News Archives - 2007

The Telly Award winning documentary “American Indian Homelands: Matters of truth, honor and dignity-immemorial” will be presented as part of the Augsburg Native American Film Series on Tuesday, January 30, 7 p.m. in the Science Building, room 123 on the Augsburg College campus.

Narrated by Sam Donaldson and produced, written, directed and designed by Barry Zevan (familiar to Minnesotans in the 1970s as Barry Zevan the weather man), the film focuses on 120 years of tribal land loss due to federal Indian policy and how that loss still affects Native peoples today. The film recounts the recent history of Indian lands through personal narratives of those who have lived the reality of land loss.

“We start our exciting documentary selection with a film that deals with the land issues faced by so many Native Americans across the United States. The importance of land to tribal sovereignty and community identity remains one of the primary contemporary issues in Indian country today,” says Elise Marubbio, director of the series.

The film is free and open to the public. The screening will be hosted by Cris Stainbrook, president of the Land Tenure Association.

The Augsburg Native American Film Series (ANAFS) is committed to offering regional venues for Native American filmmakers and to build collaborative relationships between the local Native American community and other communities that honor the rich tradition of Native American film in Minnesota and the surrounding area.