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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 Academy Registration Now Open

We hope you plan to join us for the Upstander Academy and take advantage of the discounted registration fee before space runs out. 

This video shares a truth we all need to hear on Columbus Day

“The film looks at the historical motives to remove native American children from their homes, first by sending them to boarding schools at the turn of the 20th century and then, starting in the late 50s, through adoptions.”