Kalvin Hartwig (Anishinaabe, Bear Clan, MTU AA / BS / CMLAS ’10) is an award-winning filmmaker and member of the Sault Sainte Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Specializing in Indigenous Rights and Indigeneity, Kalvin earned an MA in International Relations from Yale University. Additionally, he holds a Graduate Diploma in Communication Studies from Concordia University of Montreal and is currently studying his Tribe’s language at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University. His particular interests lie in strengthening Indigenous identities and revitalizing Anishinaabe language and culture, including through writing and producing films. He thanks Michele, Shirley, Mike Z., Memegwesi, Orien-ba, Leonard-ba and everyone else who has supported his language journey. Kalvin is currently working on several film projects and also serves the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians as their Anishinaabemowin gikinoo’amaagewin weninang (Anishinaabe langauge-culture coordinator).
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Destination Cinema at Michigan Tech
ROZSA CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
NOV. 7 - NOV. 10, 2024
Kalvin Hartwig
Sat., 11/5, 7:30 p.m.
Kalvin Hartwig (Anishinaabe, Bear Clan, MTU AA / BS / CMLAS ’10) is an award-winning filmmaker and member of the Sault Sainte Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Specializing in Indigenous Rights and Indigeneity, Kalvin earned an MA in International Relations from Yale University. Additionally, he holds a Graduate Diploma in Communication Studies from Concordia University of Montreal and is currently studying his Tribe’s language at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University. His particular interests lie in strengthening Indigenous identities and revitalizing Anishinaabe language and culture, including through writing and producing films. He thanks Michele, Shirley, Mike Z., Memegwesi, Orien-ba, Leonard-ba and everyone else who has supported his language journey. Kalvin is currently working on several film projects and also serves the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians as their Anishinaabemowin gikinoo’amaagewin weninang (Anishinaabe langauge-culture coordinator).The 10th annual 41 North Film Festival is made possible in part by a grant from Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Major sponsorship provided by the Department of Humanities, the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, the College of Sciences and Arts, and the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts.
Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes providing equal opportunity for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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