Renowned author, Academy Award nominated filmmaker Julian Brave NoiseCat Screening of Sugarcane

A free screening of the film Sugarcane followed by a Q&A with director, Julian Brave NoiseCat.
Sugarcane starts in 2021, when evidence of unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of an Indian residential school run by the Catholic Church in Canada. After years of silence, the forced separation, assimilation and abuse many children experienced at these segregated boarding schools was brought to light, sparking a national outcry against a system designed to destroy Indigenous communities. Set amidst a groundbreaking investigation, Sugarcane illuminates the beauty of a community breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma and finding the strength to persevere. The film is Rated R for adult language. The film's trailer is watchable on the National Geographic YouTube Channel.
NoiseCat is a writer, filmmaker, champion powwow dancer, and student of Salish art and history. His writing has appeared in dozens of publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post and The New Yorker. NoiseCat has been recognized with numerous awards, including the 2022 American Mosaic Journalism Prize and many National Native Media Awards. He was a finalist for the Livingston Award and multiple Canadian National Magazine Awards and was named to the TIME100 Next list in 2021.