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Join Henry Carter Hull Library and the Clinton Human Rights Committee for a film screening and discussion about Native American-based sports mascots during National Native American Heritage Month.
View the compelling documentary, More Than A Word, which examines the controversial use of Native American names, images, and stereotypes by sports teams.
Guests from the Guilford Human Rights Committee will join us to share their feedback on the topic and speak about the recent name change of the Guilford High School team mascot.
Event for adults and teens (ages 13+).
About the Film: "An exploration of Native American-based mascots, especially the Washington Rdskins, and their impact on real-life attitudes, issues, and policies. Through interviews with scholars, tribal leaders, lawyers, policy experts, activists, and Washington Rdskins fans, the film explores the history of the slanderous term “redskin,” and delves into cultural stereotypes of Native Americans and their relationship to history. Ultimately, the film argues for representations that honor and celebrate the humanity of Indigenous people. John Little and Kenn Little, co-filmmakers and brothers, are both enrolled members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Together, they are writing Indigenous people into the historical and cultural narrative."—kanopy.com
About Native American Heritage Month: "November is National American Indian Heritage Month The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans."—nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov
About the Clinton Human Rights Committee: "The purpose of the Human Rights Committee is to promote mutual understanding and respect within the Town of Clinton among all racial, religious, ethnic and other groups, and among individuals of differing genders, sexual orientations, ages and abilities. The goal of the Human Rights Committee is to facilitate respect, discourse, education and understanding in the Clinton community relating to the backgrounds and identities of its members as well as to encourage equality of treatment of and opportunity for, all members of the community, without regard to economic status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age and abilities."—clintonct.org
About the Guilford Human Rights Committee: "The purpose of the Human Rights Commission is to promote mutual understanding and respect within the Town of Guilford among all racial, religious, ethnic, and other groups, and among individuals of differing genders, sexual orientations, ages, and abilities, in a manner not inconsistent with state and federal statutes and regulations as authorized by C.G.S."—guilfordct.gov