The one time a Native American woman graced the stage to accept an Oscar it was Sacheen Littlefeather in 1973.
Along the way, Ms. Westwater — a Columbus, Ohio, native with impeccable social graces and aristocratic bearing — has become something of a Pamela Harriman of the New York art world, a highly connected hostess whose invitations are sought-after among artists like Julian Schnabel or the fashion designers Thakoon Panichgul and Francisco Costa.
While 00 AM kicked off last Sunday to a packed crowd with Neal and M.Bootyspoon DJing alongside headliner and Montreal-native Jacques Greene, Neal also graced the main stage at Piknic Electronik for the first time in early June.
As I write this, the fires are still burning in the heart of those who couldn't simply translate "defeat" or "grace" into their native languages, but instead resorted to spewing hateful and highly personal online sound bytes.
She said she wanted to acknowledge "the grace and endurance of native women".
One highlight is Dame Shirley's description of a young Native American woman: "With a mocking grace infinitely bewitching she sat upon the ground and smiled up into my face".
For Mr. Burke this meant ornamenting traditional jigs and reels with deft devices native to the Sligo style, like shuddering grace notes, pitch-sliding accents and double-stop sighs.
For decades, Daniel Buren's conceptual art has graced exhibition halls throughout his native France, as well as the international scene.
His two heart-tugging, blockbuster novels, set in his native Afghanistan, offered simple tales of redemption and grace while the ugly realities of war in the country rumbled through the news.
For the moment, I remain condemned to return virtually empty-handed, armed only with tales of politeness, grace, and forced conversations in my native language by strangers who Want Their MTV.
