Joey Iyolopixtli Torres shares how his Muwekma mother and diverse Native American relatives taught him the ways of his people and how Indigenous fellowship and support has been an integral part in the Muwekma’s journey to being formally recognized.
Despite facing racism, poverty, and repeated incarceration in 1940s Colorado (United States), in the ‘No Dogs No Indians’ era, 19-year-old Eloy Martinez got two jobs and took custody of his younger siblings to prevent their being taken to Boarding Schools.
Oscar-nominated filmmakers, Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emilly Kassie, talk about the substantive issues explored in their latest documentary, Sugarcane, including the genocide of Indigenous peoples in North America, Canadian residential schools, European colonialism, and their hopes for their film’s impact.
Kim Shuck talks about being a political poet and how she uses her poetry to educate about and expose important issues, including the disproportionate disappearings of Native American women. She reads powerful poems from her book, Murdered Missing.
