'Dawnland' Documentary: Truth And Reconciliation For Native Americans In Maine

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Written By Upstander Project Team

“The documentary "Dawnland" is about cultural survival and stolen children. It offers an inside look at the first truth and reconciliation commission for Native Americans, which took place in Maine.

We'll host a discussion with the filmmaker, along with a Penobscot woman who was taken from her family as a child and one of the founders of the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The documentary airs on Maine Public Television on Monday, Nov. 5, as part of the national PBS series, "Independent Lens."

Guests

Adam Mazo, filmmaker

Esther Anne, founder of the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Maine-Wabanaki REACH, Passamoquoddy tribal member

Dawn Neptune Adams, Penobscot who was taken from her family as a child”

Listen at Maine Public.

Upstander Project Team
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