The Good Mind

**Free Screening Presented in Partnership with the Gayogo̱hó:nǫʔ Learning Project — Sat. December 5, showtime TBA!**<div><br></div><div><div>Filmmaker Gwendolen Cates addresses Native American sovereignty and water protection issues in the powerfully moving and informative documentary, “The Good Mind.”</div><div><br></div><div>The Onondaga Nation (Central Fire of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy) never accepted U.S. citizenship, has its own passport, and still maintains a traditional government led by clan mothers and chiefs. Motivated by ancient prophecies, the Nation fights for environmental stewardship of ancestral land and waters taken by NY State in violation of a 1794 treaty with George Washington. Tragically, Lake Onondaga, a sacred site for the Haudenosaunee, remains the most polluted lake in the United States, from chemical dumping by GE, Honeywell and other corporations. This award-winning film provides an in-depth look at Native American and water protection issues, which residents of New York State may be surprised to find are closer to home than the Dakota Access Pipeline.</div><div><br></div></div>PT1H6M2026-12-05
Gwendolen Cates
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