The sixth Native American Film & Video Festival, presented by Red Path Theater Company, takes place Friday through Sunday, November 19 through 21, at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington; Facets Multimedia Center, 1517 W. Fullerton; and the Field Museum of Natural History, Roosevelt at Lake Shore Drive. Tickets to all programs are $7, except for the Friday morning program at the Field Museum, which is $4, and the Chicago Cultural Center programs, which are free. For more information call 773-907-4667.
Short videos, program one
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Dana Claxton’s Buffalo Bone China (1997) uses the slaughter of the buffalo as a metaphor for the persecution of Native Americans during the 19th century. In Randy Redroad’s Haircuts Hurt (1992) a woman encounters prejudice when she takes her young son to a barber. On the same program, works by Beverly Singer and Beverly Moeser. (Chicago Cultural Center, noon)
Short videos, program three
Doug Cuthand’s Gifts of the Grandfathers (1997) looks at Native American rodeos, which began in the 40s as a reaction to the prejudice at white rodeos. In Batoche
A two-hour panel discussion featuring Native American filmmakers, performance artists, educators, playwrights, and authors. Cesar A. Sanchez’s Ju-Nam (All Together) will be screened. (Chicago Cultural Center, 5:00)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21
