Documentary Film

Holder of the Sky (2026)

Holder of the Sky is a modern-day American story of colonization that documents three Wisconsin Tribes’ battle to reclaim the historic treaty promises made to them in the face of longstanding racism and lingering land lust. This feature-length documentary is currently in production.

A Black Springs Homecoming: Finding History (2023)

A Black Springs Homecoming: Finding History tells the story of Black Springs—a small Nevada neighborhood—and the ability of its residents to establish an enduring sense of community in the face of widespread racial discrimination and economic hardship. 

Purple Flower Girl (2022)

Raised from humble beginnings in a rural town, artist Jean LaMarr celebrates her cultural traditions while making a name for herself in the larger art world. Purple Flower Girl will take viewers into a space meant for those who are unfamiliar with LaMarr’s legacy and its impact.

 Crow Country: Our Right to Food Sovereignty (2020)

On the Crow Reservation, where food sources are already scarce, the one affordable grocery store has burned down and tribal members are restricted from their traditional hunting grounds. ​Crow Country: Our Right to Food Sovereignty​ follows several tribal members who are fighting for better food and a better future for their community.

Sagebrush Heathen (2019)

Jack Malotte’s work showcases the Native American experience by way of art, and challenges Nevada’s political landscape around extraction and nuclear test sites on tribal lands. From his remote reservation in rural Nevada, Malotte presents a unique perspective of what it means to be, what he describes, a Sagebrush Heathen.​

Selected
Video Journalism

A People’s History of Native America

Hosted by comedian and actor Tai Leclaire, A People's History of Native America is a series that explores the current social climate in Native America, diving deep into the history of tribal nations and the external factors that have shaped their contemporary circumstances.

This eight-part series published Nov. 1, 2023-Aug. 20,2024 on PBS Origins.

The journey from Squaw Lake to Amber Lake

Those of Wisconsin’s Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, as well as non-tribal members, were instrumental in efforts to successfully change the name of a lake that has long been rendered a racial slur of Native women.

Aired on Jan. 20, 2022 by Native Report, a PBS Affiliate.

Alcatraz, 50 years later Native youth mark anniversary

November marks 50 years since a group of American Indians took over Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay. Local organizers have been preparing by teaching youth how to carve their own canoes. The group will paddle their canoes to Alcatraz this month.

Published on Oct. 1, 2019 by Indian Country Today.

Vegas. Casinos. Tourists.
And the world's largest cannabis dispensary
(Paiute owned)

Nuwu Cannabis Marketplace: ‘Nuwu’ means the people in Southern Paiute.

Published on Jul. 29, 2019 by Indian Country Today.