UHart Professor Wins Emmy Award

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Julia St. Amand, Staff Writer

A current University of Hartford UIS Instructor has been recognized as a team member of a group that won an Emmy for the 40th annual News and Documentary Awards.

Their research was based on the treatment of Native American children in the United States in the 20th century. The documentary, titled Dawnland, was a story for the Wabanaki people, who have been both underrepresented and misrepresented.

According to The Dartmouth, Native American children were forced into adoptive homes, boarding schools, and non-Native foster care homes, after being ripped from their families.

The team made a documentary filled with interviews of the Wabanaki people, many of whom attended the Emmy ceremony.

Professor Chris Newell is a part of the Wabanaki people and wanted the true story to be told about his community. His documentary included emotional accounts of families being separated from their children, nations, tribes, and friends.

United States society has a way of altering events and changing history through opinion and the spread of misinformation based on multiple biased perspectives.

Therefore, it is expected that there be lots of information that has yet to be told about Wabanaki history.

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