[nativestudies-l] N'tolonapemk Our Relatives Places Film Screening & Discussion Thursday Sept 22nd

[Lowe, Shelly C]

Join Us For:

N'tolonapemk Our Relatives Places

Film Screening & Discussion

Thursday - Sept 22 - 7:00PM

216 Hamilton Smith Hall (2nd floor)

95 Main Street - Durham NH 03824

"We Passamaquoddy People have lived on the St. Crox River watershed for
ten 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 the past. It centers on the shores of Meddybemps Lake, at an EPA
Superfund cleanup site which was discovered to be the location of an
ancient Passamaquoddy village. We now call that settlement N'tolonapemk,
which means, 'Our Relatives' Place.' For 9000 years N'tolonapemk was a
hub from which our relatives could travel throughout the St. Croix
watershed. [This film] travels along the region's waterways, shores and
woodlands to reveal its beauty while telling some of the story that Our
Relatives' Place has revealed." (Maine Historical Society)

Discussion led by: Donald Soctomah Ph.D., Passamaquoddy, serves as the
Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Passamaquoddy Tribe, where
he works with both the U.S. and Canadian governments on the protection
of culturally significant sites, artifacts and knowledge. Donald is an
accomplished writer and filmmaker who has authored seven books on
Passamaquoddy History and Culture, co-authored three children's books
and written dozens of articles, opinion pieces and position papers on
subjects ranging from the cultural significance of the land and water to
the decline and mortality of the Red Spruce tree in West Virginia.
Donald has served as the tribal historian on films for the Discovery
Channel, History Channel, Animal Planet and NPBS. In addition, he
Produced or Associate Produced several local films, including: Healing
Woods: Native relations with nature;  N'Tolompemk: the Story of
Passamaquoddy, and; the "History of the PassTribe."
(www.landpeacefoundation.org <http://www.landpeacefoundation.org/> )

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FILM SCREENING OR THE TRADITIONAL
ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE CONFERENCE BEING HELD AT THE BROWNE CENTER SEPT
23rd and 24th. PLEASE CONTACT:  MEGHAN HOWEY Meghan.Howey at unh.edu or
RICK POULIOT rickpouliot at gedakina.org - Conference schedule can be found
at www.gedakina.org and www.neculture.org/indigenous.html

 

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