The American Indian Film Series at App State is co-sponsored by the Gadugi Program and the Native American Student Association. Each year, the film series celebrates the diversity of Indigenous peoples’ lived experiences, as well as the beauty and power of their authentic voices and visions.
2022 schedule
American Indian Film Series
Nov. 2, 2022
6 p.m.
200 Plemmons Student Union (Greenbriar Theater)
A young Navajo filmmaker investigates displacement of Indigenous people and devastation of the environment caused by the same chemical companies that have exploited the land where she was born. On this personal and political journey she learns from Indigenous activists across three continents. Part of the American Indian Film Series at App State.
American Indian Film Series
Nov. 9, 2022
5:30 - 9 p.m.
200 Plemmons Student Union (Greenbriar Theater)
Follows five Native American Tribes across deserts, coastlines, forests, and prairies as they restore their traditional land management practices. For millennia Native Americans successfully stewarded and shaped their landscapes, but centuries of colonization have disrupted their ability to maintain their traditional life ways. As the climate crisis escalates these time-tested practices of North America's original inhabitants are becoming increasingly essential in a rapidly changing world.
American Indian Film Series
Nov. 16, 2022
5:30 - 9 p.m.
200 Plemmons Student Union (Greenbriar Theater)
Aisha, an Indigenous girl living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, navigates the pressures of conforming to a colonial education system by exploring alternative forms of learning which connect to her culture. Part of the American Indian Film Series at App State.
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