Dr. Alexa Woloshyn, Assistant Professor of Musicology, and the students participating in the North American Indigenous Music Seminar are hosting events in November to celebrate Native American Heritage Month (NAHM).
Community Film Night: Reel Injun
Free and open to the public
Wed, Nov 6 - Film begins at 6:30pm
Light snacks will be provided. Feel free to bring your own movie snacks.
Location: The Center for Student Diversity & Inclusion, Lower Level, Cohon University Center, Carnegie Mellon University.
This film night is a screening of Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond’s documentary Reel Injun (2009). Members of the local Indigenous/Native American community will be attending; they will give their reactions to the film and participate in a Q&A.
The event aims to engage participants on the topics of Native American culture (stereotypes vs. reality), storytelling, rights of indigenous peoples, and Native-created media. Consider the following questions: 1) What images or ideas do I hold about Native Americans/Indigenous peoples? Where did those images or ideas come from? 2) What representations of Native Americans/Indigenous peoples have I seen lately on the big and small screens? 3) What responsibility do I believe media (e.g., film, television) has in representing different groups of people?
