Indigenous People's Presentation - Black Indians: An American Story

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Free Admission With special guest speaker, Cynthis Mae Tiger: Traveling to Tybee Island from Oklahoma, Tiger is a groundbreaking legal scholar and prominent voice within the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. This event, hosted in collaboration with the Tybee MLK Human Rights Organization, offers a powerful afternoon of storytelling, history, and cultural celebration. "Black Indians: An American Story" brings to light a forgotten part of America's past - the cultural and racial fusion of Native & African Americans. Narrated by James Earl Jones, produced and directed by the award winning Native American production company, Rich-Heape Films, this presentation explores what brought the two groups together, what drove them apart, and the challenges that they face today. From the Atlantic Seaboard to the Western Plains, family memories and historical highlights reveal the indelible mark of this unique ancestry, and its continuing influences throughout the generations.

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Tybee Post Theater

https://www.tybeeposttheater.org

November 8, 2026 · 3pm