Join CNAIS and the Department of Ethnic Studies for a special film screening and talk with the director Angelo Baca about the new documentary Shásh Jaá - "Bear Ears".
Shásh Jaa’ (Bears Ears) is a landform in the state of Utah considered sacred to many southwestern American Indian nations. In December 2016, the 1.35 million-acre area was officially designated as a National Monument in collaborative management partnership with the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition. Through this historic coalition, the Navajo, Ute, Ute Mountain Ute, Hopi, and Zuni nations came together to protect this pristine area from natural resource extraction. This new, award-winning documentary film highlights the significance of this work for Native nations and land conservation in the United States. Directed by Angelo Baca (Navajo / Hopi) from New York University’s Culture and Media Documentary program in the Department of Anthropology’s PhD Program.
WHEN: Monday, February 13
TIME: 4:30 - 5:30 pm
WHERE: ATLAS - room 102
Sponsored by CNAIS and the Department of Ethnic Studies. Admission is free and open to the public.
