Join us for a community run led by Wasatch Trails Collective followed by a screening of the films Remaining Native and Fire Tender. We'll have some snacks and a chance to win gear from Petzl, Patagonia, Altra, and race entries to the Cocodona 250 Series and The Northern Utah Trail Fest run or bike!
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Remaining Native is a coming-of-age documentary told from the perspective of Kutoven (Ku) Stevens, a 17-year-old Native American runner, struggling to navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete as the memory of his great-grandfather's escape from an Indian boarding school begins to connect past, present, and future.
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Fire Tender tells the story of Yurok tribal members returning to traditional fire ways. Margo Robbins is a grandmother, cultural educator, healer, and Indigenous fire practitioner who is fighting for the Yurok Tribe’s return of fire sovereignty—the right to utilize fire for tribal land stewardship outlawed by settlers.
Paige Bethmann is a Haudenosaunee woman and feature filmmaker based in Rochester, New York. Over the last 10 years, Paige has worked in non-fiction television for various digital and broadcast networks such as ESPN, PBS, Vox Media, Youtube Originals, USA, and NBC. Her directorial debut REMAINING NATIVE premiered at SXSW winning a special Jury Award and Audience Award. Her work has been supported by the Sundance Institute edit and story lab, the International Documentary Association, Doc Society, and the Points North Institute. In 2024 Paige was named in DOC NYC’s 40 under 40 documentary filmmakers to watch. She is currently a BAFTA Breakthrough recipient highlighting her as one of the most exciting new voices in documentary film.
Roni Jo Draper, Ph.D. (she/they) is an enrolled member of the Yurok tribe. Her experience as a queer, Yurok woman has influenced her writing and work as a storyteller, scholar, and artist. Draper produced Scenes From the Glittering World (2021). They also produced, directed, and wrote the award-winning short documentary Fire Tender (2023). Draper’s work has been supported by National Geographic Society, Vision Maker Media, Women Make Movies, The Redford Center, Firelight Media, Sundance Institute, Film Independent, and the Bay Area Video Coalition.
