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Committee expedites "Within the Crystal Hills" as state animated film measure despite Native American objections
Summary
The House Executive Departments and Administration Committee voted unanimously to advance House Bill 89, which seeks to recognize an animated short about the Old Man of the Mountain, after hearing testimony from the film’s creators and objections from indigenous representatives.
The committee voted to advance House Bill 89, a bill that would recognize the animated film Within the Crystal Hills, a reimagining of the Old Man of the Mountain, moving the measure as "expedient to legislate." The vote on the motion to advance was unanimous in committee.
Representative Joe Alexander introduced the film and said it tells a creative story about a well-known Granite State landmark and could help younger residents connect with New Hampshire history. Director Griffin D. Hansen…
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