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American West Communities: Human-Nature Interactions - EFFY 2024
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Yellowstone Voices
The modern story of Yellowstone Bison, our national mammal. The film focuses at the political situation that allows mass slaughters of Yellowstone bison. It also focuses on possible solutions for what many consider an unacceptable system of population management and migration control.
The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na (Swift Fox)
Nóouhàh-Toka’na, known as swift fox in English, once roamed the North American Great Plains from Canada to Texas. Like bison, pronghorn and other plains animals, Nóouhàh-Toka’na held cultural significance for the Native Americans who lived alongside them. But predator control programs in the mid- 1900s reduced the foxes to just 10 percent of their native range. At the Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana, members of the Aaniiih and Nakoda tribes are working with the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute and other conservation partners to restore biodiversity and return Nóouhàh-Toka’na to the land.
Life in the Land: The Upper Yellowstone River
Along this stretch of the Yellowstone River, in an area of Montana commonly known as Paradise Valley, various dynamics exist; family ranches, destination fly fishing, the gateway to Yellowstone National Park, and key wildlife habitat. Whether the challenge is drought, flood, impact from river recreation, development, or otherwise, witness how approaches that are guided by local communities and by the river itself can create greater resiliency for the people and place here. Witness how the connectivity and well-being of a community is directly related to that of the environment it is a part of. We hope this film gives a window into some of the specific elements of this river and the people connected to it, as well as messages that resonate for people around the world as they look at their own relationship with their local river.
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