Dawnland, A film by ADAM MAZO and BEN PENDER-CUDLIP
Sponsored by Psychology & Community Studies with the help of the Libra Foundation, The University of Maine - Machias is hosting a screening of Dawnland, A Documentary About Cultural Survival and Stolen Children - The Story of the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
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.
Denise Altvater, Maine-Wabanaki REACH Board Member, will facilitate a follow up discussion with Q&A.
This event is free and open to the public. Contributions supporting Maine-Wabanaki REACH's ongoing work in Native and Maine Communities are welcomed. Please visit: http://www.mainewabanakireach.org/donate
For a current schedule of film screenings of Dawnland here in Maine and across the country visit : http://dawnland.org/screenings/