The Brooke County Public Library and the Follansbee Branch will be offering film screenings in celebration of Native American Heritage Month. We will be screening the films “First Encounter” & “Pearl Carter Scott: On Top of the World”.
Nov. 1 – 12–1 p.m. (Follansbee Library Meeting Room)
Nov. 16 – 5–6 p.m. (Wellsburg Library Vincent Room)
Nov. 30 – 3:30–4:30 p.m. (Wellsburg Library River Room)
The documentary “First Encounter” (2014) is a documentary film that explores actions taken by Chickasaws in 1540 during their first contact with Europeans. The documentary highlights the encounters, struggles and perseverance of the Chickasaw people throughout Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto’s attempted conquest.
The documentary “Pearl Carter Scott: On Top of the World” (2012) shares the life story of the late Pearl Carter Scott and features interviews with Pearl and her family members. The daughter of a successful businessman in Marlow, Oklahoma. Pearl was a dedicated and proud citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. She aspired, until her passing in 2005, to do “whatever is necessary to help my fellow Chickasaws.”
Registration is requested. Call the circulation desk at 304.737.1551 or 304.527.0860 to reserve your seat or visit https://brookecountylibs.org/events.