Bringing the Circle Together: A Native American Film Series....
<><><><><><><>< >....(Sponsored in Association with the Japanese American National Museum, SCIC-InterTribal Entertainment, Hecho de Mano, and Nahui Ohlin)....Bringing the Circle Together: A Native American Film Series is a FREE monthly film series located in downtown Los Angeles at the National Center for Preservation of Democracy. The film series was established by Lorin Morgan-Richards and Tahesha Knapp-Christensen to provide quality documentaries by and about Indigenous people of the Americas, and bring together a central gathering place where discussion and awareness of issues can be shared with the Native community and its supporters.For More information on the film series please [email protected] or visit www.bringingthecircletogether.comThe film series is held at the National Center for Preservation of Democracy located at 111 North Central Avenue, between 1 st Street and Central Avenue, in downtown Los Angeles. The NCPD can be reached via train, bus, or parking in the area ( pdf for directions ). Films will begin at 7pm, and it is advisable to arrive at least 15-20 minutes prior for seating. Each film will include a raffle at the end of the screening, and may include guest speakers and performances when available. More information will be given, as it is determined.      The film series is hosted by Lorin Morgan-Richards and is sponsored by the following organizations:The Japanese American National Museum                     Nahui OhlinHecho de ManoSCIC-InterTribal Entertainment           Thursday, June 18, 2009....7pm ....Quest of the Carib Canoe....
Carib Indian artist and activist Jacob Frederick, and others from his community, sail nearly 1000 miles in a hand built canoe from their home on the island of Dominica in the British West Indies to South America in a voyage to rediscover their ancestral heritage. Director Eugene Jarecki generously donated this extremely rare film for presentation. Special guests for the evening include poet Kantuta and Cheryl Noralez of the Garifuna Heritage Foundation, an Indigenous organization in LA that focuses on the preservation of Carib and African roots! ....
Thursday, July 16, 2009....
7pm ....When Your Hands are Tied....
Since native youth do not often see reflections of themselves or their communities in mainstream media, When your Hands are Tied explores and documents native young people and role models who are finding exciting and positive ways to direct their lives through self-motivation in combination with traditional teachings to help prepare for the challenges of everyday life. Special guests tba. ....
Thursday, August 20, 2009....
7pm ....In Search of History: Navajo Code Talkers....
Generously donated by the History Channel, this film examines how Indigenous troops used their Native language to contribute to one of the most vital roles in both World Wars. This film focuses on the Navajo Code Talkers, and will include a walkthrough of the exhibit Fighting For Democracy where Carl Gorman, a Navajo Code Talker, is honored. Special guests Karina Dominguez will open the screening with poetry and Zonnie Gorman, daughter of Carl Gorman and sister of Navajo artist RC Gorman, will be traveling from New Mexico to speak with us after the screening. Zonnie Gorman is a recognized historian on the Navajo Code Talkers. You do not want to miss this incredible evening! ....
Thursday, September 17, 2009....
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Thursday, October 15, 2009....
7pm ....Looking Toward Home
Looking Toward Home explains how government relocation programs in the 1950s enticed significant numbers of Native Americans to leave the reservation for life in major cities such as, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and the San Francisco Bay Area. The life and times of urban Indians is shown primarily through the eyes of these individuals and subsequent generations as they maintain their tribal identity far away from the culturally nurturing climate of the reservation. Special guests TBA. ....
Thursday, November 19, 2009....
7pm ....Trespassing
This compelling documentary shows the risks indigenous people and other environmentalists take to protect sacred Native American lands, the air, and the water from desecration by nuclear waste. It examines the deadly controversy around land rights, uranium mining, nuclear testing, and the disposal of nuclear waste in the Four Corners area, Nevada's Yucca Mountain, and California's Mojave Desert. Special guest filmmaker Carlos DeMenezes will speak after the screening! ....
Thursday, December 17, 2009....
7pm ....Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
The shocking, true story of Leonard Peltier, the American Indian leader locked away for life, convicted of the alleged murder of two FBI agents during a bloody shoot-out on the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1975. Around the world his trial and conviction have been denounced as a sham. The heart of the film, is a detailed painstaking account of Peltier's harrowing odyssey through the American justice system. Special guests TBA. ....
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