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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by watching films that showcase the cultures of Indigenous people.
Indian Horse: A Native Canadian boy grows up in a Canadian-Indian residential school in the 1970s, isolated from his tribe and Ojibwe heritage. With the help of a kindly clergyman, he strives to overcome the racism and stereotypes he faces on the ice hockey rink. Starring: Ajuawak Kapashesit, Forrest Goodluck, Martin Donovan, Michiel Huisman, Sladen Peltier
Tuesday, November 14: Smoke Signals (1998, PG-13, 89 min)
Friday, November 17: Indian Horse (2017, Not Rated, 101 min)
Each year, San Diego Public Library celebrates the rich and resilient cultures of Indigenous people for Native American Heritage Month during the month of November. The County of San Diego occupies the lands of the Kumeyaay/Diegueno, Luiseño, Cahuilla, and Cupeño people. Our County features the largest number of tribes and reservations: 18 federally recognized Tribal Nation Reservations, 17 Tribal Governments, and two Tribal Governments without federally recognized lands (source). San Diego Public Library strives to recognize Indigenous people through programs, library collections, and displays.