Indigenous Activism Archives

Rainbow Youth Rising

First time filmmaker, Indigenous Activism, Native Lens Media Fellowship, Non-fiction, Youth

In Durango, Colorado the Rainbow Youth Center provides space for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth to build a safe and inclusive community. RYC Executive Director Xander Hughes shares their own story of finding community, and how it aligns with the importance of the Center to the region.

MMIR Exhibit at Fort Lewis

Indigenous Activism, Indigenous Arts, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives, Non-fiction

The Rising Matriarchs is a club at Fort Lewis College in Durango who collaborated with the Center of Southwest Studies to create a group project raising awareness about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives.

News Desert

Indigenous Activism, Indigenous histories, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives, Non-fiction

Recognizing the exclusion of Indigenous stories and histories from the Four Corners region, journalist Kirbie Bennett has undertaken a mission to amplify Native voices in local media.

Silent No More

First time filmmaker, Indigenous Activism, Indigenous Arts, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives, Non-fiction

Stories We Wear is an exhibition at Fort Lewis College's Center for Southwest Studies that draws attention to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives crisis.

Mi’gwidelmag gnitjgamitj (Remembering Our Grandpa)

Environment, Hunting and Fishing, Indigenous Activism, Indigenous histories, Non-fiction

Nation Isaac reflects on her grandfather's experience in the 1981 Salmon raids in her community of Listuguj, and on her own relationship to his life and legacy.

Facing the Storm: Indigenous Response to Climate Change

Environment, Indigenous Activism, Non-fiction

Mazaska Talks is an Indigenous-led grassroots organization focused on protecting Indigenous rights. In their first documentary, the Mazaska Talks organizers explore the divestment movement as a tool to combat the destruction of sacred sites and the climate crisis.