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EASTPORT ARTS CENTER Contact: Jon Bragdon: 853-2374 (call late afternoon)
Free to public, any donations
will help purchase films |
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MONDAY, AUGUST 13th, 2007 - 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM |
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5:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Tribal Historian and Representative, |
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5:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
Song of the Drum, The Petroglyphs of Maine In Maine, Native Americans began caring images into stone ledges about 3,000 years ago. These petroglyphs, probably the work of shamans, were used as metaphors of the spirit quest. Until now, this rich cultural heritage of Native Americans in Maine was not available to the public. This film shows many examples of the petroglyphs and their settings. It presents explanations and ideas about what the images mean and how they changed as the ideas of the people who made them changed. It took more than 10 years to produce this unique documentary, which feathers Passamaquoddy songs and music. Without the support of tribal members, especially Donald Soctomah, this film would not have been possible. Filmed and edited by Ray Gerber, professor at St. Joseph's College in Standish, Maine. Written by Mark Hedden. Narrated by Wayne Newell. 2004, 47 minutes. |
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N'tolonapemk, Our Relatives' Place The Passamaquoddy People have lived on the St. Croix River watershed for then thousand years or more, since the ice retreated and the rivers flowed in the opposite direction. This film goes back to the beginnings to examine what we know of our early days here and how our lives today reflect that past. It centers on the shores of Meddybembs Lake, at an EPA Superfund cleanup site which was discovered also to be the location of an ancient Passamaquoddy village. We now call that settlement N'tolonapemk, which means, "Our Relative's Place." For 9,000 years N'tolonapemk was a hub from which Passamaquoddy could travel throughout the St. Croix watershed. N'tolonapemk travels along the regions waterways, shores and woodlands to reveal its beauty while telling some of the story that Our Relatives' Place has revealed. (Filmed by Gunnar Hansen, Bing Miller, Jeff Dobbs. 2006, 50 minutes.) |
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15th, 2007 - 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM |
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5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Opening comments |
Surprise
guests will give a |
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5:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
One of the most accomplished and giving basket-makers of the Wabanaki people, Mary Gabriel, was born in the Passamaquoddy Indian Township of Princeton, May 1908. She was honored as a National Heritage Fellow in 1994. Here she tells her inspiring story of having the centuries-old tradition from her grandmother and of passing it on to her two daughters, Sylvia and Clare, who are also master basket-makers. Adding a broader perspective to their story are Theresa Secord, executive director of the Maine Indian Basketmaker's Alliance, Joseph Nicholas, retired curator of the Wabanaki Museum at Pleasant Point, and Kathleen Mundell, former traditional community arts associate of the Maine Arts Commission. (Produced by the Center for the Study of Lives, University of Southern Maine, Robert Atkinson, Director. 1999, 28 minutes) |
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The Wabanaki, the people of the Dawnland, have lived in what is now Maine and Maritime Canada for more than 11,000 years. It was not until the early 1600's that Europeans came to live in the territory inhabited by an estimated 32,000 Wabanaki. This contact was disastrous. From 1616 to 1619, 90% of the Wabanaki died. During the thousands of years prior to contact, the Wananaki lived according to their spiritual connection to Mother Earth. They have preserved this connection passing on their values orally from one generation to the next. Wabanaki, a New Dawn, shows the quest for cultural survival by today's Wabanaki — the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot people. The voices in the video offer hope that the Wabanaki will use their cultural and spiritual inheritance to survive and thrive in the third millennium. (1995, 28 minutes) |
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ISHI The last Yahi, Part of the American Experience from WGBH Boston, this film is based on the original research by Jed Riffe and the book of the same title. (Approximately 60 minutes.) |
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