Join Helping Hands with Heart, SeDoMoCha, and the Thompson Free Library at Center Theatre on Sunday, October 20th at 2:00 pm for a free screening of the Emmy Award-winning documentary film Dawnland. A discussion facilitated by Maine-Wabanaki REACH Programming Director Barbara Kates will follow the film, and light refreshments will be provided.
About the film:
“In Maine, a historic investigation—the first government-sanctioned truth and reconciliation commission in the United States—begins a bold journey. For over two years, Native and non-Native commissioners travel across Maine. They gather testimony and bear witness to the devastating impact of the state’s child welfare practices on families in Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot tribal communities. Collectively, these tribes make up the Wabanaki people.” – Adam Mazo / Ben Pender-Cudlip
The feature-length documentary Dawnland follows the TRC to contemporary Wabanaki communities to witness intimate, sacred moments of truth-telling and healing. With exclusive access to this groundbreaking process and never-before-seen footage, the film reveals the untold narrative of Indigenous child removal in the United States.
View the Dawnland trailer: https://vimeo.com/227346667