BLYN — Peninsula College and the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Library will present Thursday, Nov. 12, a dinner and a screening of a documentary film made by a Makah tribal member.
The dinner and screening — both free to the public — will be at the Jamestown S’Klallam Community Center, 1033 Old Blyn Highway.
RSVP is required by Tuesday, Nov. 10, by phoning the library at 360-681-4632 or emailing library@jamestowntribe.org.
The documentary is “Princess Angeline,” made by Makah tribal member Sandra Sunrising Osawa, who will come to the community center for a question-and-answer session after the screening.
The event will begin with dinner at 5:30 p.m., followed by the movie at 6:15 p.m.
Duwamish tribe
Beginning with the Treaty of Point Elliott in 1855, the film 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, daughter of Chief Seattle, who held her ground and kept her home while many Duwamish 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.
Upstream Productions
Sandra Osawa, who lives in Seattle, co-owns Upstream Productions with her husband and longtime filmmaking partner, Yasu Osawa.
She is 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.
Osawa grew up in both Neah Bay and Port Angeles and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Ore., and attended the University of California at Los Angeles’ graduate film program.
To find out more about Osawa’s appearance, contact Peninsula College professor Helen Lovejoy at hlovejoy@pencol.edu.
