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2nd
ANNUALNATIVE AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
Friday, March 26, 2004
Opening Night
6:30 Welcoming Reception
7:00 Film, In the Light of Reverence
followed by speaker
* Winona LaDuke *
Lucy Hurlin Theater,
Conval High School,
Rt 202 N. Peterborough, New Hampshire
Tickets $25.00/ $15.00 students, 65 & over
only 200 seats, advance ticket sales at the
Peterborough and Keene Toadstool Bookshops
Winona
LaDukeWinona LaDuke
lives on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota and is an enrolled member
of the Mississippi Band of Anishinaabeg. She is the Program Director of
the
Honor the Earth
Fund and Founding Director of the White Earth land Rcovery Project.
In 1994 she was named by Time as one of America's 50 most promising
leaders under 40 years of age. In the 1996 and 2000 presidential campaign
she served as Ralph Nader's running mate in the Green Party.
LaDuke is an internationally
acclaimed Native American environmental activist. For 20 years she has
written numerious articles, and given inspiring speeches. Last Standing
Woman was her first novel and, All Our Relations, Native Struggles
for Land and Life was her first non-fiction book. "On each page
of this volume, LaDuke speaks force- fully for self-determination and
community. Hers is a beautiful and daring vision of political, spirtual,
and ecological transformation."
South End Press
"Her ceremonial name in the Chippewa tongue means
'Thunderbird Woman.' In her quest to redress wrongs, the Harvard-educated
LaDuke doesn't mind ruffling a few feathers...
A riveting speaker..."
Time
The
appearance of Ms. LaDuke as our guest and feature speaker was made possible by a grant
from the
Monadnock Community Foundation.
|
Saturday,
March 27, 2004 Films
screened at 3:30-5:00
PM • Dance Me Outside |
ABOUT
THE FILMS
CONTACT
In
the Light of Reverence
(75 minutes, 2001, USA) -This beautiful film tells the story of three
indigenous communities and the land they struggle to protect: the Lakota
of the Great Plains; the Hopi of the Four Corners area; and the Wintu
of northern California. Directed by Christopher Mcleod, and narrated
by Peter Coyote and Tantoo Cardinal.
True
Whispers (90 minutes, 2002, USA) - Directed by Valerie Redhorse
"This moving story is about the World War II Navajo Code Talkers.
Recruited as teenagers from harsh government and mission schools where
they were forbidden to use their native language, they served as U.S.
Marines and used that very language to transmit vital coded messages
that were key to the U.S. victory in the Pacific. The story, told from
their viewpoint, is a long overdue portrait of heroism. The film is
narrated by William H. Macy and features original Navajo music."
Smithsonian Associate
Is
the Crown at War with Us? (96
minutes, 2003, Canada) "This powerful and painstakingly researched
documentary examines the conflict over fishing rights in the Miramichi
Bay between the Mi'gmaq people of Esgenoopetiti (Burnt Church), New
Brunswick, and their non-Native neighbors. The film was a Canadian Genie
Award nominee for Best Documentary and was shown at the 2003 Sundance
Film Festival. The film delivers a persuasive defense of the Mi'gmaq
position and a gripping portrait of a community under siege."
Smithsonian Associate
Produced and Directed by Alanis Obomsawin.
Dance
Me Outside (90 minutes, 1994,
Canada) Directed and written by Bruce McDonald.
Review by an
Amazon customer from Minot, North Dakota "The ugliness of the plot
hits home too often. As a Native Nation we are sensitive about our stories,
past or present being aired. This film is a story of a regular day(s)
as a Native. Want to know what its like to be us... Picture yourself
with the skin and the restrictions and watch it a second time... We
love this movie because it's about a day in our life...Without a moment
of fantasy or misrepresentation. I can connect, and it hurts. Passion,
fury and smiles, that is we as a people...... pay homage for the pain,
and then, be proud." Rated R
Tickets
are available to purchase at the Peterborough and Keene
Toadstool Bookshops.
To reserve tickets, or for information
write:
Friends
of the Oglala Lakota
Box 497
Dublin, NH 03444
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Phone:
603-563-8021
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email:
lakotafriends@lakotafriends.org
Tickets are $25.00 for opening night
$15.00 for students, and 65 and over.
Your ticket will be your pass for
the 3 films shown on Saturday at the Peterborough
Historical Society's
Bass Hall.
Price at the door on Saturday will be $5.00 for all 3 films.
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