Arts Activities Support

The measurable quantitative outcomes of this project will be one 13-15 minute documentary film exploring the multi-generational stories of the Little Earth Native American community in South Minneapolis, screened at the Powwow Grounds Arts Gallery in Minneapolis fall 2019 and two other Twin Cities venues in early 2020 to audiences totaling at least 1,000. The film is a collaboration of 3 partner organizations, co-produced by 3 Little Earth youth interns, with 3 professional filmmakers and a native film composer. Qualitative outcomes are that three youth film-makers will exercise their creative voices, grow in artistic and film production experience, and that the 3 youth, film-makers and audiences will engage with the Little Earth story and begin to understand the pride of the community, while attempting to break down negative stereotypes of what it means to be Native American. Evaluation will take place through participant, artist, partner, and audience counts and participant, artist, partner, and audience surveys, and final project debrief sessions with the Little Earth Youth Development Center Advisory Team, Filmmakers, youth co-producer interns, and the Inverted Arts board. Qualitative evaluation will also come through post-screening Question and Answer session between film-makers, students and audiences, and project team discussion of these Question and Answer sessions.