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Supported Projects > Holder of the Sky

Holder of the Sky

Holder of the Sky is a story of colonization's continuum in modern-day America, documenting one tribe's pursuit to reclaim historic treaty territory in Wisconsin, in the face of longstanding racism and lingering land-lust.

Project Details

Status In Progress

Type Documentary Feature

Director(s) Tsanavi Spoonhunter

SFFILM Support

FilmHouse Residency 2021

Director Tsanavi Spoonhunter

Tsanavi Spoonhunter is Northern Paiute and a citizen of the Northern Arapaho Tribe. She is a documentary filmmaker and reporter whose work has centered on Indian Country. Some of her published works have included federal government funding for tribes, jurisdictional issues between governing agencies, and economic development on tribal lands. Spoonhunter’s film, Crow Country: Our Right to Food Sovereignty, is an award-winning short documentary. She is a resident at SFFILM’s FILMHouse, a fellow at NDN Collective, and pursuing her first feature length documentary titled, Holder of the Sky.

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