Our Spirits Don't Speak English Screening at Trickster Gallery

Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Entertainment. Discussion »

CHICAGO – The very name of the film is powerful and you should not miss it if you are in the Chicago area this Saturday.

Trickster Gallery, located in Schaumburg, Illinois, will host a screening of the award winning documentary film "Our Spirits Don't Speak English: Indian Boarding Schools" at 1 pm.

See the trailer:

"Our Spirits Don't Speak English: Indian Boarding Schools" is a Native American perspective on Indian Boarding Schools. This DVD produced by Rich-Heape Films, Inc. uncovers the dark history of United States government policy which took Indian children from their homes, forced them into boarding schools and enacted a policy of educating them in the ways of Western Society.

This DVD gives a voice to the countless Indian children forced through a system designed to strip them of their Native American culture, heritage and traditions. "Our Spirits Don't Speak English: Indian Boarding School" has already captured an impressive array of awards, including: