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Filmmaker, Alumna Sandra Osawa Discusses Native American Culture

Alumna Sandra Sunrising Osawa (Makah), a producer and independent filmmaker, returns to Lewis & Clark College for two special events in honor of Native American and Alaskan Native Heritage Month.

In her work, Osawa explores media as means for the Native American community “to tell our own stories.” Osawa became the first Native American filmmaker to produce a one-hour documentary for network television, and she was honored as the “Native American Filmmaker of the Year” at the 1996 Taos Talking Pictures Film Festival. Osawa works with her husband, Yasu, and they have produced documentaries about treaty rights, contemporary Indian artists, and other critically acclaimed works.  

Learn more about other Native American and Alaskan Native Heritage Month events on the Multicultural Affairs website, or view a poster with details of each event.

Osawa event details:

“Native in America” Panel Discussion

Panelists include Sandra Sunrising Osawa (Filmmaker), Se-ah-dom Edmo (Indigenous Ways of Knowing Program), and Robert Miller (Lewis & Clark Law Professor, Author). Appetizers will be served.

When: Nov. 18, 4 p.m.

Where: Templeton Campus Center, Stamm (West)

Cost: Free

Contact: For more information, contact Latricia Brand, 503-768-7743

Film in Focus: “On & Off the Res w/ Charlie Hill”

Filmmaker Sandra Sunrising Osawa will show and discuss her documentary, which tells the story of renowned Oneida comic Charlie Hill. Performance clips and interviews with family and colleagues give a compelling glimpse of groundbreaking contemporary Native American artist.

When: Nov. 18, 7 p.m.

Where: BoDine, room 300

Cost: Free

Contact: For more information, contact Latricia Brand, 503-768-7743