Taylor Hensel

Tentsítewahkwe

Following the flow of the seasons, Jessica Shenandoah revives the land-based traditions of our Mohawk ancestors that colonizers nearly erased from our memories.

Bad River

Wisconsin's tribe's ongoing fight to protect Lake Superior for future generations. "Bad River" shows the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's long history of activism and resistance in the context of continuing legal battles with Enbridge Energy over its Line 5 oil pipeline. The Line 5 pipeline has been operating on 12 miles of the Bad River Band's land with expired easements for more than a decade. The Band and the Canadian company have been locked in a legal battle over the pipeline since 2019.

What They’ve Been Taught

This film explores expressions of reciprocity in the Cherokee world, brought to life through a story told by an elder and first language speaker.

Zibi Yajdan

When the Enbridge Pipeline 6B oil spill threatens their beloved Kalamazoo River, Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Pottawatomi people (Gun Lake Tribe) take action to save the waters that are interwoven with their culture and identity.

Thin Places

The story of two sisters and how their love transcends this life and the next.

What She Carries

Exploring the revitalization of traditional birthing practices in Indigenous communities across Turtle Island, the film blends personal stories of pregnancy, birth, loss, and renewal, revealing the vast and diverse experiences of women within the life-giving cycle.