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Say Brother; Mashpee Quest; Mashpee Indian lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Part of Say Brother.
05/04/1979
In this clip attorney Ann Gilmore, Co-council for the Mashpee Tribal Council in their lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts regarding the illegal seizure of land, compares the issues in the Regents of the University of California V. Bakke case to that of the Council's case. Overall the program examines the initial 1976 lawsuit (and subsequent appeal) filed by the Mashpee Tribal Council (of Mashpee, Mass.) against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, citing the illegal seizure of native lands. Host Sixto Escobar reviews the heart of the lawsuit (the 1830 division of this land by the state, without congressional approval, in which each Wampanoag received 60 acres), and speaks with Russell Peters (President of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council) and attorney Ann Gilmore (co-counsel for the Tribe in the trial) about the council's case and the issues raised in court. Program features footage from WGBH-TV's 10 O'Clock News story on the lawsuit and its impact on the town. Produced by Barbara Barrow-Murray. Directed by Brian Clarke.
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- Series
- Say Brother
- Program
- Mashpee Quest
- Program Number
916
- Title
Mashpee Indian lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Series Description
Say Brother is WGBH's longest running public affairs television program by, for and about African Americans, and is now known as Basic Black. Since its inception in 1968, Say Brother has featured the voices of both locally and nationally known African American artists, athletes, performers, politicians, professionals, and writers including: Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelou, Thomas Atkins, Amiri Baraka, Doris Bunte, Julian Bond, Stokely Carmichael, Louis Farrakhan, Nikki Giovanni, Odetta Gordon, Henry Hampton, Benjamin Hooks, Jesse Jackson, Hubie Jones, Mel King, Eartha Kitt, Elma Lewis, Haki Madhubuti, Wallace D. Muhammad, Charles Ogletree, Babatunde Olatunji, Byron Rushing, Owusu Sadaukai, and Sonia Sanchez. Series release date: 7/15/1968
- Program Description
Program examines the initial 1976 lawsuit (and subsequent appeal) filed by the Mashpee Tribal Council (of Mashpee, Mass.) against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, citing the illegal seizure of native lands. Host Sixto Escobar reviews the heart of the lawsuit (the 1830 division of this land by the state, without congressional approval, in which each Wampanoag received 60 acres), and speaks with Russell Peters (President of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council) and attorney Ann Gilmore (co-counsel for the Tribe in the trial) about the council's case and the issues raised in court. Program features footage from WGBH-TV's 10 O'Clock News story on the lawsuit and its impact on the town.
- Asset Type
Clip
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Gilmore, Ann
- Indians of North America--Massachusetts
- Peters, Russell
- Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc.
- Indians of North America--Land tenure
- 10 O'Clock News (Television program)
- Genres
- Magazine
- Topics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Creators
- Clarke, Brian (Director)
- Deare, Beth (Associate Producer)
- Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Producer)
- Contributors
- Hill, Rebecca (Fashion Consultant)
- Rosenthal, Iris (Lighting Assistant)
- Buccheri, Ron (Switcher)
- Lewis, Webster (Theme Music)
- Escobar, Sixto (Host)
- Smith, Kathy (Switcher)
- Fong, Diana (Intern)
- Stewart, Aubrey (Video)
- Rivera, George (Post Production Supervisor)
- Brennan, Susan (Audio)
- Bordett, Bruce (Stage Manager)
- Holden, Dick (Camera)
- Mahard, Fran (Scenic Design)
- Sullivan, John L. (Assistant Cameraman)
- Plausse, John (Lighting Director)
- Demers, Leo (Videotape Recordist)
- Beres, Marc (Intern)
- Merhar, Milan (Videotape Recordist)
- Mackles, Gene (Graphic Designer)
- Lane, Frank (Camera)
- Hudson, Harvey (Audio)
- Wong, Evelyn (Production Assistant)
- St. Onge, David (Videotape Recordist)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “Say Brother; Mashpee Quest; Mashpee Indian lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,” 05/04/1979, GBH Archives, accessed December 21, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9BD40FAA330047AB81FE0DAC1D3D60E0.
- MLA: “Say Brother; Mashpee Quest; Mashpee Indian lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.” 05/04/1979. GBH Archives. Web. December 21, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9BD40FAA330047AB81FE0DAC1D3D60E0>.
- APA: Say Brother; Mashpee Quest; Mashpee Indian lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9BD40FAA330047AB81FE0DAC1D3D60E0