You are invited to a special film and discussion on Monday, November3!!

[Jeanne Butterfield]

Please join us on Monday, November 3 at the Vogue Theatre at 7 pm for a special screening of a new award-winning documentary film "Sugarcane" and a panel discussion with local Native American leaders from the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians and the Gun Lake Tribe.

MARJDI invites you to a special film screening and panel discussion:

“Sugarcane”

Monday, November 3 at 7 pm

Vogue Theatre,

383 River St, Manistee

Free admission, donations welcome

 

 

Panel Discussion with:

Jessica Steinberg, Grant Writer/Self-Governance Coordinator

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians

Corey Wells, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians

Wyatt Szpliet, Food Sovereignty Coordinator

 Gun Lake Tribe

 

A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life, SUGARCANE, the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning. In 2021, evidence of unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of an Indian residential school run by the Catholic Church in Canada. After years of silence, the forced separation, assimilation and abuse many children experienced at these segregated boarding schools was brought to light, sparking a national outcry against a system designed to destroy Indigenous communities. Set amidst a groundbreaking investigation, SUGARCANE illuminates the beauty of a community breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma and finding the strength to persevere.

 

Manistee Area Racial Justice & Diversity Initiative (MARJDI)

is a fiscally-sponsored program of the Manistee County Community Foundation