The Wind River runs deep for the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes. They pray alongside the river. They pray for the river. They pray with the river. But what happens when your river is highjacked by a ruthless system that would stop at nothing to control the resource? Tribal Waters, a documentary by Teton Gravity Research Film in association with Patagonia, traces the Wind River as it winds through a history of stolen ancestral lands, insatiable agricultural demands and the American justice system in the hopes of a future built on a sustainable, outdoor-based recreational economy.
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what a damning statement by that official with him thinking "they have access to water resources that they have no ability to utilize." yeah not the way you would… but its their right. respect it instead of rationalizing theft from them.
Such a beautiful country but a fcked up nation
It's a story that repeats itself.
I appreciate what is being done with the resources left available. I hope greed doesn't win out. ❤️
I'm a dairy farmer in south canterbury in New Zealand and this topic in particular is being the spotlight in the country beside covid among many others, I guess it's always been but now pretty much more than ever, the benefits agriculture brings to the country in a whole social and economic wise are endless but can't deny it does affect pretty bad the water ways due to the amount of fertiliser running into our rivers, I believe we can find a balance and both parts can win I think it all goes to communication and the guts from the govt to make it happen working along w the farmers and community, enjoyed this video from start to finish great stuff Patagonia!
MORE OF THIS! Thank you!
Thank you for this, Patagonia. It is super informative.
This❤️❤️❤️
I want to make a film with you guys
Beautiful and educational. An awesome production. Drone shots were incredible. Thank you for such a gripping film.
Beautiful and educational. An awesome production. Drone shots were incredible. Thank you for such a gripping film.
Beautiful video. I would also like to thank you for your support of women in these tough times…
Good job Patagonia.
I suggest reading Empire of the Summer Moon by SC Gwynn. An excellent account of various tribes, but mostly focuses on the Comanche Indians.
thank you for this film and the free access to it. I hate how much damage we do to this world
Sad. There is value in open space. There is value. Just to feel the breeze or see a fish. This was an atrocity. And wrong. Let the water be.
Fantastic film. I learned a lot about sustainable water use. Keep it up.
A very respectful commentary. Perhaps too respectful towards the nonindigenous, greedy, covertly racist land owners and government resource management bodies. But I do understand why that is. And it sucks.
In the Southwest there are multiple Native American Tribes who are fighting for their ancestral water rights today. With an increased population of 26% in 2 decades for the area and a looming drought, the conversation of water is an everyday topic for the tribes in having to compete with big-time lawyers who lobby on their clients behalf for the use of that water. Is there really a need for water parks, golf courses or new construction within the areas when those tribes who are already established for millennia should be prioritized?
"When its given to the non-Indian its considered economic development, when its given to Indians its welfare." This quote….this quote is so true about so many things in the business world and politics.
truly an experience, yet so sad
That was a really powerful piece. Thanks for sharing and developing content like this.
you guys should televise this because most people "ignorant" do not watch those informative documentaries
So sad to see English colonial behavior extended into the USA and Australia. Criminal activity!
What a beautiful start to the never ending problem of misappropriation of natural resources world wide. I love you all my people and good people of this planet.
Great review.
It’s terrible to see to this day how terrible Native Americans get treated by the scum of the US government 🤮🤮. I really wish more would be done to give back to the natives, it’s just appalling
Sad tale but brilliant portrayal of the still ongoing injustice of indigenous people in 2022.
Great doc but it makes me sad! We are so many at the mercy of only a few!
WONDERFUL
Such a timely and important subject. Darin and his organization are outstanding stewards of this amazing resource. He has shown how business can be successful and sustainable. Something that the anglo residents of Wyoming never seem to get right. Give the tribes control of their priority water rights, to utilize as they wish. The Wyoming's State Engineer's Office and their definition of "beneficial use" is unsustainable and outdated. As a non-tribal, Wyoming resident, I have been fortunate to experience some of the amazing lands, waters, and wildlife resources on the Wind River Reservation. They are some of the finest, intact, and unspoiled natural wonders in the modern world. Despite the injustices and abuse that the US and Wyoming Government have handed the tribes. Great documentary.
The United States supreme court just ruled that each state has jurisdiction over its land within its borders…..hence they have stripped the reservation autonomy!! The indigenous peoples have lost their sovereignty!!! Please correct me if I am reading their ruling wrongly…..
ŠIŠONI BRAĆO!!! ŽIVJELI!!!
Great movie and story. I sure hope this message can cross political lines and see the value in preservation
When Scott Walker was Wisconsin's governor he was going to grant a mining company a permit open pit mine on or near reservation land to create jobs. Jobs are important but they shouldn't be created at the expense of destroying the environment.
When you see all these problems the main reason is overpopulation, OVERPOPULATION is the main cause of all these enviromental problems, cause that water is used for human comsumption, the more people the more natural resources we exploit, more petrol, more agriculture, more meat, more fish, more houses, more wood, more gold, more plastic !!
We as white people just don't get it. This is 2022 we need to fix the broken system. FFS!!
"that's what happens when you lose" wow.
I want to say I'm enrolled Eastern Shoshone and also I'm Northern Arapaho. My uncles are in this, thank you so much for making this.
I sickened by what has happened here. What can I do to help? Thank you for this message/video!