Please join us for our next very special film event, “Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action” on Monday, October 18, 2010, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm in the University Hall Amphitheater.
“Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action” sheds light on one of the least known American human rights stories, the environmental hazards that threaten to ruin Native American lands and their impact upon Native peoples. The film focuses on the stories of five Native American activists from the Cheyenne, Gwich’in, Navajo and Penobscot communities who have fought for protection of their lands and survival of their peoples and cultures. These leaders have battled multi-national energy companies and government entities on issues including the growing toxicity of Maine’s Penobscot River, proposed coal bed methane gas wells on Cheyenne homelands, oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and uranium mining that would contaminate the sole source of drinking water for 15,000 people on the Navajo reservation.
“Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action” reveals the state of indigenous nations as a result of relaxed environmental regulations that favor the powerful energy industry. It also shows the resolve of Native activists to save their way of life and the power of grassroots organizing.
The film will be followed by a panel discussion. It is free and open to the public.
Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action
Film Duration: 57 minutes Monday, October 18th, 4:00 - 6:00 pm, University Hall Amphitheater
