"Pilgrimage to Magdalena" Q&A Panel Discussion

Amerind and Border Community Alliance Q&A Panel Discussion of “Pilgrimage to Magdalena”
Recorded - Saturday, November 5, 2022, 11:30 am
On Saturday, November 5, Amerind and Border Community Alliance hosted a free online documentary viewing of the award-winning film “Pilgrimage to Magdalena.” For more than three centuries, indigenous people, Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and others have traveled to Magdalena de Kino, Sonora to celebrate the feast day of St. Francis Xavier and to honor the ministry of Fr. Eusebio Francisco Kino. During this special time at the end of September/early October each year, borders are transcended for the travelers and others completing a manda by their pilgrimage or service. The film honors those individuals, the spirit of the pilgrimage, and the history of the rich borderland that brings us together.
After the documentary viewing, a Q&A panel discussion of the film was held. The panel included Dr. Tom Sheridan, Research Anthropologist at the Southwest Center and Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona, Regina Siquieros (Tohono O’odham), retired classroom educator, former Senior Coordinator for the American Indian Languages Development Institute at the University of Arizona, and former Government Affairs Assistant for the Chairman and Vice Chairwoman of the Tohono O’odham Nation, Dr. Seth Schermerhorn, Associate Professor of American Studies at Hamilton College and author of “Walking to Magdalena,” Dr. Magda Mankel, Associate Producer of “Pilgrimage to Magdalena” and former Education & Research Specialist at Border Community Alliance. The panel will be moderated by Jerry Haas, Producer of “Pilgrimage to Magdalena” and Border Community Alliance Senior Advisor.
To purchase a DVD of “Pilgrimage to Magdalena, visit: bordercommunityalliance.org/p...

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