In 2023, the Tolowa Dee-ni’ people alongside partnering tribes asserted sovereignty over the 700 square miles of their ancestral fisheries. Now in 2024, we see how marine science and resource management can be guided by community and culture.
“My Braid Is Beautiful – Gnaajwan Nkaadengan” is a visual poem exploring the deep connection between identity, relationships, and community through the power of a braid. Weaving together strength, beauty, and cultural pride, the film honours the significance of language revitalization, emphasizing how tradition and belonging endure through the simple yet profound act of braiding.
A small Choctaw reservation gets behind Tribal member Carly Keats, as she overcomes hardships and adversity in taking her basketball journey to the University of Arkansas.
A short documentary about a Dene Brother set in the Northwest Territories, Canada.
Indigenous Peoples of the Nch’i-Wána, or Columbia River, know Bigfoot not as a monster but as a protector, a spiritual being that walks between the seen and unseen. For thousands of years, oral histories of Bigfoot have been passed down as a knowledge system, rooting Pacific Northwest tribes in respect, reverence and relationship with the… Read more »
Through a series of archival footage, pictures, and interviews, filmmaker Mike J. Marin chronicles the rise of Native hip-hop told by Without Rezervation (WOR), the first recognized Native American rap group in the United States. Chris “MC Hiddese” Lamarr, Kevin “Mac Nez” Nez, and Mike “Saint Mike” Marin tell their stories of the life and… Read more »
