The moving feature length documentary Gather shares stories Native Americans who are building their own future while wrestling with past injustices. What unites these motivated people is something often overlooked in human rights; food and the deep layers of tradition that surround it. Director Sanjay Rawal has found several different stories and interwoven them in an effective way, giving clarity to both the abundant atrocities imposed upon this continent’s indigenous people and the remarkable attempts by a new generation to bring back what has been lost. Following the film, we’ll speak with Elsie Dubray, a 17-year-old Cheyenne River Sioux scientist who looks at the health benefits of buffalo. We’ll also be joined by Chef Nephi Craig, an innovative White Mountain Apache chef who is using traditional ingredients to (re)create food that is traditional, sustainable and healthy for his people. The lessons from this film are wide-ranging with hopeful implications for anyone who believes in justice and appreciates the origins of their food.
Musician: Raye Zaragoza
Speakers: Sanjay Rawal, Elsie DuBray, Chef Nephi Craig
Films: Gather (75 min)
Moderator: Laura Shaunette
Sanjay Rawal, Elsie Dubray, and Chef Nephi Craig join Laura Shaunette for a Q&A following the film Gather.
The moving feature length documentary Gather shares stories Native Americans who are building their own future while wrestling with past injustices. What unites these motivated people is something often overlooked in human rights; food and the deep layers of tradition that surround it. Director Sanjay Rawal has found several different stories and interwoven them in an effective way, giving clarity to both the abundant atrocities imposed upon this continent’s indigenous people and the remarkable attempts by a new generation to bring back what has been lost. Following the film, we’ll speak with Elsie Dubray, a 17-year-old Cheyenne River Sioux scientist who looks at the health benefits of buffalo. We’ll also be joined by Chef Nephi Craig, an innovative White Mountain Apache chef who is using traditional ingredients to (re)create food that is traditional, sustainable and healthy for his people. The lessons from this film are wide-ranging with hopeful implications for anyone who believes in justice and appreciates the origins of their food.
Musician: Raye Zaragoza
Speakers: Sanjay Rawal, Elsie DuBray, Chef Nephi Craig
Films: Gather (75 min)
Moderator: Laura Shaunette
Sanjay Rawal, Elsie Dubray, and Chef Nephi Craig join Laura Shaunette for a Q&A following the film Gather.