Indigenous Film Screening: Bring Them Home / Aiskótáhkapiyaaya

About this event

Bring Them Home / Aiskótáhkapiyaaya
Documentary Feature – 85 min
Produced by Thunderheart Films & The Redford Center
Curated by: Skylar Joseph

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Synopsis

Bring Them Home / Aiskótáhkapiyaaya follows the powerful, decades-long effort of the Blackfoot Confederacy to bring wild buffalo (iinnii) back to the Blackfeet Reservation.

For the Blackfeet, buffalo are more than animals — they are relatives, central to heritage, spirituality, and survival. Their return means ecological restoration, cultural reconnection, and community healing.

As the Blackfeet work to restore wild herds to their ancestral lands, they face opposition from ranchers and the long shadow of colonization. Yet, through resilience and collaboration with conservation partners, they continue to rewild the buffalo — a journey of renewal for both land and people.

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About the Film

Directed by Ervin Carlson and Paulette Fox, the film documents the Iinnii (Buffalo) Initiative, a partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society and Oakland Zoo to conserve traditional lands, protect Blackfeet culture, and return buffalo to their natural range.

Through Indigenous and Western storytelling, Bring Them Home illuminates what it means to live in relationship with animals and the land — and the shared healing that comes from rewilding and Indigenous-led conservation.

19:30 Doors open
20:00 Film starts
21:30 Discussion with Lakota Elder Cheryl Angel

Following the film, we are honored to welcome Cheryl Angel for a discussion on the Lakota covenant with the buffalo. Cheryl is a Lakota Elder and member of the Sicangu tribe (Rosebud, South Dakota). She is a water protector, ancestral knowledge keeper, and international educator on a variety of issues relating to Indigenous peoples.

Tickets available here:
https://amsterdamalternative.nl/tickets/20045