We partnered with ‪@nebraskapublicmedia‬ and ‪@TheDurhamMuseum‬ to put on this event to raise awareness and to discuss the topic of Indigenous Food Sovereignty. This event was inspired by topics in Ken Burns’s "The American Buffalo", this conversation explores rematriation - the restoration and revitalization of Indigenous foodways, lifeways and cultural knowledge. To learn about this growing movement we watched excerpts from the recent short films "Homecoming" by Julianna Brannum (Comanche), a companion film to "The American Buffalo" that documents Jason Baldes and the work of the InterTribal Buffalo Council, and "Seed Warriors," which highlights Deb Echo-Hawk and the Pawnee Seed Preservation Society.
The panelist for this event included: Brandon Cobb (Cherokee Nation), Suzi French (Umóⁿhoⁿ), Dan O’Brien, Rebekka Schlichting (Ioway Tribe of Kansas & Nebraska), and Renée Sans Souci (Umóⁿhoⁿ).