Join us for a screening of Film Screening (over lunch) of the documentary: Warrior Lawyers: Defenders of Sacred Justice
The screening will be followed by a panel featuring:
- Audrey Geyer: Filmmaker (Warrior Lawyers)
- Honorable Deborah Sanchez: Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court - Chumash, O’odham and Raramúri,
- Mary Kathryn Nagle: Cherokee attorney and playwright.
The documentary invites viewers into the lives of contemporary Native American role models. It focuses on the underreported themes of nation-building, tribal justice, and cultural revitalization. Through the personal and professional stories of American Indian attorneys, tribal judges, and their colleagues, the program provides an overview of the major historical, governmental, legal, judicial, and intertwining social issues shaping many Federally Recognized Nations today. Through the exploration of these overarching and foundational Native American issues, the documentary also reveals how traditional Indigenous values and cultural practices can be effectively utilized to face contemporary tribal challenges as well as promote healing and sacred justice in many facets of mainstream society at the county, state, and federal levels.
Presented by the American Indian and Indigenous Students Alliance, the University Library, and the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging.