Rhode Island PBS Weekly

November 19, 2023 - Full Spectrum / Hidden History / St. Ann Arts & Cultural Center


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It is estimated that one in 36 nationwide is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. On this episode, producer Isabella Jibilian explores neurodiversity and the efforts here in Rhode Island to embrace neurological differences through theatre. Then we take another look at a practice that began in the late 1800’s and continued for almost a century. Pamela Watts reports on Native American children taken from their families and placed in boarding schools by the Federal Government where they were forced to assimilate to quote, “white ways of life” This often brutal practice resulted in multi-generational trauma for indigenous people such as the Narragansetts of Rhode Island. And, finally, in our continuing Window on Rhode Island series, we revisit a cultural center in Woonsocket where visitors can see the genius of an artist who paid homage to the great Italian master for the Renaissance one glorious brush stroke at a time.

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