The documentary film, Gather, is an intimate portrait of the growing movement among Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political and cultural identities through food sovereignty, while battling the trauma of centuries of genocide. This film follows the experiences of several Indigenous people as they engage with their ancestral lands and food. The Barrington Land Conservation Trust offered a screening of the documentary in partnership with the Barrington Public Library and several sponsors on February 21, 2024. Click here for a 23-minute video of the event that includes a two-minute trailer of the one-hour documentary that is available on NetFlix or through your local library on Kanopy.

(Above) Barrington Land Conservation Trust Executive Director Cindy Elder welcomed over fifty people and introduced Pokanoket Sachem Tracey “Dancing Star” Brown who made some introductory remarks before the documentary was shown.

(Above) A chef embarks on an ambitious project to reclaim ancient food ways on the Apache reservation. In South Dakota, a gifted Lakota high school student, raised on a buffalo ranch, proves her tribe’s native wisdom through her passion for science. San Carlos Apache Nation Master Forager Twila Cassador talks about how ancestral foods brought her healing from a life of addiction.

In the discussion that followed the film, Pokanoket Tribe Members Rainbow Heart (above, left), Sunflower (above, center), and Listening Wind (above, right), shared their perspective on the challenges of growing their own ancestral food at Osamequin Farm in Seekonk and invited audience members to help.