INDEPENDENT LENS: Dawnland

““Dawnland” reveals the untold story of Indigenous child removal in the United States through the first government-endorsed truth and reconciliation commission (TRC) in the nation, tasked with investigating the devastating impact of Maine’s child welfare practices on Native American communities.

With exclusive access to this groundbreaking process and never-before-seen footage, “Dawnland” bears witness to intimate, sacred moments of truth-telling and healing.

Directed by Adam Mazo and Ben Pender-Cudlip, the film premiered on INDEPENDENT LENS in November 2018 as part of Native American Heritage Month programming.

For most of the 20th century, government agents systematically forced Native American children from their homes and placed them with white families.”

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