Elsie Mae Begay, Navajo activist and community member featured in the film, Navajo nuclear scientist Perry Charley and director Jeff Spitz will hold a post-show discussion on the progress of the EPA clean-up currently removing thousands of tons of radioactive waste from Begay’s backyard.

This event is part of an Oregon college tour organized by Linda Richards, a Sylff fellow enrolled in the History of Science PhD program at Oregon State University. For more information, please see Richards’ recent article on Return of Navajo Boy.

When:

Wednesday, October 5

12PM: Potluck Kickoff

3PM: The Return of Navajo Boy Screening

4:15PM: Post-screening discussion

6PM: Indigenous rights panel discussion

9PM: Second screening of The Return of Navajo Boy

Where: Southern Oregon University, 1250 Siskiyou Boulevard Ashland, OR 97520. Rogue River Room, Ashland Campus.

 

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