**Movie Night hosted by the Center of Southwest Studies and Reed Library at Fort Lewis College**
Enjoy a FREE outdoor screening of the classic hero’s epic Star Wars: A New Hope (Sǫʼtah Anaaʼ: Siih Náhásdlįį) translated into the Navajo language with English subtitles. The screening will start on Thursday, September 26 at 7:30pm in the Center of Southwest Studies courtyard. Chairs provided, or BYO.
Movie-goers can also stop into the Center of Southwest Studies’ gallery for a final viewing of the critically acclaimed exhibition, “THE RETURN OF THE FORCE,” which explores the significant influence the Star Wars movies have had on contemporary Native artists through an innovative collection of work that addresses themes such as resistance, place, belonging, and Indigenous knowledge. THE RETURN OF THE FORCE officially closes on Friday, September 27.
About the film
Luke Skywalker begins a journey that will change the galaxy in Star Wars: A New Hope. Nineteen years after the formation of the evil Galactic Empire, Luke is thrust into the struggle of the Rebel Alliance when he meets Obi-Wan Kenobi, who has lived for years in seclusion on the desert planet of Tatooine. Obi-Wan begins Luke’s Jedi training as Luke joins him on a daring mission to rescue Rebel leader Princess Leia from the clutches of Darth Vader and the evil Empire.
Conceived by former Navajo Nation Museum director Manuelito Wheeler and his wife Jennifer, this version of Star Wars: A New Hope is the first major motion picture ever to have been translated into the Navajo language, and features the talents of nearly 70 Diné voice actors.
