ACF Equity Study Group on Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian

For this month's Equity Study Group, we will review Syd Beane's documentary film Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian. This documentary follows Kate Beane, a young Dakota woman, as she examines the extraordinary life of her celebrated relative, Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa). Biography and journey come together as Kate traces Eastman's path-from traditional Dakota boyhood, through […]

ACF Study Group: Davu Seru on Dead King Mother (2018) and Archiving History

2020 ACF McKnight awardee and scholar, Davu Seru composed Dead King Mother in 2018 in partnership with Zeitgeist. It was a reflection on the story of "the night of April 4, 1968, news was spreading quickly of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death, setting off riots in cities across the nation. Davu's uncle, Clarence Underwood, upon […]