WGN Channel 9 TV - The Negotiator: Billy Caldwell

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“ Migwett to Susan L. Kelsey for your journey, your persistence, wonderful hospitality and making this possible. Special thanks for providing this piece of history to the world about the indigenous people who inhabited the land that is now known as Chicago. The film was wonderful, and I’m so proud of all the work that has gone into it.”  SAS Mitchell (Potawatomi)

“Happy Solstice from Lake Michigan ❤️ The premiere was amazing. It feels so validating to hear and see our story told in this way, and to have my music adding to the storytelling is such an honor.”  Elexa Dawson (Potawatomi)

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)