WASHINGTON STATE HISTORY MUSEUM
THIS IS NATIVE LAND
Project Details:
24 films
9 audio pieces
4 interactives produced by Trivum Interactive
Awards:
‘Talliyah’ was In Competition at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Official Selection of Mountainfilm Festival
Official Selection of Seattle International Film Festival
North Shore was honored to work with the Washington State Historical Society on their new permanent gallery, THIS IS NATIVE LAND. The gallery is guided by contemporary teachings from Tribal traditions, history, and culture. We produced all of the audio-visual media elements for the gallery, working with Indigenous talent both in front of and behind the camera.
Our scope for this project included researching and filming nine profiles of prominent Indigenous thinkers and activists across Washington for a series of large-scale Core Teaching films. These films explore contemporary issues of sovereignty, land and waters, and the stewarding and passing on of knowledge. Other exhibits explore the intimate relationship between Native languages and landscapes, the legacy of the Fish Wars, the value of traditional foods, intertribal gatherings, and the many treaties that were signed between the US and tribes in what is now Washington State.
