The Global Green Indigenous Film Festival

The First Global Indigenous Film Festival (GGIFF) was hosted in Santa Fe April 18th – 20th. There were 40 films from 9 different countries highlighting the state of the environment throughout indigenous communities around the world. Climate change, and its critical effect on culture, was a central theme. The National Tribal Environmental Council organized the event, with help from numerous local, national and international sponsors, including UNESCO and the National Geographic All Roads Film Project. Indigenous voices, not often heard in the mainstream media, were at the fore – which is one strength of the documentary medium, it's a ground-up, grassroots telling of personal story. It was a POWERFUL, inspiring weekend of film and discussion.