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Promised Land

Promised Land
Documentary | 2016 | NR. 1hr 38min
TUESDAY FILM SERIES

Promised Land is an award-winning social justice documentary that follows two tribes in the Pacific Northwest: the Duwamish and the Chinook, as they fight for the restoration of treaty rights they've long been denied. In following their story, the film examines a larger problem in the way that the government and society still looks at tribal sovereignty.

There will be a discussion following the 6:45 p.m. screening with representatives from the Chinook Nation, Duwamish Tribe and Promised Land Co-Directors Sarah Salcedo & Vasant Salcedo.


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The film is about federal recognition, yes, but on a deeper level it’s about how to be an Indian in the modern world, how to fight even if you’re an elderly lady or a terminally ill man, how to take joy from the fight because of the friends you make, and most importantly, how to face death bravely and with honor, recognizing it as a transition and not an end. The U.S. will someday crumble into dust and be forgotten like all other empires. But cultures like the Chinook and the Duwamish will endure indefinitely, as long as there are those who love their ancestors and honor them with good work.
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