This series is sponsored by First Nations Educational and Cultural Center, American Indian Student Association at Indiana University, Indiana University Student Association, Native American Graduate Students’ Association, Office of Multicultural Initiatives, Native American Community Center of Bloomington, Black Film Center/Archive, and IU Cinema. Special thanks to Terri Miles Schuld. Screenings are free, but ticketed. 6 th Real Injun (2009) Directed by Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge, and Jeremiah Hayes Sunday - April 7 - 3:00 p.m. Hollywood has made over 4000 films about Native people; over 100 years of movies defining how Indians are seen by the world. Reel Injun takes an entertaining and insightful look at the Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of North American Natives through the history of cinema. Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond looks at how the myth of “the Injun” has influenced the world’s understanding – and misunderstanding – of Natives. With candid interviews with filmmakers and clips from hundreds of films, it traces the evolution of cinema’s depiction of Native people from the silent film era to today. (HD Cam. 85 min. Not rated.) The Daughter of Dawn (1920) Directed by Norbert A. Myles Saturday - April 13 - 3:00 p.m. The Daughter of Dawn is a 1920 silent film shot in the Wichita Mountains of Southwest Oklahoma. The story, played by an all-Indian cast of 300 Kiowas and Comanches, includes a four-way love story, buffalo hunts, a battle scene, dances, deceit, hand-to-hand combat, love scenes, and a happy ending. The lead actor is White Parker, the son of the great Comanche leader Quanah Parker. Special thanks to the Oklahoma Historical Society. (Digital screening of the work-in-progress restoration. 80 min. Not rated.) A representative from the Oklahoma Historical Society is scheduled to be present to discuss the restoration of this historically important film. More Than Frybread (2011) Directed by Travis Holt Hamilton Sunday - April 28 - 3:00 p.m. It is the clash of the 21st Century, as frybread makers compete for the first annual, state of Arizona Frybread Championship! 22 Native American frybread makers, representing all 22 tribes in Arizona, convene under one roof to see who is the state’s best frybread maker. The film takes a larger than life turn in the final round as the four finalists battle for pride, prize money and a trip to the National World Wide Frybread Association Championship in New York City. This is the hottest contest on earth, leaving audiences laughing out loud and hungry for some fantastic frybread! (HD Cam. 93 min. Rated PG.) 49 cinema.indiana.edu Tickets: (812) 855-1103 49 Native Film Series