Fighting Indians

2022108m
Documentary

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.

Crew

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Derek Ellis

Director

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Mark Cooley

Director

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Ryan Griffis

Writer

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Derek Ellis

Writer

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Mark Cooley

Writer

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Stephen Balgooyen

Original Music Composer

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Mark Cooley

Original Music Composer

Cast

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Maulian Dana

Self - Penobscot Nation Ambassador

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Barry Dana

Self - Former Chief, Penobscot Nation

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James Eric Francis

Self - Penobscot Tribal Historian

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Dwayne Tomah

Self - Passamaquoddy Nation

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John Bear Mitchell

Self - Penobscot, Professor

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Dawn Neptune Adams

Self - Penobscot Filmmaker

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Dena Rose Joseph

Self - Aroostook Band of Micmacs

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Mike Wise

Self - Sports Journalist

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Dave McKenna

Self - Sports Journalist

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Jesse Seinfeldt

Self - Sports Psychologist

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Al Carroll

Self - Historian, Professor

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Jeffery Powers-Beck

Self - Literary Historian

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