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No One Ever Sees Indians: Native Americans in Media

2024-03-03 14:00:00 2024-03-03 15:00:00 America/Chicago No One Ever Sees Indians: Native Americans in Media Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sunday, March 03
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-03-03 14:00:00 2024-03-03 15:00:00 America/Chicago No One Ever Sees Indians: Native Americans in Media Explore the link between how Native peoples are depicted in media and the treatment of Native peoples in the US at this multi-media presentation by Northern Arapaho filmmaker Ernest Whiteman III. Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Urbana Free Library

The Lewis Auditorium

Explore the link between how Native peoples are depicted in media and the treatment of Native peoples in the US at this multi-media presentation by Northern Arapaho filmmaker Ernest Whiteman III.

"Are you watching closely?"

Ernest Whiteman III is a Northern Arapaho filmmaker, artist, writer, and media educator who has a passion for examining and sharing how Native peoples are depicted in media. His multi-media presentation shows the link between how Native peoples are depicted in media and the treatment of Native peoples in the United States. Q & A to follow. 

Ernest M. Whiteman III is involved in many creative and educational projects.  He is the Co-director of First Nations Film and Video Festival, Inc. (a non-profit film festival supporting Native American directors). He teaches “Native Americans in Media” at the University of Wisconsin Parkside.  He also has many film and video projects and is the author of two self-published books (The Autobiography of Blue Woman and A Rez Tale).  He is from the Wind River Reservation and currently lives in Skokie.  

Cosponsored by the Native American House at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and presented in partnership with the Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Speakers Bureau. Illinois Humanities is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy Demands Wisdom and the Illinois General Assembly [through the Illinois Arts Council Agency], as well as by contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations.  

AGE GROUP: | High School Students | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Teen | Adult |

TAGS: | arts@UFL |

Urbana Free Library

Phone: 217-367-4057

Hours
We're closed Thursday July 04 due to Independence Day
Mon, Jul 01 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Jul 02 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Jul 03 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Jul 04 Closed
(Independence Day)
Fri, Jul 05 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jul 06 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Jul 07 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the library

Conveniently located at the corner of Race and Green in downtown Urbana.

Upcoming events

Mon, Jul 08, 9:30am - 11:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Jul 09, 10:00am - 10:25am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Jul 09, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Jul 09, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Jul 09, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Online

Wed, Jul 10, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Jul 11, 10:00am - 10:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Jul 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
ClarkLindsey

Thu, Jul 11, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Jul 11, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
King Park

Fri, Jul 12, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Jul 13, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Jul 15, 9:30am - 11:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Jul 16, 10:00am - 10:25am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Jul 16, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Jul 16, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Wed, Jul 17, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, Jul 17, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Jul 18, 10:00am - 10:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Jul 18, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
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Thu, Jul 18, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Zoom

Fri, Jul 19, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
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Fri, Jul 19, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Yankee Ridge Elementary School

Sat, Jul 20, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Jul 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Jul 22, 9:30am - 11:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Jul 22, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Jul 23, 10:00am - 10:25am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Jul 23, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, Jul 24, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Thu, Jul 25, 10:00am - 10:30am
Urbana Free Library - Megan's Reading Room

Thu, Jul 25, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Thu, Jul 25, 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Fri, Jul 26, 9:00am - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Jul 27, 8:00am - 12:00pm
Market at the Square

Sat, Jul 27, 9:00am - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sun, Jul 28, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Jul 29, 9:30am - 11:30am
Urbana Free Library - Busey-Mills Reading Room

Mon, Jul 29, 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Urbana Free Library - Megan's Reading Room,Children's Area

Tue, Jul 30, 10:00am - 10:25am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Jul 30, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Jul 30, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Blair Park - Blair Park Pavilion

Wed, Jul 31, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Aug 01, All day
Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

Thu, Aug 01, 10:00am - 10:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Aug 01, 10:30am - 11:30am
Priarie Winds of Urbana

Thu, Aug 01, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Fri, Aug 02, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Aug 03, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium