Mishy Lesser - March 10, 2022
Mishy Lesser Hosts a Q&A About Dawnland
March 10, 2022 at 7pm
March 10, 2022 at 7pm
Mishy Lesser is the learning director of the Emmy Award-winning documentary Dawnland. Upon registration you will receive a link to view the 86-minute documentary on your own time. On March 10, participants will come together for a Q&A session with Mishy Lesser.
Dawnland, an Emmy Award-winning documentary, reveals the untold narrative of Indigenous child removal in the United States. The film follows the first government-sanctioned truth and reconciliation commission in the United States as contemporary Wabanaki communities in Maine witness intimate, sacred moments of truth-telling and healing.
Dawnland is being used as part of Wakefield Memorial High School’s humanities curriculum in order to get students to think critically about the ideas of truth, reconciliation, and the value of viewing our collective past through multiple lenses. The questions and conversations that the documentary sparks are invaluable to explore in school, at home, and as a community.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the link to view the documentary prior to the session; and the Zoom link for March 10.
Dawnland (86 minutes)
EMMY® AWARD for Outstanding Research
EMMY® AWARD for Outstanding Research
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://dawnland.org
TEACHER'S GUIDE: dawnland.org/teachers-guide
SCREENINGS: dawnland.org/screenings
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/dawnlandmovie
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/dawnlandmovie
TWITTER: twitter.com/DawnlandMovie
NATIONAL BROADCAST: November 2018 on Independent Lens on PBS.
OTHER AWARDS: Jury Award Best Feature Documentary Woods Hole Film Festival & Buffalo International Film Festival, Audience Award Best Documentary Tacoma Film Festival
SYNOPSIS:
For decades, child welfare authorities have been removing Native American children from their homes to save them from being Indian. In Maine, the first official “truth and reconciliation commission” in the United States begins a historic investigation. DAWNLAND goes behind-the-scenes as this historic body grapples with difficult truths, redefines reconciliation, and charts a new course for state and tribal relations.