Wedesday, November 13, 2024
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM CDT
Michel Student Center Ballroom, Bradley University
915 N Elmwood Avenue
Peoria, IL 61625
Dr. Annita Lucchesi (Cheyenne), founder of the Sovereign Bodies Institute, will present on the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People. For decades, the rates of murder, rape, and violent crime are higher than national averages for the United States. In our neighboring countries, the numbers are no better, and in some cases, even worse. Human trafficking and homicides receive only spotty attention, particularly when the victims are women and girls. Join us to learn why this problem is so prevalent, the approaches to addressing it, and what is needed to make a difference.
Free and open to members of the community as well as all Bradley faculty, staff, and students. 
Released in 1994, Dance Me Outside was one of the first films to shed light on the international scourge of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit people (MMIWG2S). How does a community and a group of college-age friends living on a reservation deal with the murder of one of their own?
Dr. Annita Lucchesi (Cheyenne) recommended screening Dance Me Outside ahead of her campus visit on Nov. 13 for both for its accurate portrayal of how MMIWG2S violence impacts Indigenous communities and its incorporation of humor, which has helped Native people survive the violence of settler colonialism. Dr. Lucchesi is the founder and director of the Sovereign Bodies Institute, an organization that collects data about missing and murdered Indigenous people in Canada and the United States in order to better protect these communities.
Note: The film is Rated "R" for language and brief violence.
The film is 90 minutes and will be followed by an optional and brief discussion guided by Dr. Libby Tronnes and Natalie Jipson
These events are sponsored by the Intellectual and Cultural Activities Committee (ICAC), Peoria Area World Affairs Council (PAWAC), and the following departments, programs, and offices at Bradley University