Women Native American Filmmakers Symposium to be held (10-3-07)

Native American women filmmakers and scholars gather at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, to discuss women’s responses to misrepresentations of Native Americans.  Organized by the Women’s Studies Program and funded by the generosity of the Fae Rawdon Norris Endowment for the Humanities, “Voices and Visions Symposium: Native American Women Look Forward” is free and open to the public, and co-sponsored by the Native American Faculty and Staff Association and Women’s Programs.  The symposium is scheduled for Wednesday, October 3, from 3pm to 7pm in the Student Union Theatre, including a refreshment break at 4:40 and a reception to follow in the Peggy V. Helmerich Browsing Room in the Edmon Low Library.  The program begins with remarks from Dr. Devon Mihesuah, author of American Indigenous Women: Decolonization, Empowerment, Activism and the Cora Lee Beers Price Professor at the University of Kansas, then continues with screenings of documentaries and narrative films by award-winning native filmmakers Lily E. Shangreaux, Shelley Niro, and Annette Arkeketa, who will be on hand to discuss their work. For schedule, biographies, and film synopses, go to http://womensstudies.okstate.edu.

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