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New short film explores Boston's role in long, dark history of scalping Indigenous people

A review by GBH of Bounty, which “centers on the bounty system established by colonial Massachusetts to incentivize settler-colonists to exchange the scalps of Indigenous people for substantial pay. The film’s creators intend it as an experience that leaves viewers reassessing their own relationship with history.”

GlobeDocs 2021: Finding light in the darkness

“This year’s GlobeDocs covers a wide range of subjects and approaches, emotions and styles, even including, yes, animation.” Upstander Project’s short film Bounty is included in this stunning line up of films that look into dark subjects while also trying to bring smiles and hope.

SEEDCAST: STORYTELLING IS GUARDIANSHIP

Since time immemorial, Indigenous people have celebrated storytelling as a way to connect the present to past lessons and future dreaming. Narrative sovereignty is a form of land guardianship, and Nia Tero supports this work through its storytelling initiatives, including the Seedcast podcast, as well as in this monthly column for media partner the South Seattle Emerald.

SEEDCAST: RECIPROCITY

“Indigenous peoples and communities have long used stories to understand the world and our place in it. Seedcast is a story-centered podcast by Nia Tero and a special monthly column produced in partnership with the South Seattle Emerald about nurturing and rooting stories of the Indigenous experience.”