The Billy Caldwell Films

Film and Curriculum available now

FILM & CURRICULUM SHOWN AT THESE LOCATIONS

Sauganash Community Association, Chicago, Illinois

Illinois Holocaust Museum, Skokie, Illinois

Glenbrook High School, Glenview, Illinois

Council Bluffs Pottawattomi Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Council Bluffs, Iowa

McGee House at the Native American Cultural & Environmental Center

St. Charles History Museum

Michigan Maritme Museum

White Oak Library, Crest Hill, Illinois

Midwest Soarring Foundation, Lockport, Illinois

College of DuPage, Native American Studies Committee

Naper Settlement

Jeanne Schultz Angel Associate Vice President of Humanities - Naper Settlement

“The documentary “The Negotiator: Billy Caldwell” does a tremendous job of conveying the history of Treaties and Indian Removal in Chicago with the breadth and complexity that it necessitates. Extensively researched and captivating to watch, the film incorporates first voices into the interpretation of this intensely local, yet nationally significant, under told story. To add to the impact of this film, a teaching curriculum deepens the understanding for students and aligns with the Native American teaching mandate in Illinois.“

The film in Chicago, The Negotiator: Billy Caldwell, is about mans cruelty to man, our European ancestors, the unjust and often violent, murder,,, against the Indigenous people that had been living here for many thousands of years. I think of my ancestors from both sides, and I can only very sadly shake my head. We need to all stop and think, to connect the dots, to understand that there have been bad people in our past, and that because we still don't recognize them, we still have bad people today. Great movie, a sad accounting of Billy Caldwell's life, he was a half breed in the early 1800's that helped negotiate peaceful treaties between the US government and First Nations, that were all broken. But, he did his best, saved lives and tried to protect his people. It was the premier, and I hope that people see this and start to learn and think about our nation's true history. Peace, love and a little music. Michael Murphy (Mohican, Huron)