PORT ANGELES — “Princess Angeline,” a documentary film about the daughter of Chief Seattle, will light the screen at Peninsula College’s Little Theater this Friday evening.
Admission is free to the 7 p.m. showing in the theater at the center of the main Peninsula College campus, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
Made by Makah tribal member Sandra Sunrising Osawa, the movie tells the story of Seattle’s Duwamish tribe, which is still seeking the U.S. government’s official recognition.
At the heart of the story is Princess Angeline, a Duwamish woman who held her ground and kept her home while many of her people were pushed out.
Also known as Kikisoblu, Kick-is-om-lo or Wewick, Princess Angeline lived from about 1820 to May 31, 1896, and was among the Native Americans photographed by Edward Sheriff Curtis in 1896.
Back in November, Osawa, who lives in Seattle, came to Blyn for a special screening of “Princess Angeline” at the Jamestown S’Klallam Community Center.
Co-owner of Upstream Productions with her husband and longtime filmmaking partner, Yasu Osawa, she is also the director of other documentaries including “Maria Tallchief,” a film about the United States’ first Native American prima ballerina, which screened at Peninsula College in Port Angeles in 2012.
For more information about this Friday’s event, presented by the college’s House of Learning and Magic of Cinema programs, contact professor Helen Lovejoy at hlovejoy@pencol.edu or 360-417-6362.
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Features Editor Diane Urbani de la Paz can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5062, or at diane.urbani@peninsuladailynews.com.
