Oryana Community Co-op and the State Theatre are proud to present a free screening of the 2020 film Gather: The Fight to Revitalize Our Native Foodways Monday, May 15 at 7pm. The film will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A led by Traverse
City-based attorney and Indigenous activist, Holly T. Bird. The panel
will feature Indigenous artists, activists, and land stewards: Darylin
Berryman, Tricia Denton, Jamie John, and Tera John.
Oryana,
the State Theatre, and Indigenous community members have partnered to
present this free community event to celebrate 50 years of meaningful
community partnerships. This milestone is an important time to reflect
on the past and look forward to the future to continually improve our
connection to food and land.
Movie Summary: A portrait of a growing movement amongst Indigenous Americans to reclaim their spiritual and cultural identities through obtaining sovereignty over their ancestral food systems, while battling against the historical trauma brought on by centuries of genocide.