Dartmouth Events

The Doctrine with filmmaker Gwendolen Cates

documentary about the Doctrine of Discovery by award-winning filmmaker Cates featuring Indigenous advocates in the US, NZ, Guatemala, New Caledonia and Puerto Rico

9/24/2024
7 pm – 9 pm
Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Films
Fee required. Tickets required.

THE DOCTRINE is a documentary film about the Doctrine of Discovery by award-winning filmmaker Gwendolen Cates featuring Indigenous advocates in the U.S., Aotearoa New Zealand, Guatemala, New Caledonia, and Puerto Rico. The film exposes how 15th-century laws of conquest and colonization issued by the Vatican codified slavery, racism, and the exploitation of natural resources for profit. These international laws impact Indigenous communities and enable corporate forces that are driving the current climate crisis. Conversation with Cates to follow. This is a work in progress.

For more information, contact:
Laurie Furch

Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.