Inhabitants 2021

Overview

Inhabitants is a documentary released in 2021 with a runtime of one hour and sixteen minutes. Directed by Costa Boutsikaris and Anna Palmer, the film explores Indigenous perspectives on restoring our world and features Native American tribes as they restore traditional land management across diverse terrains. For millennia, Native Americans successfully stewarded and shaped their landscapes, but centuries of colonization have disrupted their ability to maintain these traditional land management practices. Spanning deserts, coastlines, forests, mountains, and prairies, Native communities across the United States are working to restore their ancient relationships with the land. As the climate crisis escalates, the time tested environmental practices of North America's original inhabitants are becoming increasingly essential in a rapidly changing world. The film provides an Indigenous perspective on how these ancient practices, once disrupted by colonization, now offer vital solutions for today's environmental and climate challenges.