Our Water Ways: California Tribal Stories is a powerful feature documentary that illuminates the sacred relationships between Native communities and California’s waterways.
Produced by Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples (SPI) with support from Patagonia, Weingart Foundation, and Climate Science Alliance, the film centers Indigenous voices, knowledge, and resilience amidst ongoing environmental injustice and the legacy of settler colonialism.
This film is essential viewing for audiences across sectors—educational institutions, environmental organizations, policymakers, and the general public—who seek to deepen their understanding of Indigenous stewardship, and the critical role Native Nations play in protecting the health of our rivers, coastlines, and watersheds.
Trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1venO5lQNkg
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Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples (SPI) is a California Indigenous-led, community-rooted organization dedicated to building the capacity of Native Nations and Indigenous Peoples to protect sacred lands, waters, and cultures. From the local to the global, we work at the intersection of Indigenous health, sacred place protection, climate justice, and environmental movements. Through policy advocacy, storytelling, Indigenous leadership development, coalition building, and community-led research, we support Native Nations and Indigenous Peoples in protecting sacred lands and waters, advancing land rematriation and Indigenous Just Transitions, and ensuring Indigenous communities are not only included—but leading decisions about land, water, and climate futures. Learn more at www.sacredplacesinstitute.org.
