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Michaela Pavlat

Michaela 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.

MUSICAL ARTIST

Frank Waln

Award-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.

Generous support for this program is provided by the National Council of the National Museum of the American Indian.

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.

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