qathet film society presents
3 Ears Indigenous Film Festival

Singing back the buffalo

Singing Back the Buffalo

Saturday September 28 — 7 pm

Preceded by Sisters and Brothers

Directed by Tasha Hubbard
1hr 39 min | Documentary
English
Released 2024

In a time of immense environmental degradation and global uncertainty, the buffalo can lead us to a better tomorrow.

After a dark recent history, the buffalo herds of North America are awaiting their return, aided by dedicated Indigenous activists, leaders and communities, including award-winning Cree filmmaker Tasha Hubbard. Together with Blackfood Elder Leroy Little Bear, Hubbard weaves an intimate story of humanity’s connections to buffalo and eloquently reveals how their return to the Great Plans can indeed usher in a new era of sustainability and balance.

On her journey, Hubbard explores the challenges faced by buffalo allies and shares the positive steps already taken towards the ultimate – but uncertain – goal of buffalo rematriation. Richly visualised and deeply uplifting, Singing Back the Buffalo is an epic reimagining of North America through the lens of buffalo consciousness and a potent dream of what is within our grasp.

Preceded by:

Sisters and Brothers

Directed by Kent Monkman

2015

3 min

In a pounding critique of Canada’s colonial history, this short film draws parallels between the annihilation of the bison in the 1890s and the devastation inflicted on the Indigenous population by the residential school system.