PORT ANGELES — Sandy Osawa has been making films for more than 20 years that suggest a solution to trauma faced by American Indian communities.
“I don’t make films about losers or victims because I don’t think of Indian lives that way,” Osawa, a Makah native, said Wednesday from her Seattle home. “Instead I see lots of powerful, inspiring stories that are often overlooked.”
Osawa’s messages of hope will close Friday’s World Peace and Prayer Day as North Olympic Peninsula residents gather to discuss racism, justice and world conflicts.
The public gathering begins at 4 a.m. with a sunrise ceremony at the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Center. That will be followed by a day of talks and workshops on social and environmental justice, empowerment and healing.
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