A Powerful New Film for Your Community – step into a transformative exploration of history with Retracing Footsteps: Hannah Dustin and the Abenaki, a compelling new documentary that reframes the story of Hannah Dustin through an Indigenous-centered lens. This film challenges long-held narratives and fosters meaningful conversations about colonization, memory, and justice.

Educators, librarians, nonprofit leaders, and community groups—this is your opportunity to bring Retracing Footsteps to your audience. The film is now available for community screenings, providing a thought-provoking way to engage with history and its present-day implications. To arrange a screening and receive a copy of the film, please email INHCC directly.

Enhance the Experience with Our Free Resource Guide We are offering a comprehensive resource guide featuring lesson plans and discussion prompts to help educators and facilitators lead insightful conversations around the film’s themes. Download the free guide here.

Looking to take the conversation further? Engage with the Creative Team, the filmmakers and Indigenous scholars behind Retracing Footsteps are available for panels and talkbacks following screenings. These live discussions create an opportunity to delve deeper into the film’s themes and explore ways to connect its lessons to your local community. If you’re interested in hosting a talkback, be sure to mention it in your screening request.

Later this spring, Retracing Footsteps: Hannah Dustin and the Abenaki will be available for individual viewing on INHCC’s YouTube page. Stay tuned for the official release date and further details!

Created by multidisciplinary artist Catherine Stewart in collaboration with historians, Indigenous scholars, and cultural leaders—including Barbara Cutter, Anne Jennison, Mary Ellen Lepionka, Denise Ortakales, Denise Pouliot, and Paul Pouliot—Retracing Footsteps revisits the folklore of Hannah Dustin and her violent escape from Abenaki captivity in 1697. The film interrogates how this narrative has been upheld as a symbol of heroism while remaining entangled in the larger story of cultural erasure. With a powerful score composed by Charlie Jennison, the film was produced in partnership with the Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki People and the Indigenous New Hampshire Collaborative Collective, made possible by the generous support of The William H. Donner Foundation, Inc.

We Want to Hear From You! Join us in bringing this important conversation to communities across New Hampshire and beyond. For more information or to schedule a screening, please contact INHCC at contact@indigenousnh.com.