Fighting Indians

Fighting Indians (2022)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2022-09-11
  • Runtime: 1h 48min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Stove Up Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Directors: Derek Ellis, Mark Cooley.

Summary

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.

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  • Maulian Dana

    as Self - Penobscot Nation Ambassador
  • Barry Dana

    as Self - Former Chief, Penobscot Nation
  • James Eric Francis

    as Self - Penobscot Tribal Historian
  • Dwayne Tomah

    as Self - Passamaquoddy Nation
  • John Bear Mitchell

    as Self - Penobscot, Professor
  • Dawn Neptune Adams

    as Self - Penobscot Filmmaker
  • Dena Rose Joseph

    as Self - Aroostook Band of Micmacs
  • Mike Wise

    as Self - Sports Journalist
  • Dave McKenna

    as Self - Sports Journalist
  • Jesse Seinfeldt

    as Self - Sports Psychologist
  • Al Carroll

    as Self - Historian, Professor
  • Jeffery Powers-Beck

    as Self - Literary Historian
  • Zach Heiden

    as Self - Chief Counsel ACLU, Maine
Directing Derek Ellis Director
Directing Mark Cooley Director
Art Mark Cooley Art Direction
Editing Mark Cooley Editor
Writing Ryan Griffis Writer
Sound Mark Cooley Sound Designer
Art Ryan Griffis Art Direction
Writing Derek Ellis Writer
Writing Mark Cooley Writer
Sound Stephen Balgooyen Original Music Composer
Editing Ryan Griffis Editor
Sound Mark Cooley Original Music Composer

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