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.
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.
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
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 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.