Native Photography as Self Determination Panel - Dawnland Festival of Arts & Ideas

In conjunction with the Abbe Museum’s exhibition Holding the Light: Contemporary Wabanaki Photography, this panel brings together Native photographers to reflect on reclaiming the medium from its colonial past. Artists will share how their work challenges stereotypes, reclaims representation, and helps shape new narratives and Native futures. Moderated by Jeremy Dennis (Shinnecock), and featuring Maya Attean (Penobscot/Passamaquoddy), Nolan Altvater (Passamaquoddy) Dawnland Festival of Arts & Ideas Presented by the Abbe Museum on the campus of the College of the Atlantic July 11-12, 2026