Join filmmaker Gwendolen Cates, Mitch Walking Elk & Nina Berglund in the Minnesota Premiere of the The Doctrine with musical guests Keith Secola, Buffalo Weavers, Joe Savage, and Larry Long. Sponsored by Veterans for Peace.
When: Saturday, June 7 | Where: Sabathani Community Center, 310 East 38th St, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Doors Open at 5 PM | Film at 6 PM | Music at 8 PM
This documentary film is about the impact of the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ on indigenous peoples and the planet today. The Doctrine of Discovery is the term for 15th-century decrees issued by the Vatican that authorized conquest and colonization, and later became enshrined in U.S. law.
The film follows a group of Indigenous teenagers from Minneapolis/St.Paul who travel to Rome to meet with Vatican officials and advocate for the repudiation of the Doctrine. Also featured are Indigenous activists in Aotearoa New Zealand, Guatemala, New Caledonia, and Puerto Rico. The film exposes how the Doctrine of Discovery has targeted communities of color, was the origin of the transatlantic slave trade, and enables corporate forces driving the climate crisis.