Indigenous People’s Day Lecture – Indigenous Americans in Entertainment: Giving Voice to a New Generation
Lewiston, ME 04240
It is 2023 and Indigenous people are making huge strides in the Entertainment Industry. Through shows like Reservation Dogs and movies that depict Indigenous people as they truly are, we will examine the “unlearning” of stereotypes. Join us for this lecture by John Bear Mitchell, citizen of the Penobscot Nation from Indian Island in Maine.
John Bear presently serves as the University of Maine System Office Native American Waiver and Educational Program Coordinator, University of Maine’s Wabanaki Center Outreach and Student Development Coordinator, as well as a Lecturer of Wabanaki Studies and Multicultural Studies at the University of Maine in Orono.
John Bear is a Wabanaki Storyteller/Singer and drummer and provides Educational Development in Wabanaki Studies. He works with schools, does public performance utilizing Wabanaki stories and/or songs and dance. He also has extensive experience working with school districts in helping them develop appropriate Wabanaki Studies teaching tools for their classrooms.
This talk is Co-sponsored by the Bates Learning Associates Program and the Departments of Anthropology, History, and Theater and Dance