Lake Region State College will show the movie Reel Injun November 3 at 6:00 pm in Robert Fawcett Auditorium. The event is free and open to 
the public.
November is Native American Heritage Month, and it’s important to spend time educating ourselves on Native American history. Growing up, much of our knowledge of Native American history was limited to The Trail of Tears, Pocahontas, Sacagawea, and the misrepresentation of pilgrims and Native Americans uniting.
We celebrate Native American Heritage Month to honor the remarkable Native Americans who have contributed a lot to improve the character of the nation. November is the time to rejoice in diverse and rich cultures, histories, and traditions and to appreciate the great contributions of the Native Americans. This month allows us to spread awareness about tribes or to educate people about the various challenges faced by the Native Americans in the past and today. Throughout this month, we commit to keep on supporting the remaining Native American tribes and let the world know about their sacrifices.
In conjunction with the Native American Heritage Month, the student senate would like to invite you, your family and friends, and other interested parties to attend a movie “Reel Injun” on November 3 at 6:00 pm. Following the movie, refreshments will be served in the Chautauqua Gallery.
Reel Injun is Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond’s entertaining and insightful look at the Hollywood Indian. This feature length documentary is a stunning portrayal of North American Natives through a century of cinema.Travelling through the heartland of America, Diamond looks at how the myth of “the Injun” has influenced the world’s understanding – and misunderstanding – of Natives.
With clips from hundreds of classic and recent films, and candid interviews with celebrated Native and non-Native directors, writers, actors and activists, including Clint Eastwood, Robbie Robertson, Sacheen Littlefeather, John Trudell and Russell Means, Reel Injun traces the evolution of cinema’s depiction of Native people from the silent film era to today, only to find the future of Native cinema in the unlikeliest of places – Canada’s North.
The trailer for Reel Injun can be previewed at https://www.youtube.com/embed/0l_qMt8t7jU?feature=oembed.