Restoring Néške'emāne
Damon Dunbar works to remediate the toxic landscape of a Cheyenne and Arapaho Indian boarding school shut down in the early 1980s by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
a film by Loren Waters
Award-winning filmmaker Loren Waters is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and the Kiowa Tribe. Loren’s work aims to center environmental knowledge and culture revitalization through storytelling.
Previously, Loren worked for Nia Tero’s Kin Theory Initiative. She’s also worked on projects such as Seasons 1-3 of Reservation Dogs, Fancy Dance (2023) and the Martin Scorsese directed feature film, Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
She recently received the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation LIFT Award, while participating in fellowships such as Nia Tero 4th World Media Lab, 2021 Warner Media Bootcamp and the Intercultural Leadership Institute Year 4.
Her first short documentary, Restoring Néške'emāne (2021), screened at festivals such as Hawaii International Film Festival, deadCenter Film Festival, and Cucalorus. The film won Best Short Documentary at North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival and Honorable Mention at Tallgrass Film Festival.