Cinema of Conflict and Transformation Series: Dawnland

This virtual film discussion series centers around films about conflict and transformation and is hosted by ACC Center for Peace and Conflict Studies and ACC Radio-TV-Film Associate Professor, Dr. Mark Cunningham. Dr. Mark Cunningham discusses “Dawnland” with Adam Mazo, “Dawnland” Co-Director/Producer, and Dr. Jean Lauer, ACC Humanities Professor, which is an Emmy® winning documentary film about stolen children and cultural survival which was released in 2018. For decades, child welfare authorities have been removing Native American children from their homes to “save them from being Indian.” In Maine, the first official Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the United States begins a historic investigation. “Dawnland” goes behind-the-scenes as this historic body grapples with difficult truths, redefines reconciliation, and charts a new course for state and tribal relations. Visit austincc.edu/peace for future discussions and events hosted by ACC Center for Peace and Conflict Studies.