Join the Hamilton-Wenham Human Rights Coalition for a viewing of the documentary Dawnland (2018). After viewing the film, join the H-W Human Rights Coalition for a discussion.

Registration requested to help gauge attendance; drop-in participants are also welcome.

About Dawnland: 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.

Dawnland aired on Independent Lens on PBS in November 2018 and 2021, reaching more than two million viewers. The film won a national Emmy® Award for Outstanding Research in 2019 and made the American Library Association’s list of 2020 Notable Videos for Adults.