MEDIA ADVISORY: VU Humanities Film and Lecture Series to screen “Nine Little Indians”
during Native American Heritage Month
November 04, 2026
WHAT:
November is Native American Heritage Month. The VU Humanities Film and Lecture Series invites the media and public to a free screening of "Nine Little Indians."
Directed by Shannon Kring, "Nine Little Indians" is a documentary by executive producers Leonardo DiCaprio and Tony Robbins. The film follows a family's decades-long struggle for acknowledgement, justice, and healing after surviving abuses within the American Indian boarding school system.
Kring will be present for the event.
WHO:
The event is hosted by the VU Humanities Film and Lecture Series, VU Office of Global Engagement and Wabash Valley Progressives.
VU Assistant Professor of English Andrew Nelson will be in attendance and is available for media interviews.
WHEN:
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026
6-8 p.m. (EST). Doors open at 5 p.m.
WHERE:
Vincennes University
Red Skelton Performing Arts Center
20 Red Skelton Blvd.
Vincennes, Indiana 47591
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