Clinton, Iowa — A powerful and nearly forgotten story of American conquest and Native resilience will be revealed through the award-winning documentaries Lost Nation: The Ioway, Parts 1 & 2. In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, the screenings will take place on November 6 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Clinton Community College Auditorium, 1000 Lincoln Blvd.

Part 1 of the trilogy introduces the Ioway people during a critical moment in 1824, when two tribal leaders—White Cloud (Mahaska) and Great Walker (Moanahonga)—met with William Clark of the famed Lewis and Clark expedition to sign a treaty that would forever alter their future. Their diverging choices, marked by tragic consequences, illustrate the painful complexities of Native survival amid relentless U.S. expansion.

Part 2 follows the next generation as the Ioway Tribe was forcibly removed from their ancestral lands to a Kansas reservation. Despite the hopes of White Cloud (the Younger), promises were broken, land was lost, and cultural suppression deepened—eventually leading to the division of the Ioway into two separate tribes and the creation of their own “trail of tears.”

These moving stories are brought to life through the voices of Ioway Elders, alongside historians and archaeologists, weaving a vivid account of a people whose homeland once stretched between the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers from Pipestone, MN, to St. Louis, MO.

Following the screenings, filmmakers Tammy and Kelly Rundle will lead a Q&A session, offering insight into their research, filmmaking process, and the enduring relevance of the Ioway story today.

Presented in collaboration with the Franciscan Peace Center, Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat Center, and Living Peace 365, this event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.clintonfranciscans.com.