Monday 27th October
7pm
The Life and Work of the Woodland Artists
This insightful documentary explores the individual styles of the seven “Woodland Artist”, Eddy Cobiness, Daphne Odjig, Alex Janvier, Carl Rae, Jackson Beardy, Joe Sanchez and Norval Morrisseau and the influence that they had, collectively, on the 1970’s art world. By Raoul McKay. Canada. 48min
8pm
Little Prince
A fantastic montage of animation and “autobiographical” narrative illustrates a profound metaphor for the lives of indigenous people ripped from their roots, lost and disconnected in the modern world. Beautiful. By Vince Papalie. Canada. 6min
Nuestra Historia esta en la tierra. (Our story is in the land)
Actors provide oral testimony’s on behalf of representatives for various indigenous groups, anthropologists, elected officials, technicians, religious leaders and military personnel, discussing the benefits and drawbacks of homogenizing indigenous groups to preserve their rights over land and self-determination, where the individual identities of groups such as the Pemon, Yabara, and Mapoyo often conflict and contradict one another. The film also explores the multiple interests and forms of domination from outsiders that compete for the use and appropriation of the resources of the southern territories Venezuela. By Eliezer Arias. Venezuela.85min
9.30pm
Journey from Spirit Mountain
The Quechan people invite audiences to explore their heritage and the story of the lightning song from the last singer Preston Arrowweed. By Daniel Golding. USA. 35min.
16mm
19 D'Arblay Street
London
W1F 8ED
Tel: 0207 287 8892
http://www.16mm-soho.co.uk
Reservations in advance essential due to limited capacity.
Telephone to book your place. £5 per night.
Gallery
Doors open at 6pm.
Stalls and exhibitions of indigenous Photography, Art and Sculpture throughout the evening.
Theatre
7pm
Native Spirit Presentation
Followed by Poetry and Music By Albert Pellicer
Film: Nana
This glorious views look at “Nana” from the eyes of an adoring grandchild in awe of the strength and spirit of community that her grandmother embodies. By Warwick Thornton. Australia. 6min
The Indigenous Vision of Creation and Cosmology
With indigenous Mapuche Music and Poetry by Freddy and Paz Treuquil
The Sounds of Memory:
Mayan music using the traditional wind and percussion instruments; Tambor, Flautas de cañas y chirimía.With indigenous Mayan musician Victor Lem Masc
Film:Truly Traditional
A heart-warming account of one elderly Cree woman’s determination to live as traditional a life as possible, continuing to hunt, cook, canoe, work hides and live as her ancestors did. By Cynthia Taylor. Canada. 9min.10 min Intermission.
Live Music: Bolivia Sin Fronteras
Live music with indigenous images inspired by the Mother Earth, Pachamama, in honour of the indigenous people of Bolivia.
Film: A Yukpa chief for the children.: Ebaldo Corona
Amongst the Yukpas people, who straddle the boarder region between Columbia and Venezuela, there is very special position in the hierarchy of the community, the Chief of the Children. Mr Ebaldo Corona takes responsibility for bestowing the customs and traditions of the Yukpa culture upon the children, such as music, games, and dance. By Marlene Macuare. Venezuela. 20min
Images of Native Spirit throughout the Americas!
Watermans
40 High Street
Brentford TW8 0DS
Box office: 020 8232 1010
£8, £5 concessions.
Tickets available on the door or tickets can be booked in advance on the venue website and box office
Bolivar hall
7pm
The Eagles Children
This film captures the annual tradition of the “Danza Azteca” a festival that traces its origins to pre-Columbian Aztec roots, though now demonstrates signs of the incorporation of Catholicism into these Mexican cultures. Dance groups perform in traditional costumes, beautiful and outlandish is their splendour of naturally harvested materials. A glimpse into the ancient soul of Mesoamerica and a tribute to the power of ritual dance. By Bruce Pacholane. Mexico & USA. 39min
Bolivar Hall,
54 Grafton Way,
London, W1T 5DL
www.venezlon.co.uk
Free Event Donations Welcome.
7.20pm
I Am
Danna Kay Music video. By Christopher Markowsky. USA. 4min
Suckerfish
This short, emotionally charges film examines the directors experience of her mothers depression and prescription drug abuse, her removal from her mothers care and the questions that that has left with her regarding her native heritage and identity. By Brittany Gravely. USA. 8min
Hybred
One young woman explores the concepts of stereotypes and subjectivities surrounding her Métis heritage (Irish/Cree) and adoption with her mother. By Christine Kirouac. Canada. 10min
8pm
Homeland; Four portraits of Native Action
Grave environmental threats- toxic waste, strip mining, oil drilling and nuclear contamination, often caused by bomb testing carried out by the government, are jeopardising the health of indigenous people, and the land and animals that they depend upon, in nearly all of the 317 Native American Reservations in the USA. We are told the story of four reservations where the works of individual activists has made a difference. Fighting to protect their land, preserve their sovereignty and ensure the cultural survival of their people. By Roberta Grossman. USA. 57min
9.10pm
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Mauna Kea- Temple Under siege
Hawaii’s 14’000 foot high mountain volcano has been claimed by Astronomers from around the world as the ideal location for a large number of observatories, yet to Native Hawaiians, Mauna Kea is the first born of the “cosmic forces” a holy site reserved for the most sacred of ceremonies, connecting the indigenous peoples to their ancestors, from the beginning of time. This insightful in-depth documentary explores the conflicts arising from the clash of these two cosmologies and the native peoples struggle to preserve and reclaim the mountain that inspires their respect, awe and reverence. By Joan Lander and Puhipau of Na Maka o ka 'Aina. Hawaii. 57min
10.15pm
Matriarch
This beautiful montage of filming and images provides a glimpse into the tradition of Matriarchy amongst the Navajo people of North America. By Venaya Yazzie. USA.4min
White Buffalo
The White Buffalo has long been a powerful symbol of hope for the indigenous cultures of North America, in 2005 a white buffalo calf was born, fulfilling a prophecy, inspiring Native people and warning of the crisis now facing all of mankind. The White Buffalo Calf heralds a resounding message for peace, as officials add their voices to denounce the crimes that peoples have committed against others. By Noah Erenburg. Canada. 22min
10.45pm
Butte
This short, contemporary visual poem, incorporates traditional indigenous dance and movement set against the wild an majestic backdrop of southern Alberta. By Marlene Miller & Philip Szporer. Canada. 6min
When the fire dims
This provocative short depicts the life of a downtrodden and discarded Aboriginal Man in one of Canada’s urban environment. By Daniel Golding Canada. 6min
The Man from Venus/ Mars woman man
This experimental work portrays the filmmakers question of gender through a variety of thought provoking visual images and monologs. James Diamond. Canada. 14min
Ritzy Picturehouse
Brixton Oval
Coldharbour Lane
London SW2 1JG
Tel: 0871 704 2065
ritzy@picturehouses.co.uk
Free event: suggested donations of £3.50+
Tuesday 28th October
7pm
Haunted land 
Two paths cross on a descent into Guatemala's past: that of Mateo Pablo, a Maya survivor of one of many massacres committed by local state troops, and that of Daniel Hernandez-Salazar, a concerned Guatemalan artist and photographer. Together they travel to a remote site in the highlands where the community of Petanac once stood. The bones found there by archaeologists tell a mute story of agony. By Mary Ellen Davis. Canada. 74min
8.30pm
Take back the land- Spirit Lake
This beautiful and inspiring film highlights the tragic situation faced by the Secwepemc people, who face convictions of trespassing, for building their homes and communities on their ancestral lands. This documentary follows the story of one young family who choose to make their home by Spirit Lake. By Nitanis Desjarlais. Canada. 28min
9.05pm
Living the prophecy
This film follows the journey of indigenous people, who committed themse
lves to run the length of the pacific coast, from Alaska down to Mexico, where they, the indigenous people of the North, represented by the Eagle, met the indigenous peoples of the South, represented by the Condor for a Ceremony to honour and manifest the prophecy of the Eagle and the Condor. This 7 month expedition, was the third of its kind, taking place once every 4 years, to mark and sanctify the union of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. By Dorothy Christian. USA & Mexico.26min
Honoring Kumat
Through reviving the traditional rights of their culture the Quechan people have managed to raise the profile of a sacred trail, that would have been compromised by Glamis Gold’s mining company, and have inspired their youth to join together on a run. By Daniel Golding USA. 20min
16mm
19 D'Arblay Street
London
W1F 8ED
Tel: 0207 287 8892
http://www.16mm-soho.co.uk
Reservations in advance essential due to limited capacity.
Telephone to book your place. £5 per night.
The Roxy Bar & Screen
7pm
A Shot in the Dark
A documentary montage of the events leading up to the death of Dudley George at the hands of Canadian police during an unarmed and peaceful protest-occupation of land that had failed to be returned to the indigenous people it belong to, after lease to the government as a national park. With re-enactments and live footage, the film follows the decade long struggle that his family and community fought to see the perpetrators of these unlawful actions brought to public enquiry and justice. By Pamela Matthews. Canada. 59min
8.10pm
The Place of the falling water
This ninety minute film is broken up into three chapters depicting the life of the flathead reservation and its three distinct cultural communities, before and during the construction of the Kerr Hydro Electric Dam and the resulting effect it has had on the lives of the indigenous peoples living their, and discusses the repercussions of the possible takeover of the Dam by the tribe in 2015. By Tom Smith and Roy Biginare. USA.90min
9.50pm
Sparkling Igloo
A profound picturesque representation of the beauty of the frozen tundra illustrates Emily Novalinga’s poem Sparkling Igloo, as she denounces the abuses of indigenous women in native Inuktitut. By Brigitte Lebrasseur. Canada. 7min
Aqui Somos ( Hello! Can you hear us?)
From the Zapoteco communities in Mexico to the Aymaras in Bolivia this film looks at the struggles of four prominent Indigenous communities, with particular focus upon the Wayuu communities of Venezuela, giving a voice to the leaders of the indigenous people currently fighting against multinational corporations in order to stop the destruction of the natural resources so necessary to the survival of humankind. By Maya Bazzini. UK. 44min
11pm
March Point
When Cody Nick and Travis, three teens from the Swinomish tribe, picked up a camera they planned on making a gangster rap video, instead they found themselves investigating the impact of two oil refineries on their tribal community, this film documents their journey as they come to recognise themselves, their environment and the threat their people face. Tracy Rector, Annie Silverstein, Cody Cayou, Travis Tom, and Nick Clark. USA.54min
Roxy Bar and Screen
128-132 Borough High Street
London SE1 1LB
020 7407 4057
http://www.roxybarandscreen.com/
18+
Free Events; suggested donations £3.50+
Notting Hill Arts Club
6.45pm
Living from the Land and Sea
This beautiful film takes a glimpse at the wonders and bounties of nature, hidden from all but know and are connected to the land, which have nourished the Alaskan Native peoples for generations. By Jonathan Stanton. Alaska 14min
Matriarch
This beautiful montage of filming and images provides a glimpse into the tradition of Matriarchy amongst the Navajo people of North America. By Venaya Yazzie. USA.4min
7.10pm
13 Pueblos Defending Water Air and Land.
This beautiful documentary explores the actions that 13 indigenous communities in Mexico are collectively taking to defend their environments from destruction and contamination by industrial and commercial projects that are threatening the water, air and land where they live. Francesco Yaboada Yabone. Mexico. 62min
From 8.30-2pm
Mime, Puppetry and performance from Peruvian artist Jose Navarro.
Quechan Roots music fused with contemporary Latin rhythms from Kausary.
Hip Hop. Latin Funk & Flamenco Fusion from El Mahico.
Latin Selection from global beat DJ Maestros the Flying Chillis (Jamie Renton & Alex Stewart).
+ Movimientos J’s Cal Jader & Clem George.
Notting Hill Arts Club
21 Notting Hill Gate
London W11 3JQ
020 7460 4459
18+
Entry £5 ( £3 before 8pm) Donations to Native Spirit Welcome.
Bolivar hall
7pm
Welcome to Todos Santos: We pray for peace for the world
This short documentary focuses on the meaning of the Feria Titular (fiesta) and the Dia de Difuntos (Day of the Dead) festival, which features indigenous music, dance and a daylong horse race, from the point of view of the Mam Mayan people of Todos Santos, Guatemala. By Elva E Bishop. Mexico 26min
Bolivar Hall,
54 Grafton Way,
London, W1T 5DL
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