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“The Water Speaks Yugtun” follows a young Indigenous woman who is exploring the intricacies of Indigeneity, diving into the relationalities between people, language, land, and water.

Lucinda Young's film is a glimpse of her journey into conservation and finding culture and identity. 

After many brainstorming sessions, ranging from ideas about educating Navajo youth on tribal water issues to exploring water law to exposing the corporate misuse and overconsumption of water, Mia realized that the topics she was interested in were far too great to address in isolated parts. Instead, she chose to weave these perspectives together to highlight the deeper, interconnected...

The Osage Nation has over two thousand orphaned wells on their land that need plugging and remediation to stop the pollution of toxic chemicals that are leaking out of the wells. This pollution is contaminating the land and water, threatening areas of cultural significance to the Osage Nation.

Matthew’s project is a story of his experience through his first year of college and working on a spring restoration with Hopitutskwa Permaculture. Through his experience, he found his passion for cultural resource preservation. As well as reconnecting himself with his culture by protecting what indigenous cultures view as sacred.