Local Sightings Film Festival 2021

Native Wisdom: The Peoples of Eastern Oregon + Our Changing Worlds

Expired September 27, 2021 6:59 AM
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To accommodate evolving public health recommendations regarding COVID-19, we are adopting a hybrid virtual-and-in-person festival model for 2021. VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID (virtual AND in-person) Festival Passes are available here.


⚠️ Please note: For the sake of public safety, NWFF will require both face-coverings and proof of vaccination from in-person audiences. We reserve the option to shift the festival to virtual-only on short notice.

In Native Wisdom, Indigenous scientists, artists and elders from a collective of Interior Oregon tribes – including the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, and Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde – share their observations on the changing environment. The documentary highlights their environmental practices, musical and artistic traditions, and how their leadership is influencing the decisions of natural resource managers in the State of Oregon.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    57 minutes
  • Language
    English, with no subtitles or captions
  • Country
    US
  • Premiere
    Seattle Premiere
  • Director
    Tim Keenan Burgess, Lawrence Johnson