GATHER
Native Americans share the GATHER story
Indigenous people and their food systems are resilient. We have withstood historical and ongoing attempts to starve, change, and alter every facet of our food systems. But we hold strong to our knowledge that food is a connection to our past, to our people, and to our lands. As we continue our push for access and protection of our food systems, First Nations Development Institute is proud to introduce this feature-length documentary film on the growing Native American food sovereignty movement.
Gather follows Nephi Craig, a chef from the White Mountain Apache Nation (Arizona), opening an indigenous café as a nutritional recovery clinic; Elsie Dubray, a young scientist from the Cheyenne River Sioux Nation (South Dakota), conducting landmark studies on bison; and the Ancestral Guard, a group of environmental activists from the Yurok Nation (Northern California), trying to save the Klamath river.
GATHER: the Film!
There is a showing on Wednesday, November 4th at 6:00 pm of the feature film GATHER, which tells the story about Indian resilience and the renaissance of Native food systems.
Watch the Trailer
See the full Review
The film was featured on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.
The showing of GATHER is co-sponsored by NAU’s Departments of Anthropology, Applied Indigenous Studies, the Native American Cultural Center and the Cline Library.
Links for the Film and discussion
To view the film you must register at: GATHER Registration.
There will be a short introduction to the film starting at 5:45 pm prior to the 6:00 pm start of the film and a post film discussion via Zoom at: https://nau.zoom.us/j/81260577703 The Password is: Gather
Film Discussion
Dr. Ora Marek-Martinez, Diné, Nez Perce, Hopi, will introduce the film and faculty from Anthropology, Applied Indigenous Studies, and the Native American Cultural Center will be hosting the post film discussion via Zoom. There will also be an opportunity to optimize the film’s chat function for individual introductions and comments!
NAU Broadband/Wi-Fi Resources for off Mountain Campus Viewing
NAU Wi-Fi hotspots on the Navajo and Hopi nations.
These parking lot hotspots are open to students from any K12 and college institution and will provide internet access for any mobile device, including laptops and smartphones.
View NAU’s Wi-Fi hotspot map.
For more information, contact the Office of Native American Initiatives at 928-523-3849, or reach out to Chad Hamill, Vice President of the Office of Native American Initiatives by phone or email.
Native Food Systems: Resources
- The Indigenous Foods Knowledges Network (IFKN)The goal of IFKN is to develop a network comprised of Indigenous leaders, community practitioners, and scholars (both Indigenous and non-Indigenous) who are focused on research and community capacity related to food sovereignty and Indigenous Knowledge.
- Native American EthnobotanyA database of foods, drugs, dyes, and fibers of Native American peoples, derived from plants. Courtesy of the University of Michigan Dearborn
- Medicine Ways: Traditional Healers and HealingNative American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian healers all have a long history of using indigenous, or native, plants for a wide variety of medicinal purposes.
- Native American Rights Fund.Founded in 1970, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is the oldest and largest nonprofit law firm dedicated to asserting and defending the rights of Indian tribes, organizations and individuals nationwide....NARF's practice is concentrated in five key areas: the preservation of tribal existence; the protection of tribal natural resources; the promotion of Native American human rights; the accountability of governments to Native Americans; and the development of Indian law and educating the public about Indian rights, laws, and issues.
- Native American Food Sovereignty AllianceSeeds are a vibrant and vital foundation for food sovereignty, and are the basis for a sustainable, healthy agriculture.
- A Just Transition Calls for Indigenous Food SovereigntyFor the Black Mesa Water Coalition, food sovereignty is one part of a broader effort to transform Navajo and Hopi communities and their economies by drawing on traditional knowledge to build sustainable alternatives to fossil fuel dependence.
- What Is Food Sovereignty?Food plays an important role in the formation of identity, in the development of community, economic and social institutions, and in the everyday lives of Native people and communities. Not only are certain foods central to the ceremonial and epistemological belief systems of many Native nations, but Native communities also face unique issues as they try to feed their people. Issues of hunger, food insecurity, maintenance and access to traditional food sources, and geographic isolation make accessing fresh and healthy foods a challenge for many Native American communities, families and children.
- Tribal Food Sovereignty and Climate Change Preparedness of Tribal AgricultureBy addressing food sovereignty, tribes are rebuilding resilient agriculture in their communities, ecosystems and agroecosystems.
- Diné Food SovereigntyA report on the Navajo Nation Food System and the Case to rebuild a Self-Sufficient Food System for the Dine People.
- For the Navajo Nation, a Fight for Better Food Gains New UrgencyAs the pandemic has brought home the importance of the global movement for food sovereignty, members are planting and sharing.
- Navajo Nation Sees Farming Renaissance During Coronavirus PandemicThe Navajo Nation is having a farming renaissance in the era of COVID-19. More residents are turning to traditional agriculture as they're under strict travel limits due to the coronavirus.
- The Navajo Nation Is Reclaiming Its Native Food CultureWidespread poverty and food deserts mean Native Americans have the highest rate of diabetes in the country — but change is on the horizon
- Food & Water Access for White Mountain ApachesSeeding Sovereignty is a multi-prong approach to food sovereignty to support the White Mountain Apache community.
- Apache Chef Revives The Cuisine Of His AncestorsA chef in eastern Arizona wants to save the cuisine of his ancestors. Nephi Craig is a member of the White Mountain Apache Tribe.
- White Mountain Apache Tribe - Ndee Bikiyaa (The People’s Farm)While most of Ndee Bikiyaa’s operations are centered at the farm site, they also tend to a cornfield originally created by the Nohwike’ Bágowa (House of our Footsteps) tribal museum and cultural center.
- Dismantling Food Colonialism in the Hopi NationHopi leaders are restoring food sovereignty for the tribe’s 2,500-square-mile reservation—which has only two grocery stores.
- Hopi Food Sovereignty through Farming and CoalitionsIn this IFKN hosted webinar, presenters discussed Hopi Food Sovereignty from their own experiences and work.
- Fighting Food Colonialism in the Hopi NationHopi leaders are restoring food sovereignty for the tribe’s 2,500-square-mile reservation—which has only two grocery stores.
- Agricultural extension agents help farms succeed. But in Indian Country, they’re scarce.On the Hopi Reservation, one agent is helping her community grow food. But for how long?