Cinema
March
14
1 PM-2 PM
Event Details
Date & Time:
Sat March 14, 2026
1 PM-2 PM
Audience:
Open to the public
Details:
In recognition of Women’s History Month, the Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum, Evanston History Center, Wilmette History Museum, and Northwestern University’s Block Cinema present a special screening of the recent documentary film Ouilmette.
About the film:
OUILMETTE (Susan Roe Musacchio Kelsey, 2025, 30 min, Digital)
Sharon Hoogstraten (Citizen Potawatomi) searches for her Indigenous Chicago heritage, tracing the stories of her ancestors connected to Archange Ouilmette and the region’s early Native communities. Following a path from Chicago to Iowa and eventually Kansas, the film explores the forced removals that reshaped Native families and histories. Along Lake Michigan and through historical records, Sharon pieces together a story long absent from public memory. This film was created to present Chicago’s Native history, honoring the resilience of those who were displaced and illuminating the enduring connection between people, place, and memory. Produced by Susan Roe Musacchio Kelsey in partnership with Sharon Hoogstraten. Native American music by Mark Jourdan (Ho-Chunk), Elexa Dawson (Citizen Potawatomi), and William Allison Buchholtz (Algonquin).
The 30-minute screening of OUILMETTE will be followed by a Q&A with Sharon Hoogstraten and filmmaker Susan Roe Musacchio Kelsey.
FREE & OPEN TO ALL
Contact The Block Museum of Art for more information: (847) 491-4000 or email us at block-museum@northwestern.edu