THEY ARE REMEMBERED:
SANDY LAKE

 
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Mikwendaagoziwag (They Are Remembered) focuses on the 1850 Sandy Lake tragedy and the struggle for Ojibwe (or Anishinaabe) to survive amidst forced assimilation. Today, many people, communities, and nations from across the central Great Lakes region, United States, and Canada come together to celebrate this chapter of survival at the annual Mikwendaagoziwag ceremony held at the Sandy Lake memorial in northern Minnesota.

 

• How is what happened at Sandy Lake in 1850 a direct result of United States federal government action or inaction? 

• Why doesn’t the word “tragedy” properly describe what happened at Sandy Lake? 

• “Sometimes a story doesn’t quite make its way out there. It doesn’t make it to American history.” What reasons could there be for historic events being unreported or unremembered? 

• Explain the significance of the following statement: “We’ve been here for centuries, and we’re not going anywhere. This is our home.”

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CREDITS

 

Director / Producer:
Finn Ryan 

Producer:
Dylan Jennings

Cinematography:
Mike Palzkill

Sound Recordist:
Craig Eley

Editor:
Travis Whitty

Sound Mix:
Justin Perkins

Special Thanks:
Mic Isham - Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe
Sandy Skineway - Sandy Lake Ojibwe
Thomas Howes - Fond Du Lac Ojibwe
Brenda Child - Red Lake Ojibwe
Bradley Harrington - Mille Lacs Ojibwe