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"Navajo Math Circles" Film Screening and Panel Discussion

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CERAS 101 Learning Hall

Navajo Math Circles (2016, 58 minutes) by George Csicsery follows Navajo students through the course of their studies in a lively collaboration with mathematicians from around the country. The documentary, filmed in the Navajo Nation in Arizona and New Mexico in the Four Corners region, reveals both the challenges and rewards in education in this region. Applications of math in Native culture provide tools for increasing math literacy, highlighting the special connections between Navajo culture, natural beauty, and mathematics.