Case Study One:
When the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire and local Indigenous leaders sought to reframe a contentious debate about removing a dam, they called on us. Together, we created "Swimming Upstream: Indigenous Environmental Justice for Our Waterways." This short film played a crucial role in broadening the community's perspective during a challenging town vote.
Casy Study Two:
"Pennacook Retribution – Who Shall Judge the Indians Now?" is a short documentary written by Anne Jennison, a Traditional Abenaki Storyteller and Historian, in collaboration with the Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki People and the Indigenous New Hampshire Collaborative Collective.
While many towns and cities in the Northeast celebrate their Colonial heritage, this educational documentary helps community groups examine a moment in history through the eyes of the people who have lived on this land for over 12,000 years.
Case Study Three:
The question that brought together the Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki People, Indigenous New Hampshire Collaborative Collective, Film Unbound, and the Center for Humanities at the University of New Hampshire was...
"Can innovative technology bring Indigenous lifeways back to the landscape?"
Our answer was Homelands: Augmented Reality - an app that places illustrations of Abenaki life in three partner sites in the Seacoast of New Hampshire. Our filmmaking fell into a new dimension with this project, unleashing possibilities for future social justice projects. The project is funded by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and generous donations from individuals. Our partner sites include Odiorne State Park, the Seacoast Science Center, Strawbery Banke Museum, and the Star Island Corporation.