Words From a Bear – A Documentary

Words From a Bear – 2019 Sundance Film Festival official selection. This documentary delves into the life of N. Scott Momaday who was a man of many talents: novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist. He received many awards, most notably the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1969 and the National Medal of Arts in 2007. With his novel ‘House Made of Dawn’, Momaday was considered the first major player within the Native American Renaissance. Original animation, historical photos and aerial landscapes complement interviews with indigenous authors Rilla Askew and Joy Harjo (the first Native American United States Poet Laureate); actors Robert Redford, Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges and James Earl Jones; and Richard West, founding director of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. 

Program Info:

Tuesday, April 22 (Earth Day) | 2:00 – 3:30 pm 
FREE for Museum Members (Members, log-in first to reserve tickets)
FREE with Museum Admission
$10 for just the program