The Indian System Film Screening
The Indian System
Sunday, June 21, 2020 / Time: 1:00 – 3:15 pm (Pacific time) Zoom film screening.
Sheldon P Wolfchild, producer and director of The Indian System, will introduce the film and join the audience after the screening to share the story of the making of the film, it’s importance in today’s world, and discuss ways forward during this time when there are now related fires burning in Minnesota. After the screening Mr. Wolfchild will be joined by historian Dr. David Nichols to speak in greater depth about the Indian System.
David A. Nichols, author of Lincoln and the Indians: Civil War Policy and Politics, assisted Wolfchild with research for the documentary that has recently been republished in a third edition by the Minnesota Historical Society Press. Nichols, a leading expert on the Eisenhower presidency, holds a Ph.D. in history from William and Mary and is the former academic dean at Southwestern College in Kansas. He lives in Winfield, Kansas.
Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery
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THE DOCTRINE OF DISCOVERY
Unmasking the Domination Code
Sunday, May 3, 2020 / Time: 1:00 – 3+ pm Online Screening via Zoom
This hour-long film and production by First Nation Peoples examines the effects of an ancient doctrine traced to Vatican Papal Orders (Bulls) issued by Popes in the Fifteenth century which purported to grant rights to claim domination, in perpetuity, over non-Christian lands and their inhabitants.
Conversation with Steven Newcomb (Shawnee, Lenape) following the film, co-director and author of the book from which the movie was made: Pagans in the Promised Land.
Washington State leaders working on dismantling the Doctrine will join Steven: Jonathan Neufeld, and Deb Cruz.