Fighting Indians (2021)
117 min
On May 16th, 2019, the State of Maine made history by passing LD 944 An Act to Ban Native American Mascots in All Public Schools, the first legislation of its kind in the country. For Maine's tribal nations, the landmark legislation marked an end to a decades long struggle to educate the public of the harms of Native American mascotry. Fighting Indians chronicles the last and most contentious holdout in that struggle, the homogeneously white Skowhegan High School, known for decades as "The Home of the Indians". This is the story of a small New England community forced to reckon with its identity, its sordid history, and future relationship with its indigenous neighbors. It is a story of a small town divided against the backdrop of a nation divided where the "mascot debate" exposes centuries old abuses while asking if reconciliation is possible.
- Data de estreia
- 11 de setembro de 2022
- País de origem
- Estados Unidos
Elenco
- Dawn Neptune Adams como Self - Activist
- Dawn Neptune Adams como Filmmaker
- Dawn Neptune Adams como Penobscot
- Jeffery P. Beck como Self - Author of The American Indian Integration of Baseball
- Al Carroll como Self - Historian
- Barry Dana como Self - Former Chief Penobscot Nation
- Maulian Dana como Self - Penobscot Nation Ambassador
- James E. Francis como Self - Director of Cultural & Historic Preservation Penobscot Nation
- Zachary Heiden como Self - Chief Council ACLU Maine
- Dave McKenna como Self - Sports Journalist
- John Bear Mitchell como Self - Historian
- John Bear Mitchell como Penobscot Nation
- Jesse Steinfeldt como Self - Sports Psychologist
Equipe
- Derek Ellis · Diretor(a)
- Mark G. Cooley · Roteirista
- Derek Ellis · Roteirista
- Ryan Griffis · Roteirista
- Mark G. Cooley · Produtor(a)
- Stephen Balgooyen · Compositor(a)
- Mark G. Cooley · Compositor(a)
- Mark G. Cooley · Diretor(a) de fotografia
- Derek Ellis · Diretor(a) de fotografia
- Ryan Griffis · Diretor(a) de fotografia
- John Harlow · Diretor(a) de fotografia
- Mark G. Cooley · Editor(a)
- Ryan Griffis · Editor(a)