Welcome to the Indigenous Speakers Series! This vibrant series features a diverse array of Native artists, storytellers, scholars, and more, offering the community unique opportunities to engage with and gain insight into Indigenous perspectives.
Frank S. Matsura: His Life and Portraits
Tuesday, April 1
Michael Holloman. Photo by Todd Cary.
Join Professor Michael Holloman (Colville Confederated Tribes), film and media scholar Glen Mimura and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Beth Harrington for an exploration of Frank Matsura’s life and portraits. This panel discussion will consider Matsura’s experiences as a Japanese-born photographer and the nuanced perspective that his photographs provide of Native communities in the early 1900s.
This event is now closed.
Made possible by The Roundhouse Foundation
Mino-bimaadiziwin: The Good Life
Thursday, April 17
Chris La Tray. Photo courtesy of Chris Chapman.
Award-winning author of Becoming Little Shell and Métis storyteller Chris La Tray will discuss Mino-bimaadiziwin — the Anishinaabe word for “the good life.” At its simplest, it is living a life in balance with the world around us. How do we achieve the “good” life? What are our responsibilities to our communities and our relatives — human and non? Is it even possible?
This event is now closed.
Made possible by The Roundhouse Foundation and Authors Unbound
Pathfinders Film Discussion
Friday, April 25
LaRonn Katchia. Photo courtesy of Katchia.
From advocacy to aviation and kayaking, Pathfinders is a short film that explores how Thyreicia Simtustus, Kahmussa Green and Kiahna Allen are finding their own paths in balancing Native and non-Native worlds. Join us for a discussion with the director LaRonn Katchia and the young leaders from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs featured in the film.
Online ticket sales are closed. Tickets available at the door.
Made possible by The Roundhouse Foundation
