Movie screenings coming up!

IPSMO to present "Kinàmàgawin: Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom" and "Reel
Injun" at OPIRG Ottawa Film Festival

On Wednesday, January 25, 2012, the Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement
Ottawa (IPSMO) will present the following films as part of the OPIRG Ottawa
Film Festival:

2:00 PM: Kinàmàgawin: Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom
A film by Canadian Studies MA student Melissa Santoro Greyeyes-Brant and
filmmaker/Carleton University alumnus Howard Adler, "Kinamagawin: Aboriginal
Issues in the Classroom" examines the difficulties and challenges in
discussing Aboriginal issues in post-secondary classrooms. See the trailer
at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vjQgpEryVM
Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening

8:00 PM: Reel Injun
(Presented in partnership with the Aboriginal Studies Program of the
University of Ottawa)
³Reel Injun² takes an entertaining and insightful look at the Hollywood
Indian, exploring the portrayal of North American Natives through the
history of cinema. Travelling through the heartland of America, Cree
filmmaker Neil Diamond looks at how the myth of ³the Injun² has influenced
the world¹s understanding ­ and misunderstanding ­ of Natives.

Location: University of Ottawa, University Centre Agora
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/128135853972830/