Watchers of the Land
What does it mean to connect with your ancestral land? In the Northwest Territories of Canada, young people from the Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation journey across Tu Nedhé (Great Slave Lake) with the Ni Hat'ni Dene guardians to learn about the home that their community relies on—a home that's being opened up as a new national park reserve within the Thaidene Nene Indigenous Protected Area. Now, looking after this land means that the Ni Hat'ni Dene guardians are preserving it not only for
future generations here, but also for the world.
Thank you to Thaidene Nëné
Directed by: Christine Lin
Cinematography: Jeremy Liguori
Additional Camera: Christine Lin
Producer: Sophia Lebowitz
Sound & Post: Victoria Guillem
Co-Writers: Victoria Guillem & Sophia Lebowitz
Editor: Christine Lin
Composers: Pierce Constanti & Sophia Koenig Stone
Animation: Marisa Gershenhorn
Senior Advisors: Jeff Wells & Iris Catholique
Featuring: Iris Catholique, Denecho Catholique, Florence Catholique, Robin Catholique, James Marlowe, Laura Michel