Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action

San Diego Public Library to Screen Documentary Film
"Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action" on Nov. 13
Screening in Celebration of Native American Indian Heritage Month

SAN DIEGO - The City of San Diego Public Library, in partnership with the Institute of American Indian Life and in celebration of Native American Indian Heritage Month, will screen the documentary film "Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action." This film won the coveted Grand Teton Award (Best of Festival) at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival. The screening will take place Sunday, Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. in the third floor auditorium of the Central Library, located at 820 E St. in downtown San Diego.

"Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action," produced by the Katahdin Foundation, is a powerful documentary telling the story of some of the most grievous but little-known environmental violations in America today. It is the first feature documentary to take an in-depth look at the environmental hazards that threaten nearly all Indian nations across America, and at the handful of activists who are fighting back in these new Indian Wars. With the support of their communities, these leaders are actively rejecting the devastating affronts of multinational energy companies and the current dismantling of 30 years of environmental laws. They are dedicated to forcing change - to save their land, preserve their sovereignty and ensure the cultural survival of their people.

Framed by the ecological and spiritual wisdom of Winona LaDuke, "Homeland" presents a vision of how people all over the world can turn around the destructive policies of thoughtless resource plundering and create a new paradigm in which people can live healthier lives with greater understanding of, and respect for, the planet and all of its inhabitants. For more information, call the Central Library at 619-236-5800 or visit the Library on the City's Web site at http://www.sandiego.gov/public-library.