The documentary film Fighting Indians tells the successful effort to eliminate the use of Native-themed mascots and names in the public school system of Skowhegan, ME, the last district in the state to use such mascots or names.
For Tribal Nations there, this marked an end to a decades-long struggle to educate the public on the harms of “Indian” mascots and end their use. A discussion will follow the screening, featuring the film’s director, Mark Cooley, and two prominent leaders featured in the film, Dwayne Tomah and Maulian Dana.
