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Remaining Native Run

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

North Park Theatre

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Join us for the WNY Premiere of the award-winning documentary film Remaining Native at the Buffalo Int'l Film Festival, screening on October 15th, 8:15PM at North Park Theatre for FREE! Following the screening, stay for a special Q+A with Haudenosaunee director, Paige Bethmann!

After the Remaining Native in Focus Panel, and prior to the screening at 8:15PM, we invite you to participate in a community 5K fun run! Remaining Native documentary film team is partnering with Run Like A Native to bring local runners and Indigenous communities together to celebrate and raise critical awareness about the legacy of Indian Boarding Schools. We’ll kick off October 15th at 5:30PM under the Marquee at the North Park Theatre.

Don’t forget to RSVP for your ticket and register to run!

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ABOUT THE FILM:

Remaining Native is a coming-of-age feature documentary told through the perspective of Ku Stevens, a 17-year-old Native American runner from the Yerington Paiute Reservation in Northwest Nevada. The film follows Ku as he navigates his way to college athletics while the memory of his great-grandfather’s 50-mile escape from Indian Boarding School begins to connect past, present, and future.


ABOUT RUN LIKE A NATIVE:

RLAN is a non-profit organization, with the goal of promoting Native athletes and advocacy through running.


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  • Still from Remaining Native

    Still from Remaining Native

    Directed by: Paige Bethmann

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

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