“Over 14,000 people identify as Indigenous in the Philadelphia region, and director of We Are the Seeds Philly, Tailinh Agoyo wants you to explore their untold narratives this weekend at Cherry Street Pier.
With the backdrop of the Delaware River, Philadelphians will gather at the Pier on Nov. 18 and 19 to celebrate We Are the Seeds, a local organization that honors the voices of Indigenous and Native artists, performers, educators, and change-makers.”
“Two Gwich’in filmmakers from Fairbanks, Alaska, are bringing their language to the big-screen.
Alisha Carlson and Princess Daazhraii Johnson are the creative force behind Diiyeghan naii Taii Tr’eedaa (We Will Walk the Trail of our Ancestors).
The short film examines the theme of reciprocity, the exchange of goods or services to the benefit of both parties, and how it relates to the Gwich’in language by following Carlson as she participates in cultural practices with her family.”
“Tulsan Brit Hensel’s Sundance-approved film will be one of seven films shown during an online screening 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 for season one of the Reciprocity Project. The event will include a Q&A.
The Reciprocity Project, during Native American Heritage Month, is holding its first global online screening. Go to eventbite.com for access.”
“We want to tell you about a special film project on Northwind today. It's called We will Walk the Trail of our Ancestors. Made by filmmakers Princess Daazhraii Johnson and Alisha Carlson It's part of something called the Reciprocity Project. It's a series of Indigenous made documentary short films, and this one is done entirely in Gwich'in.”
““A panel discussed the history and impact of the Indian Child Welfare Act — which faces a challenge in the U.S. Supreme Court — at a Harvard Institute of Politics Forum on Monday evening.
The Supreme Court is set to hear a case Wednesday against the ICWA, a 1978 law regulating the foster care and adoption systems for Native American children to prioritize placement with relatives or other Native American households. The challenge to the law originated from a Texas adoption case and questions the constitutionality of the ICWA.”
“Saturday, October 15, at 4 PM—Join us for a virtual screening of the 9-minute documentary film, “Bounty,” followed by a panel discussion.
In “Bounty,” Penobscot parents and children commemorate their survival by reading and reacting to the Phipps Proclamation, a government-issued proclamation that motivated colonial settlers to hunt, scalp and murder Indigenous people.”