This screening includes The Cherokee Word for Water
- Date and time:
- Mon, April 11, 2016, From 7–8:32 pm
- Runtime:
- 1 hr 32 min
- Cost:
- Free, but ticketed
Series: Native Film Series
About The Cherokee Word for Water
- Rating:
- Year Released:
- 2013
- Genres:
- Drama
- Metadata:
Set in the early 1980s, these true events, which inspired the film, takes place in a small town in rural Oklahoma, where many houses lack running water. The movie is told from the perspective of Wilma Mankiller and Charlie Soap, who join forces and build a 16-mile waterline system using a community of volunteers. In the process, they inspire the townspeople to trust each other, to trust their way of thinking, and to spark a reawakening of the universal indigenous values of reciprocity and interconnectedness. (2K DCP Presentation)