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A Legacy Beyond the New River: The Stranahan House
August 2, 2024 | By Deanna Butler
We look at the legacy of the Stranahan House. Built by Frank and Ivy Stranahan, the house was a vital trading post during Fort Lauderdale’s earliest years.
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Spotlight on the Native Reel Cinema Festival with Everett Osceola
July 26, 2024 | By Deanna Butler
Today, we will share an inside look at the Native Reel Cinema Festival! We'll also feature a special interview with Everett Osceola, the NRCF founder.
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8 Spectacular Native Films Streaming Right Now
July 19, 2024 | By Deanna Butler
Welcome back to Film Friday! This week, we’re showcasing accessible Native films that you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home.
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Seminoles in Film, Plus 5 Excellent and Essential Native Movies
July 12, 2024 | By Deanna Butler
Explore Seminole history through the lens of cinema with a special look at Seminoles in film and discover Five Essential Native Films Everyone Should Watch.
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Exploring Trauma and Survival in Michelle Good’s Five Little Indians
June 28, 2024 | By Deanna Butler
'Five Little Indians' by Michelle Good (Cree) explores the traumas and scars left behind by the Canadian Indian Residential School System.
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What Makes A Monster? Rogers’ Darkly Stunning Man Made Monsters
June 24, 2024 | By Deanna Butler
Today, we explore a collection of horror stories by Andrea L. Rogers in Man Made Monsters, which follows one Cherokee family over 200 years.
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A Powerful Coming-of-Age Story in Angeline Boullay’s Firekeeper’s Daughter
June 21, 2024 | By Deanna Butler
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley is a thrilling, action-driven mystery rooted around the Ojibwe community on Sugar Island.
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Little Badger’s Stunning Genre-Bending Novel: A Snake Falls to Earth
June 17, 2024 | By Deanna Butler
Styled after traditional Lipan Apache storytelling, Darcie Little Badger's "A Snake Falls to Earth" is a stunning and hopeful example of Indigenous futurism.
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How I Became a Ghost: A Powerful Story of Choctaw Removal
June 14, 2024 | By Deanna Butler
The first, How I Became a Ghost by Tim Tingle, follows the story of 10-year-old Isaac, a Choctaw boy experiencing Indian Removal.
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Hope and Healing in Traci Sorell’s Excellent Book: Powwow Day
June 10, 2024 | By Deanna Butler
Last Friday, we shared Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Nobel Maillard. Today, we are looking at Traci Sorell’s Powwow Day.
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