Join us for a screening of three films focusing on the work of Indigenous environmental advocates, highlighting their deep connection to the land and Indigenous culture.
Gath and K’iyh (Listen to Heal) is a poetic visual exploration of a community-led creative arts project aimed at better understanding and restoring our relationship with gath (king salmon) and k’iyh (birch) relatives as we navigate our feelings around climate change in Alaska.
2024, dir. Princess Daazhraii Johnson (Neets'aii Gwich'in)
ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (Meet Me at the Creek) tells a story of interconnectedness and Cherokee values through the lifelong fight of Rebecca Jim, a Cherokee Nation citizen and Waterkeeper Warrior, as she leads the effort to restore Tar Creek located in Miami, Oklahoma. U.S. government officials have designated Tar Creek as “irreversibly damaged,” but Rebecca refuses to accept that.
2024, dir. Loren Waters (Cherokee/Kiowa)
In Walking Two Worlds, 19-year-old Quannah Chasinghorse, and her mother, Jody Potts-Joseph, take a stand to defend their sacred homelands and way of life while breaking barriers in Indigenous representation.
2022, dir. Quannah ChasingHorse (Han Gwich’in and Sicangu/Oglala Lakota)
Screening followed by Q&A session with Rebecca Jim and filmmakers Princess Daazhraii Johnson, Loren Waters, and Quannah Chasinghorse, moderated by Tai Leclaire (Mohawk)
About the Filmmakers
Princess Daazhraii Johnson (Neets'aii Gwich'in) is a filmmaker and activist. She was a creative producer and Emmy-nominated screenwriter for the Peabody Award-winning series Molly of Denali and a producer for HBO’s True Detective. She sits on the boards of both NDN Collective and Native Movement.
Loren Waters (she/her) is an award-winning director, producer, and casting director from the Cherokee Nation and Kiowa Tribe. She’s worked on notable films and television shows including Reservation Dogs, Fancy Dance, and Killers of the Flower Moon.
Quannah ChasingHorse (she/her) is a Han Gwich’in and Sicangu/Oglala Lakota land protector, climate justice activist, and fashion model from Eagle Village, Alaska and the tribes of South Dakota.
Event is subject to change without notice.