National Conversation on Race: Future Chicago: CfNF Film + Discussion

Join us for this special film screening and a conversation with Director Ben West (Cheyenne), clinical and community psychologist Angela Walden (Cherokee Nation), and artist April Holder (Sac and Fox Nation) who has work in "The Upsetters" exhibition here at CfNF.

Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting is an award-winning documentary that examines the movement that is ending the use of Native American names, logos, and mascots in the world of sports and beyond. The film details the current uprising against the misappropriation of Native culture in a national reckoning about racial injustice that has succeeded in the removal of Confederate imagery, toppling statues of Christopher Columbus and forcing corporate sponsors of Washington’s NFL team to demand it change its most-offensive name. It examines the origin and proliferation of the words, images, and gestures that many Native people and their allies find offensive. Imagining the Indian explores the impact that stereotyping and marginalization of Native history have had on Native people. It chronicles the long social movement to eliminate mascoting.

Chicago's collaborating museums and cultural organizations will immerse attendees in neighborhood explorations, thought-provoking conversations, film screenings, and artist-led workshops, all aiming to deepen participants' understanding of how race is woven into every aspect of daily life. The National Conversation on Race - Chicago program is hosted by, and in collaboration with: Center for Native Futures, National Museum of Mexican Art, National Public Housing Museum, and South Side Community Art Center.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Center for Native Futures, West Adams Street, Chicago, IL, USA, United States