Alnoba Film Night: Hidden Histories of Indigenous Peoples

24 Cottage Road,Kensington NH 03833

10 November, 2022

Description

Bounty is a short documentary exposing painful truth of the Phips Proclamation, one of many laws that offered a bounty for colonial settlers in New England to hunt, scalp and murder Native American people. The story is told through the voices of modern-day Penobscot people and their children as they resist erasure and commemorate their survival. Dawnland is an Emmy Award-winning film that goes behind-the-scenes with the Maine Wabanaki State Truth & Reconciliation Commission, the first official body in the United States to investigate the state practice of removing Native American children from their homes to "save them from being Indian." Discover how the commission grappled with difficult truths, and charted a new course for state and tribal relations. Both Bounty and Dawnland were produced by Upstander Project, a nonprofit that uses storytelling to nurture "upstanders"—those who will actively confront injustice and work to heal past harm for a stronger future. The films will be introduced by Mishy Lesser, co-founder and Learning Director for Upstander Project. A discussion will follow the viewing of the films. Event schedule: • 4PM - Doors Open. Tour the Alnoba property and art collection with a drink from our bar.* • 5PM - Begin viewing of Bounty and Dawnland. • 6PM - Q & A with Mishy Lessser of Upstander Project. *Both cash and credit card accepted.About Mishy LesserMishy Lesser is an Emmy Award-winning researcher who has been featured on WBUR and PRI/BBC's The World. She was a Fulbright Scholar in Ecuador and spent twelve years living and working in the Andes. Mishy has authored Upstander Project’s many learning and viewer guides and is a Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies Affiliate. About Upstander ProjectUpstander Project's documentaries tell stories that have been silenced, encouraging people to face hard truths about ourselves personally and collectively, find our place in the world, and use that understanding to build strong, just communities.