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More than $3.4 million in grants awarded to ...

Upstander Project is thrilled to be one of the grantees as part of this year’s Boston Cultural Council/Reopen Creative Boston funding!

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First Light Wins Audience Award at One Nation Film Film Festival

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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.

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Upstander Academy Registration Now Open

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

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

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“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.”

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Forced Removal of Native American Children From Parents Exposed in 13 Minutes

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“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.”

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ICTMN Exclusive: New Film Documents Maine’s Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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First Light, the new documentary film that explores the historic Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare TRC, is making its world debut today on ICTMN.

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New Film "First Light" Released Today

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FIRST LIGHT FREE TO STREAM ON UPSTANDER PROJECT WEBSITE

Today the Upstander Project is pleased to announce the premiere of its new short documentary film, First Light. This 13-minute film is part of a series anchored by our upcoming feature film Dawnland, slated for released in 2017. 

We are releasing First Light today in recognition of Indigenous Peoples' Day, also known as Columbus Day. We chose today because we support efforts to transform the holiday into a celebrating of Indigenous Peoples, instead of one that celebrates a person known for bringing violence and slavery to the land we now call North America.

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