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The Health of Salmon and People

Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Yurok Tribe
Category
Ways of Life
Summary
In this film we learn about the connection between wild Salmon and the spiritual, physical, and mental health of Salmon People.

Being Galvanized to Activism

Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Yurok Tribe
Category
Activism & Advocacy
Summary
Annelia Hillman describes the experience that motivated her to stand up for her community.

The Power of Storytelling

Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Yurok Tribe
Category
Ways of Life
Summary
Annelia Hillman explains the power of storytelling for enacting positive change and continuing cultural traditions.

Kinship with the Environment

Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Yurok Tribe
Category
Ancestral Homelands, Ways of Life
Summary
Annelia Hillman shares her understanding of the environment as kin—living relatives with whom we share mutual responsibility and connection.

The Importance of Art in Activism

Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Yurok Tribe
Category
Activism & Advocacy, Art & Expression
Summary
Annelia Hillman reflects on the role her art plays in her activism, weaving together creativity and advocacy to inspire change.

The Need to Save the Klamath River

Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Yurok Tribe
Category
Sovereignty/Governance
Summary
Annelia Hillman explains to us the reason and urgency to protect the Klamath River.

How to Revitalize the River

Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Yurok Tribe
Category
Sovereignty/Governance, Ways of Life
Summary
Annelia Hillman talks through how the Klamath River can be revitalized.

Salmon Lifecycle

Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Salmon People
Category
Native Sciences & Technology
Summary
Wayne Christian offers a powerful reflection on the life cycle of salmon, emphasizing their resilience, the mounting human-made obstacles they face, and their vital role in sustaining the entire ecosystem.

Salmon People: Preserving a way of Life KPFA Radio Interview

Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Lummi Nation, Salmon People
Category
Ways of Life
Summary
KPFA Community Powered Radio in Berkeley California sits down with filmmaker Beth Pielert and Children of the Setting Sun founder Darrell Hillaire to discuss the feature length film Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People: Preserving a Way of Life

The Salmon Lineage: A Cultural Ecology

Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Lummi Nation, Salmon People
Category
Native Sciences & Technology, Ways of Life
Summary
This short film explores the cultural and ecological importance of sockeye salmon and reef net fishing to the Lummi Nation, highlighting the deep ties between fishing traditions, family lineage, and Indigenous identity.

Elwha Lower Dam and the Return of Salmon

Digital Heritage
Community
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, General Public, Salmon People
Category
Activism & Advocacy, Cultural Roles
Summary
Chairwoman of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, Francis Charles, talks about the first Salmon returning post dam removal and the role that Indigenous Women played in making it happen.

Fight to Fish: Protecting Treaty Rights

Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Salmon People
Category
Sovereignty/Governance
Summary
This powerful short film traces the ongoing struggle of Native fishing nations to defend their treaty rights, from the Fish Wars of the 1960s to present-day protests, affirming fishing as a sovereign right and cultural lifeline.