Often we don’t see Alaska Natives on the screen and when we do, it doesn’t depict who we are as people today. ‘Who We Are’ is a short film about a young Iñupiaq artists connection to ancestral lands through her painting. With each brush stroke, she reflects on climate change and its effects on Alaska Native villages. She narrates the motivation behind the portrait while exploring her role in the preservation of land and culture. The film aims to honor the strength and legacy of Indigenous people.

Made Possible with Funding from

RavnAir Alaska

Credits

WRITER | DIRECTOR

ALEXIS ANORUK SALLEE

STARRING | ARTIST

TRISTAN AGNAURAQ MORGAN

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | COLOR

TOMAS KARMELO AMAYA

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

SARA MAE JAMES

PRODUCER | EDITOR | SOUND DESIGNER

ALEXIS ANORUK SALLEE

FEATURING

MOTHER | LUELLA FISHEL

DAUGHTER | GENEVIEVE FISHEL

CARVER | LISA APANGALOOK

MUSIC BY

ILAKUS DRUM GROUP

“TRUE NORTH” BY

TREVOR KOWALISKI

ADDITIONAL MUSIC BY

EVAN GEIGER

NOME COMMUNITY LIAISON

DONNA JAMES

NATIVE VILLAGE OF SHISHMAREF

LOCAL COORDINATOR

ANNIE M. WEYIOUANNA

We would like to acknowledge and express gratitude to the communities in which we filmed, Nome and Shishmaref traditional lands of the Iñupiat, Anchorage and Wasilla traditional lands of the Athabascan

Dedicated to the women who influence our lives

A Production of

Koahnic Broadcast Corporation and INDIGEFI