GATHER: THE FOOD MOVEMENT ON FILM
Chef Nephi Craig (White Mountain Apache/ Navajo) sums it up simply: “Now we’re on the other side of the apocalypse.” The well-known culinary artist was
referring to efforts that Native communities are actively pursuing in order to reclaim their traditional foods, diets and systems – as well as to return to traditional nutrition and well- being – which is broadly called the “Native food movement.” This earnest rebuilding comes after hundreds of years of colonialism that sought to supplant America’s original inhabitants through many means, including the eradication of their well-established food and agriculture systems. A new feature-length documentary film titled Gather focuses on this growing Native food sovereignty movement. It will premiere in early 2019 at a major film festival and will be released theatrically in the United States and possibly elsewhere. First Nations Development Institute
Film stills from Gather, featuring traditional means of preparing salmon over open fire. TOP LEFT: Sammy Gensaw (Yurok) prepares salmon for smoking on wooden stakes. TOP RIGHT: Gensaw with Danielle Hill (Mashpee Wampa- noag). ABOVE: Roasting salmon from Tolowa Nation tribal lands in northern California.
(First Nations) is involved in the production, aligning the film with its First Nations’ Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative. The film features many NAFSI grantees and partners, as well as others who are making strides in advancing Native food sover- eignty as a way of asserting tribal sovereignty, reclaiming control of Native food systems and helping restore the health and well-being of Native communities. To learn more, visit
http://gather.film.
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PHOTO BY RENAN OZTURK
PHOTO BY ADAM SINGS IN THE TIMBER (CROW)
PHOTO BY TAYLOR REES
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