How do our memories of the past inform and influence the current racial and social landscape? Hear from young Native activists who are propelling this conversation forward and addressing the tension between history, memory, and current movements happening across America. Featured panelists include Brook Thompson (Yurok and Karuk), Julian Brave NoiseCat (Canim Lake Band Tsq’escen and Lil’Wat Nation), Lina Krueck (Oglala Lakota), Dylan Baca (White Mountain Apache), and Alberto Correa III (Taíno).
\nThis one-hour conversation will feature an introduction by director of the National Museum of the American Indian, Kevin Gover (Pawnee), a musical performance by hip-hop artist Frank Waln (Sicangu Lakota) and will be moderated by museum cultural interpreter, Michaela Pavlat (Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians).
FEATURED PANELISTS
Michaela Pavlat
\nMichaela Pavlat is a cultural interpreter at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. She graduated from Northern Michigan University in 2016 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in drawing and painting and studied a wide range of art history. As a creative being, she uses her artwork to educate audiences about Native American culture and the misappropriation of Indigenous cultures. Her goal is to develop a museum in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to use artwork and local Native peoples' voices to educate others.
\nFrank Waln
\nAward-winning Frank Waln (Sicangu Lakota) is a hip-hop artist from the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. Waln, an accomplished musician, producer, and writer, graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a BA in audio arts and acoustics. He has gone on to receive multiple awards including three Native American Music Awards. Featured in multiple news sources and magazines, he continues to share his stories and voice all over the world through performances and workshops.
\n Enjoy more of the best in Native film during Native Cinema Showcase 2020
November 18–27, 2020
The National Museum of the American Indian’s Native Cinema Showcase is an annual celebration of the best in Native film. Screenings and conversations provide a unique forum for engagement with Native filmmakers and stories from Indigenous communities throughout the Western Hemisphere and Arctic. For this year’s 20th-anniversary showcase, the museum is proud to present the full program online, streaming new films as well as fan favorites.
\nBrook Thompson is a Yurok and Karuk Native from Northern California. Brook fights for water and Native American rights through frontline activism. She has been an intern for the City of Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services and the committee on Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C. In 2020, Brook was selected for UNITY’s 25 Under 25 award. Currently, Brook is an engineering master’s student at Stanford with a degree in civil engineering and a minor in political science. Miss Thompson’s goal is to support Native rights through engineering, policy, and political action.
\nWebsite: www.brookmthompson.com
\nInstagram: @brook_m_thompson
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\nTwitter: @jnoisecat
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