"Mináǧi kiŋ dowáŋ: a Zitkála-Šá opera", (“My Spirit Sings” in Dakota,) an original opera film marks its Mni Sota Makoce debut at Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center October 21-23.

October 21- 7pm community festival, 8pm screening
*open captions

October 22- 7pm community festival, 8pm screening
*open captions

October 23- 4pm community festival, 5pm screening
*ASL Interpreted by Breanna Boyce and open captions

• 75 pay-as-able tickets are available per show.

• these premieres feature the full-on community festival experience! There’ll be food and art vendors, more music, and roundtables with the artists.

• Performances presented in English and Dakota with closed captioning and translations

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Zitkála-Šá was a writer, musician, educator, and political activist. She was one of the most influential people in the country during the early 20th century with multiple published works, performances in the Oval Office in 1900, wrote an opera in 1913, and co-founded the National Council of American Indians in 1926.

Through stunning cinematography, visual illustrations, and music the opera leads audiences through some of the most pivotal moments of Zitkála-Šá's life. Additionally, almost a third of the libretto is translated and will be sung in Dakota.