Retrospection for our Common Future Films & Forums from Turtle Island’s Indigenous Cultures

A Special Program Made Possible by:

Saturday, January 16, 9am - 10pm
106 Union Street

This unique all-day event will showcase a selection of films from previous Wild & Scenic Festivals, as well as new titles, translating themes of environmental justice, traditional ecological knowledge, and tribal recognition as experienced in Native American communities. Organized by SYRCL, the Tsi-Akim Maidu Tribe, and the Social Alliance Network—with visionary support from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences—the films and live forums will weave a narrative rich in local indigenous history, trans-global salmon cultures, and examples of Indian and non-Indian peoples working together for our common future, healing wounds of the earth and of the heart.

Morning
9am - noon Films & Workshop

Opening by Don Ryberg, Chairman, Tsi-Akim Maidu Tribe
Morning workshop: “California’s Epicenter” Tribal leaders from throughout the region reflect on calamity, recognition, and cultural resurgence seven generations after the “Gold Rush” turned Sierra mountains, rivers and lifeways upside down.

Afternoon
1:00pm - 4:30pm     Films & Workshop

Afternoon Workshop: “Indigenous Displacement
& Rebound” Within our bioregion there is a teaching that recognizes that as the salmon go, so do the people. Yet calling back the salmon to their ancestral waters of the Shasta/Northern Sierra region can take on surprising dimensions. Moderated by Bill Jacobson, co-founder of Calling Back the Salmon. With honored guests: Caleen Sisk-Franco, Spiritual Leader and Tribal Chief of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, and Mark Franco, Headman of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe.

Evening
7pm - 10pm     Films

Closing Circle:  Intentions and Invitations by Honored Guests from the Four Directions.

For the complete schedule of films and workshop times, download the Fest Schedule at a Glance here.