“These Sacred Hills” is a powerful three-year collaboration between filmmakers Jacob Bailey, Christopher Ward, and members of the Rock Creek Band of the Yakama Nation. The film follows key community members—Elaine Harvey, Bronsco Jim, Jeremy Takala, and others—as they confront a proposed green energy project threatening their sacred mountain, Pushpum. As they fight to protect this vital land, the film captures their struggle to preserve their ancestral rights to fish, hunt, and gather, safeguarding their way of life for future generations. Featuring insights from indigenous affairs reporter Toastie Oaster of High Country News and historian Professor Andrew Fisher of William & Mary College, the film deepens the conversation about environmental justice and the preservation of indigenous sovereignty in the face of modern development.
This event is being hosted by the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) and will take place in the evening during their Winter Convention. Registered ATNI Winter Convention guests do not need to reserve tickets.
Outside guests may attend through RSVP on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/these-sacred-hills-atni-private-film-screening-tickets-1141457683659?aff=oddtdtcreator
WHERE:
The PAVILION BALLROOM at the Portland Hilton downtown