Paul Patagonia to watch the film and listen toВ narrator Len Necefer and filmmaker Greg Balkin. The LeagueвЂ™s Lois Norrgard directing sign-ups in St. And the LeagueвЂ™s Monica Scherer was on hand in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where it was a standing room only event.

Paul Patagonia store to meet the filmmakers and see the movie, and organizations like Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance joined us to help educate moviegoers. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this month, and it was a similarly great experience. Our own Lois Norrgard attended a screening in St. His personal story frames the film - having grown up in the Navajo Nation to working in energy policy and befriending GwichвЂ™in leaders like Bernadette Demientieff, executive director of the GwichвЂ™in Steering Committee, in the fight to protect Indigenous lands across the country by those on the front lines of proposed development. The film follows Len Necefer, co-director and founder of Natives Outdoors and his exploration of Bears Ears and the Arctic Refuge through stories and perspectives of the DinГ© (Navajo) and GwichвЂ™in communities and being transported to the small and close-knit GwichвЂ™in village of Fort Yukon, Alaska. area, a complimentary beverage in hand and minds ready to learn more about a place most might never have a chance to visit. (Alaska Wilderness League)Д«y the time the film was ready to show, the store was packed with attendees from across the D.C. Narrator Len Necefer and filmmaker Greg Balkin speak to attendees at the D.C. Once explained, the connection between Utah and Alaska was clear to those stopping by, their thoughtful questions showing a desire not only to learn more but to do their part to protect wild places. Tabling next to SUWA at the Patagonia store before the screening, we met and chatted with local activists and interested community members about our specific issues, the threats to public lands and waters in Alaska.

The purpose of the film вЂњWelcome to Gwichyaa ZeeвЂќ is to explore that connection through the threats they face from resource extraction in places like Bears Ears National Monument (Utah) and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska). While Alaska and Utah may be thousands of miles apart, they both are rich in natural landscapes connected to Indigenous homelands and sacred sites. office-mates and partners in state-specific conservation work here in our nationвЂ™s capital. The film is currently on tour in Patagonia stores across the country, and we headed over to our local Patagonia store in Washington, D.C., with our friends from the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance - our D.C. guests with a bright smile and plenty of info on why we must protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Last week, Alaska Wilderness League was proud to come out to support our partners and allies at a screening of вЂњ Welcome to Gwichyaa Zee,вЂќ a film produced by The Wilderness Society and Natives Outdoors.ДЄbove, the LeagueвЂ™s Kelsie Rudolph greets D.C.

Alaska into the wilderness documentary