Thursday, August 14,2008
7pm
In WhoseHonor?
Filmmaker Jay Rosenstein focuses on the story of CharleneTeters (Spokane) whose campaign against Chief Illiniwek, mascot of University ofIllinois, forced many to rethink the larger issue of culture and identity andtheir representation in the media, and effects on both Native Americans andnon-Natives. Poetry by Los Angeles Native American artist Tschetan to start thescreening!
Event located at The National Center for the Preservation of Democracy at 111 North Central Ave. (directly across from the Japanese American National Museum) in downtown Los Angeles.
This event is hosted by Lorin Morgan-Richards and Tahesha Knapp-Christensen and sponsored by The Japanese American National Museum, The Southern California Indian Center, Inc., Haramokngna American Indian Cultural Center, and The National Center for the Preservation of Democracy.
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