In the heart of downtown Los Angeles (Gabrielino-Tongva land), “Letters to our Ancestors” details how American Indian and Alaska Native organizations are working to preserve and restore Indigenous cultural identity as the foundation of well-being and healthy development. We witness the amazing impact that Indigenous cultural values, customs and traditions have on the next generation… Read more »
Screening Category: 11am: SHORT DOCUMENTARIES 2
Through My Eyes
A Navajo man reflects on his cultural identity while interacting at the Bosque Redondo Memorial–a Navajo incarceration camp in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. David Henderson is a full blood Navajo man who was raised by a loving white family after his biological mother died giving birth to his younger brother. Even though raised in the… Read more »
Broadcasting Native Voices: Mary Jean Robertson
Mary Jean Robertson has been a native voice on the airwaves in San Francisco for 50 years. Mary Jean shares why it is important for Native people to have space and how she works to amplify native voices through her radio show.
Chubby Cree: PiMahCiHoWin
A young boy uplifts his community with the powerful medicine in his voice.
Indigenous Resistance: Now and Then
We explore how it was for our people to go through statehood, blood quantum, ANCSA, boarding schools, stripping our language and dance away, and all that has done to our mental health. With that, we try to have a hopeful spin on this narrative and show how resilient our people are.
Living Weaving
A celebratory 10-minute documentary on Musqueam weaver Debra Sparrow, her reclamation journey, her family, and her identity.