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The Penobscot: Ancestral River, Contested Territory
October 24, 2015, 11:00 AM
FreeThis documentary explores the conflict between the state of Maine and the Penobscot Nation over contested river territory. Spanning from the 1700s to the present-day legal battle of Penobscot Nation v. Mills, the film illustrates the Penobscots’ centuries-long fight to retain their territory and their inherent, treaty-reserved sustenance fishing rights for future generations. Featuring first-person accounts, the film tells the urgent, inspiring story of a struggle for justice and cultural survival in the face of an astonishingly open abuse of state power. Representatives from the Penobscot Nation will be present to answer questions after the screening. (Unrated, 44 min.)