The Center for Great Plains Studies is sponsoring the showing of two free movies as part of the 2015 Great Plains Symposium. You do not need to register for the symposium to attend.

“The Cherokee Word for Water” will start at 1:00 p.m. at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. Lead actor in the film, Moses Brings Plenty, will have a talk back after the film. “The Cherokee Word For Water” is a feature-length motion picture inspired by the true story of the struggle for, opposition to, and ultimate success of a rural Cherokee community to bring running water to their families by using the traditional concept of “gadugi”—working together to solve a problem.

“Standing Bear’s Footsteps” will start at 3:00 p.m. The post-movie talk back will feature Joe Starita and Chistine Lesiak. The NET production tells the story of the Ponca Nation’s exile from Nebraska to the malaria-infested plains of Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma.