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Zibi Yajdan

Zibi Yajdan

The river tells it

NR 2020 · 8 min

When the Enbridge Pipeline 6B oil spill threatens their beloved Kalamazoo River, Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Pottawatomi people (Gun Lake Tribe) take action to save the waters that are interwoven with their culture and identity.

Directed by Brit Hensel

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