Welcome to one final special offering for you to round out the series recorded at Amskapi Piikani Blackfeet Nation, in current day northern Montana. When the documentary film that culminated at Chief Mountain, Bring Them Home, was screened at the Regenerate Conference in Denver last year, while on its award-winning international film festival circuit, co-director Daniel Glick and producer Melissa Grumhaus from Thunderheart Films were there.

The film charts the decades-long story leading to the return of buffalo to the wild for the first time in over a century. And it’s narrated by Oscar-nominated Blackfeet woman, Lily Gladstone. So in the emotion of the moment, I recorded the 25 minute Q&A with Daniel and Melissa on my phone, just for myself, and asked them afterwards if they’d be up for doing a podcast on this. Thankfully they were.

But when I listened back to the Q&A, it was all there. Succinct, in the moment, and profound – talking about the film’s story, and their own. I was able to ask a couple of the questions too, that more or less bookend it. So I checked with Melissa if she’d be happy if we just ran this, and thankfully she was. I hope enjoy joining us in a downtown Denver theatre.

Chapter markers & transcript.

Recorded 6 November 2024.

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Find more:

Film screenings and streaming opportunities (with an invitation to get in touch for more).

Film trailer.

The 18-minute short film directed by Daniel in 2016 that triggered the feature film (which was also co-directed by Blackfeet filmmakers Ivan and Ivy MacDonald).

For more of the story and the places, you can listen to the 2-part podcast series produced on Blackfeet Country, episodes 276, Culture as Medicine, and 277, Chief Mountain.

Music:

Bring Them Home, by Foreshadow feat. Ksk'staak'iinna (Official Music Video).

Home Journey, by Semo, Ian Post (sourced on Artlist).

Regeneration, by Amelia Barden.

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