Illustration by Grace Harnois How my ancestors survived the flu epidemic of 1918-19 has become part of our family’s lore. Can remembering stories like this help us now? Carl, Vera, and Carl’s brother Morris were homesteading in a log house in Polk County, Minnesota, when the winter of 1918-19 arrived. Carl and Vera had […]
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Losing Ground – A New Movie from Angelo Loy
May 14, 2024
Angelo Loy, who previously offered us the powerful film, Tropic of Chaos, has now offered people who visit this website to watch Losing Ground, his new film about climate migrants in Bangladesh. Join with me in celebrating these people and in finding ways to support them. Above is the trailer. To watch the film itself, go […]
When filmmaker Angelo Loy wrote to offer his film to this blog, we all received an immense gift—the voices of and views from dozens of people in central Africa. As you watch Tropic of Chaos you will come to know a vast region. You will meet people living on Lake Chad’s receding shores who invite […]
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Special Gift – Film about water and salmon and the Winnemem Wintu tribe
November 29, 2021
Readers of this page have been given One Word Sawalmem, a special gift from Pom and Natasha, friends on the Pacific Coast. Here is 5-day home viewing access to an inspiring, internationally-acclaimed, Native-directed short film made for all ages and peoples to watch. The 20-min film is based on one single question: What’s one word from your sacred […]