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Outdoor Screening: Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian
August 15, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm CDT
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Join us for a free outdoor film screening!
The program will begin at 8PM with a presentation about the making and meaning of the film. The screening will begin at dusk, about 8:30PM, and will last an hour.
Please bring your own chairs and/or blankets. Plan to wear masks and maintain appropriate social distances.
Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian is a deeply personal family film that follows Kate Beane, an urban, Dakota scholar, and her family as they trace the remarkable life of their celebrated relative, Ohiyesa (Charles Eastman), an important author, activist, lecturer and one of the first Native American doctors. Along the way, Beane uncovers uncanny parallels between their lives, though they were born more than 100 years apart.
For the first time, Beane and other relatives reunite to share Ohiyesa’s story through an indigenous perspective, considering questions their grandfather posed more than a century ago, such as how can indigenous people retain their cultural traditions and worldviews, while also working within institutions and a society that was created to oppress them?
Beane and her family search for the legacy of Ohiyesa, while trying to determine what their own legacy will be.
**In case of rain, this event will be rescheduled to August 22nd
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