Sovereignty/Governance

Last changed on Tue, 09/12/2023 - 17:47

This category will include content related to self-governance, treaty agreements, and different pathways toward native-human rights (rights as defined by indigenous peoples rather than rights as they are federally defined). 

Community
General Public, Yurok Tribe
Category
Sovereignty/Governance
Summary
Annelia Hillman explains to us the reason and urgency to protect the Klamath River.
Community
General Public, Yurok Tribe
Category
Sovereignty/Governance, Ways of Life
Summary
Annelia Hillman talks through how the Klamath River can be revitalized.
Community
General Public, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Category
Sovereignty/Governance, Ways of Life
Summary
This video shares the deep emotional significance of reopening the river and the connection to the land, with a focus on the hope and healing it represents for the community.
Community
General Public, Nisqually
Category
Cultural Roles, Sovereignty/Governance
Summary
The final part of the Billy Frank Jr. story, produced in celebration of the Billy Frank Jr. bronze statue project, honors the lasting legacy of Indigenous leader and environmentalist Billy Frank Jr.
Community
General Public, Nisqually
Category
Activism & Advocacy, Sovereignty/Governance
Summary
Part two in a three part series follows the unveiling of the Billy Frank Jr. statue design in Olympia Washington. Nisqually Tribal leaders and State legislatures gather to celebrate the legacy of Billy Frank Jr.
Community
General Public, Lummi Nation, Salmon People
Category
Native Sciences & Technology, Sovereignty/Governance
Summary
Ellie Kinley shares a personal and urgent account of how open-net fish farms in British Columbia threaten the survival of wild salmon and Indigenous lifeways in the Salish Sea.
Community
General Public, Salmon People
Category
Sovereignty/Governance
Summary
This powerful short film traces the ongoing struggle of Native fishing nations to defend their treaty rights, from the Fish Wars of the 1960s to present-day protests, affirming fishing as a sovereign right and cultural lifeline.
Community
General Public, Lummi Nation
Category
Sovereignty/Governance, Wellness & Resilience
Summary
In this episode we discuss and honor Indigenous' Peoples Day
Community
General Public, Lummi Nation, Salmon People
Category
Native Sciences & Technology, Sovereignty/Governance, Ways of Life
Summary
The Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People teaching guide is an instructional resource that provides middle and high school teachers with the necessary information to understand and teach the film.
Community
General Public, Kumeyaay Tribe
Category
Sovereignty/Governance
Summary
Anthony pico talks about how there was a link between sovereignty and governments. Explaining how we teach about Tribal Sovereignty and what it means.