Legacy of the Land is a short-form video series produced by indigenous filmmakers. A companion to Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine, the series focuses on climate issues and solutions in Native communities across the country.
EPISODE 1
Sands of Time
The realities of coastal erosion are told through the experiences of Bristol Bay communities. Interviews, local archives and ancestral knowledge put their circumstances in stark relief as the community adjusts to the retreating coastline.
EPISODE 2
Keepers of the Coastline
In 2023, the Tolowa Dee-ni' people, alongside partnering tribes, asserted sovereignty over the 700 square miles of their ancestral fisheries. In 2024, see how marine science and resource management can be guided by community and culture.
EPISODE 3
Tides of Tradition
Communities like the Unangax rely on traditional foodways in lieu of customary, expensive grocery suppliers. Follow the journey of a local subsistence hunter and witness the realities of food access in the changing arctic and the values that inform their harvest.
EPISODE 4
Standing the Heat
A hogan is a small, unassuming traditional structure found across the Navajo Nation. Remaining cool in the summers and warm in the winters, revisit the hogan amidst a warming American Southwest.
EPISODE 5
Megadroughts and Indigenous Voices
The Southwestern United States is experiencing a megadrought, but this isn't the first-time people have survived one in the region. Dr. Karletta Chief, a Diné Hydrologist, shares the traditional mindset needed to endure such times.
EPISODE 6
Harvesting the Future
Agriculture can thrive in the desert. The Hohokam and O'odham people have used Ak-Chin farming, a form of dry farming, to grow crops for thousands of years. Cultural experts demonstrate these traditional practices as well as implementations for future community planning.
