Eddie Madril

<p>Eddie Madril is a member of the Pascua Yaqui tribe of Southern Arizona and Northern Sonora Mexico. He is an active member of the Native American community and a representative of his culture through various aspects: as a dancer, singer, teacher, playwright and filmmaker. For over twenty-five years, his involvement and commitment to Native heritage has provided him with the opportunity to share a wealth of information amongst diverse communities. His work has included the presentation of assemblies and residencies in Bay Area schools working with students and encouraging the development of appreciation and respect for American Indian dance, music, culture, history, art and sign language.<br /> <br /> For over ten years he has been member of the Board of Directors for Friendship House of American Indians Inc. and currently acts as Vice President of the Board, additionally for the past four years he has been a member of the advisory committee at the De Young Museum of San Francisco for their Native programming.<br /> <br /> He was awarded a three-year recipient of the California Arts Council Artist-In-Residence grant, as well as the San Francisco Foundation individual artists' grant and a grant from the San Francisco Arts Council. He was nominated for the prestigious Isadora Duncan Dance Award as a soloist for his hoop dance presentation in his 2008 original play "SunDagger Solstice." In 2011 he was recognized by KQED as an Bay Area American Indian Local Hero.<br /> <br /> He has taught American Indian music at San Francisco State University and American Indian dance at St. Mary's College in Moraga, CA. He's been a presenter at SFSU, Tufts University, and Bowling Green State University for Academic symposiums on Native issues. As a dancer and educator he has performed and spoken throughout the western United States, including the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival (performer and panelist), ANCC National Nursing Conference (speaker), ONS National Advanced Practice Nursing Conference (keynote speaker), and World Arts West's arts education program People Like Me.</p>

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