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Origins

This docuseries project collaborates with local filmmakers to reflect on the make-up of our region told from an insider’s perspective. Stories are grounded in ancestry, connection, culture, influence and rootedness.

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The Last Reefnetters | The Changer

Origins: The Last Reefnetters Episode 5 | 8m 8s | CC

Raven Borsey, researcher at a prominent Lummi Nation think tank (Children of the Setting Sun), joins forces with unexpected collaborators to help publish Reefnetters of the Salish Sea, the final thesis of world-renowned anthropologist Wayne Suttles.

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