North Dakota Human Rights Film and Arts Festival

Restoring Néške'emāne

Expired December 12, 2022 5:59 AM
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Films are available to screen from midnight, Sunday, November 6, through midnight, Sunday, December 11.


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Since the 19th century, Native American children were sent to boarding schools designed to “Kill the Indian… Save the Man”, destroying Tribal languages, cultural values, practices, and traditions through assimilation.


In Oklahoma, generations of Native Americans were educated through the Concho Indian School from 1871 to 1984. The abandoned school buildings have remained for 40 years, riddled with toxins that have leached into the community. Restoring Néške'emāne follows environmentalist Damon Dunbar who has a dream of restoring the land, preserving tribal history, and honoring the attendees of the Concho Indian School to speak truth to history.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    12 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Loren Kasey Waters
  • Producer
    Loren Kasey Waters, Laurel C. Smith
  • Cinematographer
    Nick Buttram
  • Editor
    Ty Clark