Cast of
Characters
- Brian Altvater
- Christy Altvater
- Stephanie Bailey
- Annabelle Bassett
- Eddie Bassett
- Danny Bassett
- Francis Brown
- Clayton Cleaves
- Richard Cohen
- Ken Curtis
- Deanna Francis
- George Francis
- Peter Francis
- Don Gellers
- Corey Francis Hinton
- Randy Hinton
- Five Hunters
- James Longley
- Bobby Newell
- Wayne Newell
- Billy Nicholas
- Joseph Nicholas
- John Reed
- Allen Sockabasin
- Joe Socobasin
- Donald Soctomah
- John Stevens
- Tom Tureen
- William Williamson
Brian Altvater
Lt. Governor at Pleasant Point in the early 1990s and current chair of the tribe’s blueberry company.
Christy Altvater
(Seen center)
Pleasant Point father of six involved in 1965 incident with five Massachusetts hunters.
Stephanie Bailey
Indian Township resident and good government activist.
Annabelle Bassett
In the mid-1960s, Pleasant Point resident and wife of Danny Bassett.
Eddie Bassett
Current Pleasant Point tribal council member and longtime proponent of constitutional reform.
Danny Bassett
In the mid-1960s, a young Pleasant Point resident with a pattern of violence; husband of Annabelle Bassett.
Francis Brown
In the mid-1960s, county attorney for Washington County, the equivalent of today’s District Attorney.
Clayton Cleaves
Current Pleasant Point chief and former logger.
Richard Cohen
State prosecutor, first head of new criminal division, and later attorney general of Maine.
Ken Curtis
Governor of Maine, 1967-1975
Deanna Francis
(Seen on the right)
In 1965, a high school senior and niece of Pleasant Point governor George Francis. Later a healer, cultural and intellectual leader of her people.
George Francis
Pleasant Point Governor in the early 1960s, tribal representative to the legislature thereafter and tireless activist for his people against the state. Brother of Peter Francis and uncle to Deanna Francis.
Peter Francis
Pleasant Point native and younger brother of George Francis involved in 1965 incident with five Massachusetts hunters.
Don Gellers
Idealistic attorney for the Passamaquoddy in the mid-to-late 1960s and original father of the land claims effort.
Corey Francis Hinton – Attorney.
Great-grandson of Peter Francis, currently seeking justice for his family and people.
Son of Randy Hinton.
Randy Hinton
Grandson of Peter Francis, currently seeking justice for his family and people.
Father of Corey Francis Hinton.
Five Hunters
Friends from Billerica, Massachusetts – Romolo Capobianco, William Robbins, Daniel Frobese (not shown), James Ellinwood, and Hugh O’Neill – involved in a chilling 1965 incident at Pleasant Point.
James Longley
Governor of Maine, 1975-1979
Bobby Newell
Promising young Passamaquoddy who becomes tribal constable in 1967 and later governor at both Pleasant Point and Indian Township.
Wayne Newell
Currently tribal elder at Indian Township; teacher, Harvard graduate,
and stalwart promoter of the Passamaquoddy language.
Billy Nicholas
Indian Township resident; variously tribal police officer, game warden, councilor, governor, and logger. Brother Alex Nicholas is currently chief of police there and a second brother, Leslie Nicholas, serves on the governing council.
Joseph Nicholas
First tribal representative to the state legislature. In the mid-1960s, primary political rival to Pleasant Point governor George Francis.
John Reed
Governor of Maine, 1959-1966
Allen Sockabasin
Indian Township native. In the mid-1970s, the “militant” young governor there.
Joe Socobasin
Current chief at Indian Township.
Donald Soctomah
Currently the tribe’s historic preservation officer and curator of the tribal museum at Indian Township.
John Stevens
Seven-term governor at Indian Township.
Tom Tureen
Tribal attorney in the 1970s and early 1980s who spearheaded the historic land claims effort.
Summer intern to Don Gellers, 1967.
William Williamson
In the mid-1960s, a crusading reporter at the Portland Press Herald.