Conversation between Upstander Project’s Adam Mazo and Dr. Mishy Lesser with Education Talk Radio’s Larry Jacobs.
WATCH: FIRST LIGHT
A review of First Light that finds the film “quiet and informative, carried by testimonials from tribal leaders, academics, and survivors of these culturally oppressive programs.” “First Light tells the story of the systematic displacement of the Wabanaki people and what the state of Maine did to help them heal.”
First Light plays at Camden International Film Festival
We're honored to share our short film First Light at CIFF!
Sunday, September 18th at 10am in Rockport, Maine at the Rockport Opera House.
Details here: https://pointsnorthinstitute.org/ciff/dirigo-docs/
First Light Wins Audience Award at One Nation Film Film Festival
From the One Nation Film Festival: The AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM goes to FIRST LIGHT directed by Adam Mazo, Ben Pender-Cudlip and produced by Upstander Project.
Congratulations!
The Award was presented by Miss Northern Navajo Vanessa Sloan Lister and was accepted on your behalf by Don Anderson. Don is member of the One Nation Walking Together Board and is a registered member of the Chickasaw Tribe.
The awards were designed by Bowen Pottery
The Laurels were designed by Olivier Sabatier.
Upstander Project Presents at Harvard Graduate School of Education
Participants at the Upstander Project workshop at HGSE studied First Light learning resources and historical texts.
Upstander Project Learning Director Dr. Mishy Lesser
This video shares a truth we all need to hear on Columbus Day
Forced Removal of Native American Children From Parents Exposed in 13 Minutes
“According to a 1976 report commissioned by the Association on American Indian Affairs, as many as one third of Native American children were separated from their families between 1941 and 1967.
“This problem of Native American children being taken from their families is not unique to Maine. And it’s been going on for decades and centuries,” said Adam Mazo.”