorsey, Poet, Consultant, New York, NY
• Aisha D. Fletcher, MPH, Program Manager, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Brandon, MS
• Adriana Gallego, Deputy Director, National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures, San Antonio, TX
• Gayle Isa, Executive Director, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
• Maria Rosario Jackson, Consultant, Los Angeles, CA
• James Kass, Executive Director, Youth Speaks, San Francisco, CA
• Ron Looking Elk Martinez, Board Member, First Peoples Fund, Isleta/Taos Pueblo, NM
• Keryl McCord, Alternate ROOTS, Atlanta, GA
• C. Liegh McInnis, Instructor of English at Jackson State University, Jackson, MS
• Jody Naranjo Folwell Turpia, Community Spirit Award Honoree, Santa Clara/Tewa, NM
• Meena Natarajan, Executive Literary Director, Pangea World Theater, Minneapolis, MN
• Leslie Newman, Partner & Co-Manager, Seven Sisters Community Development Group, LLC, Lawrence, KS
• Vickie Oldman-John, Partner & Co-Manager, Seven Sisters Community Development Group, LLC, Rio Rancho, NM
• Rosalba Rolon, Artistic Director, Pregones Theater, Bronx, NY
• Kalima Rose, Senior Director Center for Infrastructure Equity Policy, Policy Link, Oakland, CA
• Theresa Secord, Independent, First Peoples Fund, Waterville, ME
• Clinnesha D. Sibley, Playwright, Professor of Arts and Letters, Piney Woods, MS
• Makani Themba, Chief Strategist at Higher Ground Change Strategies, Detroit, MI
• Malia Villegas, National Congress of American Indians
• Miranne Walker, Director of Programs, First Peoples Fund, Rapid City, SD
• Tufara Waller Muhammad, Datule’ Artist Collective, Little Rock, AR
ILI 2015 Pilot Participants
• Jason Arag.n, Tucson, AZ | Nominated by NALAC
• Jose Nicolas Cabrera-Schneider, Boulder, CO | Nominated by NALAC
• Rodney Camarce, Philadelphia, PA | Nominated by Asian Arts Initiative
• Juliana Clifford, Porcupine, SD | Nominated by First Peoples Fund
• Kapalaiula de Silva, Kailua, HI | Nominated by PA’I Foundation
• Tara Dorabji, San Francisco, CA | Nominated by Youth Speaks
• Alexander Gibson, Whitesburg, KY | Nominated by Appalshop
• Chris James, Little Rock, AR | Nominated by Alternate ROOTS
• Brandie Macdonald, Rapid City, SD | Nominated by First Peoples Fund
• Busi Peters, Houston, TX | Nominated by Alternate ROOTS
• Davis Price, Honolulu, HI | Nominated by PA’I Foundation
• Shey Rivera, Providence, RI | Nominated by NALAC
• ST Shimi, San Antonio, TX | Nominated by Alternate ROOTS
• Jeremy Staab, Rapid City, SD | Nominated by First Peoples Fund
• Ka’iu Takamori, Honolulu, HI | Nominated by PA’I Foundation
• Alejandra Tobar Alatriz, Minneapolis, MN | Nominated by Pangea World Theater
• Warren Guss Yellowhair, Allen, SD | Nominated by First Peoples Fund
• Bethany Yellowtail, Valley Village, CA | Nominated by First Peoples Fund
Communications Support
• April Silver, Akila Worksongs, Brooklyn, NY
• Talamieka Brice, Brice Media, Ridgeland, MS
• Shannon M. Turner, StoryMuse, Atlanta, GA
• Ennis Carter, Social Impact Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Thanks to Our ILI Funders
The Intercultural Leadership Institute has been made possible thanks to generous support from American Express, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Bush Foundation, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Southwest Airlines., and Surdna Foundation. We appreciate the support of these primary ILI contributors as well as all of the funders, members, donors, and volunteers of our four ILI core partner organizations.