November 3, 2015

Public Invited to Attend Free Film at North Dakota Heritage Center
 

BISMARCK - The public is invited to attend a free showing of Rising Voices/Hotȟaŋiŋpi on Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. at the North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum in Bismarck. The film offers a snapshot into the day-to-day struggles of the Lakota and illuminates the problem of ancestral language loss to Native American people.
 
Rising Voices/Hotȟaŋiŋpi tells the story of Lakota community members and linguists from outside of the community who are working together to save and restore the Lakota language. Told through the voices of a wide range of Lakota people who share their feelings about their language and the challenges facing their community, the film incorporates four short films created for Rising Voices by Lakota filmmakers and artists, each one providing a perspective on how finding one’s authentic language connects a person to a deeper sense of culture. Shown as part of the State Historical Society of North Dakota’s Sensational Sundays programming, Rising Voices is a production of Florentine Films/Hott Productions, Inc. in association with The Language Conservancy.
 
Sensational Sundays, free programs sponsored by the State Historical Society of North Dakota, are a buffet for the mind. A variety of lectures, concerts, movies, and tours provide engaging, educational, historic, and cultural information. For more information contact Erik Holland, curator of Education at 701.328.2792 or eholland@nd.gov. Find a calendar of upcoming State Historical Society events at history.nd.gov.
 

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CONTACT
Erik Holland, 701.328.2792

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