[Michlib-l] Program recommendation - Our Fires Still Burn

[Kelly Rembert]

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to pass along a program recommendation that we hosted recently
that was well attended and a great program.  

It is Our Fires Still Burn: The Native American Experience, a one hour
documentary by Audrey Geyer.  Audrey comes to your library and after the
documentary conducts a question and answer section.  
 
Audrey is based out of Brighton and can be contacted at:
AudreyGeyer at aol.com or 810-772-9628.
 
More about the film:
This exciting and compelling one hour documentary invites viewers into
the lives of contemporary Native American role models living in the
Midwest.  It dispels the myth that American Indians have disappeared
from the American horizon, and reveals how they continue to persist,
heal from the past, confront the challenges of today, keep their culture
alive, and make great contributions to society. Their experiences will
deeply touch both Natives and non-Natives and help build bridges of
understanding, respect, and communication.
 
The tragic history of Native Americans is considered by many to be our
“American Holocaust.”  This can be seen in the history of the
Boarding School Era, during which time Native children were forcibly
removed from their homes and placed into boarding schools.  Interviewees
explain how this past trauma continues to negatively impact their
emotional and physical health today and contribute to urgent social
problems. 
 
To help heal this historical trauma, Native peoples are reclaiming
their spiritual and cultural identity.  In the documentary, an Ojibwa
Firekeeper demonstrates the ancient healing ceremony of the Sacred Fire.
 Also, a Native American businessman, journalist, artist and youth
advocate share how they use ancestral teachings to foster diversity and
creativity as well as to educate and initiate social change.
 
The stories shared in this documentary are powerful, startling,
despairing and inspiring. They reflect an American history fraught with
the systematic destruction of a people. Yet, amidst the debris of
suffering and trauma, there is resilience and a profound remembering and
healing taking place today, which will also benefit the next Seven
Generations. 
 
 
 
If you'd like to know more about the program or anything else feel free
to contact me.  It would make a great addition to your program
calendar.
 
Thanks,
Kelly
 
 
Kelly Ireland Rembert
Outreach Librarian
Southfield Public Library
26300 Evergreen Rd.
Southfield, MI 48076

(248) 796-4367
krembert at southfieldlibrary.org
www.southfieldlibrary.org
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