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  • Fighting Indians (2021)
  • 117 min | Documentary
Fighting Indians (2021)
117 min | 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...See moreOn 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 on 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. See less
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Directors
Mark G. Cooley (directed by) (co-director) | Derek Ellis (directed by)
Producer
Mark G. Cooley
Editors
Mark G. Cooley | Ryan Griffis
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2022 (United States)

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12 cast members
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Dawn Neptune Adams
Self - Activist / Filmmaker / Penobscot (credit only) Self - Activist / Filmmaker / Penobscot (credit only)   See fewer
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Jeffery P. Beck
Self - Author of The American Indian Integration of Baseball (credit only) Self - Author of The American Indian Integration of Baseball (credit only)   See fewer
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Al Carroll
Self - Historian (credit only) Self - Historian (credit only)   See fewer
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Barry Dana
Self - Former Chief Penobscot Nation (credit only) Self - Former Chief Penobscot Nation (credit only)   See fewer
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Maulian Dana
Self - Penobscot Nation Ambassador (credit only) Self - Penobscot Nation Ambassador (credit only)   See fewer
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James E. Francis
Self - Director of Cultural & Historic Preservation Penobscot Nation (credit only) Self - Director of Cultural & Historic Preservation Penobscot Nation (credit only)   See fewer
Zachary Heiden's primary photo
Zachary Heiden
Self - Chief Council ACLU Maine (credit only) Self - Chief Council ACLU Maine (credit only)   See fewer
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Dave McKenna
Self - Sports Journalist (credit only) Self - Sports Journalist (credit only)   See fewer
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John Bear Mitchell
Self - Historian / Penobscot Nation Self - Historian / Penobscot Nation   See fewer
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Jesse Steinfeldt's primary photo
Jesse Steinfeldt
Self - Sports Psychologist (credit only) Self - Sports Psychologist (credit only)   See fewer
Dwayne Tomah's primary photo
Dwayne Tomah
Self - Passamaquoddy Cultural Preservationist (credit only) Self - Passamaquoddy Cultural Preservationist (credit only)   See fewer
Reciprocity Project (2022)
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Mike Wise
Self - Sports Journalist (credit only) Self - Sports Journalist (credit only)   See fewer
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