NAISA celebrates Heritage month with film festival

Flyer of the event.

The Native American Inter-Tribal Student Alliance (NAISA), will be hosting it’s bi-annual Native American Film Festival on campus. The film festival will be on Nov. 18 in Bldg 9C  from 5 to 10 p.m, and is one of a series of events celebrating Native American Heritage Month.

One of the films to be shown is titled, “A Circle of Women” by Gayle Anne Kelley. This addresses the roles of Native American women as leaders and role models. Frances Borella, anthropology professor and NAISA advisor likes this film. “That is a film I have already seen and I think it is a beautiful one,” Borella said. Gayle Anne Kelly will be at the film festival answering any questions that students and visitors may have.

The second film, “Broken Rainbow,” is an academy award winning documentary  addressing the coal mining fiasco on the Navajo and Hopi reservations that caused ecological and cultural damage by the Peabody Mining Co. The film maker of “Broken Rainbow,” Victoria Mudd will also be there to answer questions about her film. In addition, Mudd will be speaking about the film “Images of Indians: From Real to Reel,” discussing stereotypes of Native Americans.

NAISA has worked hard on organizing this event on campus. Michael Bush, 19, anthropology major is part of NAISA and said they will also have raffles.

“We will also be holding raffles for gift baskets and a beautiful pendleton blanket,” Bush said. Tickets for the baskets will be sold for $1 and $5 for the blanket, which is worth $250. This is an event that NAISA has put together with a lot of work for Mt SAC. “It is a free event and all are welcome,” Borella said. Child care will also be provided. For more information contact Frances Borella at ext 4541. Follow up with the Mountaineer as we bring you more information about the event.

-Lizette Contreras, Multiculture Editor