Spotlight Sundays: Screening of The School: The Legacy of Hintil Ku’u Ca and Panel Talk with School Participants and Film Director

Join the museum for the premiere of The School: The Legacy of Hintil Ku’u Ca, a powerful film created and directed by an all-Native team. This documentary traces the origins of Oakland’s first urban Native child development center, which began during the All-Tribes occupation of Alcatraz Island (1969-1971) and is still in operation today.

The afternoon will begin with a traditional drum and dance offering from J.J. Ahboah (Kiowa/Cheyenne) and Teresa Littlebird (Northern Cheyenne), followed by the film screening.

Afterward, a panel featuring those who attended, taught, and shaped The School—Linda Aranaydo (Muscogee Creek/Kialegee Tribal Town/Bear Clan & Filipina), Lisa McKay (Pomo/Wailaki/Wintun), Kevin Nez (Navajo), and language carrier for her Tribe, Deja Gould (Chochenyo/Confederated Villages of Lisjan)—will engage in a discussion about cultural reawakening and language preservation. The conversation will be moderated by the film’s director and Hintil Ku’u Ca student and teacher, Mike J. Marin (Navajo/Laguna Pueblo/Washoe).

This event is part of our exhibition programming for  Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar’s Photographs of Native California—on view through June 2025. Don’t miss it!