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Silent No More

First time filmmaker, Indigenous Activism, Indigenous Arts, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives, Non-fiction

Stories We Wear is an exhibition at Fort Lewis College's Center for Southwest Studies that draws attention to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives crisis.

Seeds of Resilience

Indigenous Arts, Indigenous histories, Non-fiction

Curated by Elise Boulanger (Osage), the exhibit As Seeds, We Grow: Student Reflections on Resilience explored student identity and cultural resilience with consideration to Fort Lewis College’s history as a federal Indian boarding school.

Extraction

Animation, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives, Poetry/Spoken Word

A poem written by Tanaya Winder and animated by Moira Villiard, Extraction addresses generational trauma and resolute sadness caused by the forced loss of language, culture and people.

The Significance of Native American Heritage Month

Non-fiction

Two Fort Lewis College students and emerging Indigenous leaders reflect on the the importance of recognition of Indigenous Heritage during the month of November.

Mi’gwidelmag gnitjgamitj (Remembering Our Grandpa)

Environment, Hunting and Fishing, Indigenous Activism, Indigenous histories, Non-fiction

Nation Isaac reflects on her grandfather's experience in the 1981 Salmon raids in her community of Listuguj, and on her own relationship to his life and legacy.

Names for Snow

Environment, Indigenous languages, Non-fiction

In the villiage of Kangirsuk Rebecca Thomassie, an Inuk woman, learns the 52 Inuktitut words for snow.

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