Two films by and about the Winnemem Wintu Tribe
Thursday, July 20th, 2023
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

In partnership with Native Way, the library will be presenting two films, Dancing Salmon Home and the short film, One Word: Sawalmem.

This event is free and open to everyone.

Dancing Salmon Home is a journey of loss and reunification, across generations and oceans, as the Winnemem Wintu tribe of Northern California journeys to New Zealand to meet their long-lost Chinook salmon relatives, which have been missing from their river for 65 years. Along the way, the 28 tribal members hold four days of ceremony beside New Zealand's Rakaia River, forging enduring bonds with the Maori people of the region, and sharing a message of respect for the natural world, and launching plans to bring their salmon home. (The film's website: https://www.dancingsalmonhome.com)

In his uplifting and internationally-acclaimed short film One Word: Sawalmem, co-director Michael “Pom” Preston of the Winnemem Wintu tribe of Mt. Shasta, California gives us a rare look into the life of local Native cultural bearers – people who hold humanity’s most intimate knowledge about how to live in balance with the Earth and how to thrive with the natural world. (The film's website: https://www.rosaguayaba.earth/oneword)