Beyond this, we will make the film available to the national Episcopal Church as part of its anti-racism curriculum and for similar programs in Anglican and other denominations congregations in the U.S. and Canada. The film will be designed to be useful in anti-racism training in secular settings such as schools and government offices as well. Furthermore, Maine Public Television has expressed an interest in showing this film throughout Maine, and after doing so would make it available to the national PBS system. The UTO grant brings the total well past the halfway mark. Filming cannot begin, however, until the full amount is in hand.
Racism is part of the context of tribal-state relations.
Responding to this challenge, we have discovered that there are no anti-racism materials focused specifically on Indians. Our initial focus is on Episcopal congregations in Maine, but the film will be designed for use in any anti-racism curriculum, whether in other churches or in secular settings. In the spirit of the Committee's Mission, this project will utilize the skills of a Wabanaki film director working together with David Westphal, an Anglo film producer and member of the Committee who has produced a number of films in cooperation with the Wabanaki tribes in recent years and is held in high regard by them. The film crew will also train a number of young Wabanaki film interns in the art of film-making. The film will focus on the experience of racism from the Indian perspective.