Comanche Academy, A Healing Journey, follows a group of Comanche educators in Lawton, OK as they open an Indigenous charter school to reclaim their nation. In doing so, they confront the deep generational impact caused by boarding schools. With less than ten fluent Comanche speakers left, the urgent challenge of securing a permanent home for… Read more »
Screening Category: Fri, Nov 21st 2p-4:30p Feature Doc Program 2
Waabishki (White) Mashkode-Bizhiki( Bison )
The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, gifted not one, but five white buffalo calves to area tribal nations around present day North Dakota. This is more than just a simple gesture. It’s the sharing of medicine, which fulfills a spiritual prophecy among indigenous tribes on turtle island.