Native American Treaty Rights — Ricing in Minnesota

Members of Minnesota's Chippewa tribes harvest wild rice outside of their reservations and without a state license. This action aims to affirm their rights to hunt, fish, and gather under an 1855 treaty with the federal government. In addition, some activists seek a court ruling that acknowledges the tribal regulatory authority outlined in the treaty to safeguard the environment, including water quality, wild rice, wild game, and fish. Such authority would extend to major projects with potential environmental impacts, such as pipelines, power lines, and mines. The members of the 1855 Treaty Authority seek a deal with the state of Minnesota that acknowledges their rights to hunt, fish, and gather without being constrained by state laws within the 1855 treaty area, which spans from approximately 40 miles west of Duluth to the North Dakota border and from near the Ontario border to near Brainerd.

This movie was film on Chief Hole In the Day Lake, North of Brainerd, Minnesota.

The following people Made this film possible:

Music:
Waubanewquay
Keith Secola

Executive Producer:
Larry Long

Interviewees:
Anton Treuer
Tara Houska
Melissa Walls

Advocate Speaker:
Leonard Thompson

This except from the documentary Dodging Bullets examines the chilling effects of historical trauma on a race of people that suffer from generations of oppression and trauma.

Dodging Bullets—Stories from Survivors of Historical Trauma is a documentary film on historical trauma in Indian country, co-directed by Kathy Broere (Blackfeet), Sarah Edstrom, Jonathan Thunder (Tall Paul music video segment), and Bob Trench, and produced by Larry Long with soundtrack by Keith Secola. The film focuses on historical events and how they inter-generationally affect the Indigenous population in North America today. It premiered at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival where it was awarded "Best of Fest" and was awarded The Samuel Sprynczynatyk Storyteller Award: Best Documentary Feature at the North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival. Filmed across the lands of the Plains Indians, which is now known as Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Montana, the film recalls first-hand storytelling that reflects how past generations were deeply impacted by mass trauma and how that trauma influences Indigenous peoples of the Americas today.The film ends on a positive path to healing through ceremony and cultural identity.

Dodging Bullets was filmed at over 50 locations across North American.

The title of the film was inspired by American Indian Movement (AIM) co-founder Dennis Banks who stated "we have been dodging bullets for generations" which metaphorically infers that Native Americans not only have had to dodge bullets fired from guns, but also the genocide and ethnocide inflected by the colonists since first contact with Europeans. This film brings a cross-generational sampling of Indigenous people, researchers, and politicians to reveal reasons for their disproportionately high incidences of health disparities and social issues.[10] This collection of stories, names Historical Trauma as the unique and insidious part of the genetic code that resilient Native American populations are still finding ways to dodge. The film focuses on Native Americans and is not the typical "tragedy porn" film about Indian country, it is more of an accurate portrayal of life with Indigenous people and researchers reflecting stereotypes by examining current issues of poverty, racism and mental illness through a historical lens.

Reviews

MSP Magazine
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Amazon Reviews
***** Impactful and eye opening
This documentary was incredibly insightful and really highlighted the impact of historical and intergenerational trauma due to systemic trauma. It was impactful to hear first hand experiences from indigenous people and really understand through their perspective how trauma and white supremacy had a negative effect on their community.

Dodging Bullets was an informative film highlighting unjust practices and policies endured by native people. It highlights indigenous history regarding treaty rights, education, racism, and social justice. The story writers do a phenomenal job drawing together different perspectives and teaching viewers a part of history stolen from native people and our country. I hope we can include information this crucial in public schools to ensure folks are conscious of the profound impact Native people have on American history. It's sad to know how many of these injustices are still happening today. A MUST SEE!

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