MOFAD is thrilled to present a virtual screening of the new film, GATHER, an intimate and timely portrait of the growing movement among Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political, and cultural identities through food sovereignty.

Join us on November 24th at 4pm PST/ 7pm EST for a screening of GATHER followed by a conversation moderated by Executive Editor of Bon Appetit, Sonia Chopra, with the film’s director, Sanjay Rawal, and Linda Black Elk, an ethnobotanist specializing in traditional foods and medicines of the Great Plains. 

IMPORTANT: There are SEPARATE links for the screening and the talk that follows. The zoom link for the talk that follows will be in your ticket confirmation from MOFAD along with a link you must use to register for the screening on the storyspaces platform.

Screening: 7pm-8:15pm EST

Talk: 8:30pm-9:30pm EST

LINDA BLACK ELK

Linda Black Elk is an ethnobotanist and food sovereignty activist specializing in building relationship with plants. Linda works to build an understanding of the uses of plants as food, medicine, and materials, and she conducts research in to the ways these plants improve the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health of Indigenous peoples. Linda currently works as the Food Sovereignty Skills Instructor at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, North Dakota, and spends her time standing up for Indigenous peoples and our Mother Earth for the sake of her three Lakota sons. 

SONIA CHOPRA

Sonia Chopra is the executive editor at Bon Appétit, where she helps lead content and strategy across platforms. Previously, she worked at Eater for eight years in a variety of different roles, including overseeing the brand’s network of city sites, running operations as managing editor, and co-executive producing Eater’s first broadcast television show, No Passport Required, for PBS. 

SANJAY RAWAL

Sanjay spent 15 years working on human rights campaigns globally. He also ran initiatives for acclaimed artists and philanthropists, one of whom encouraged him to start making films. Sanjay’s first documentary, FOOD CHAINS (2014), was produced by Eva Longoria and Eric Schlosser with narration by Forest Whitaker. The film won numerous awards, was released theatrically in 40 cities by Screen Media and was acquired by Netflix.

Sanjay’s second effort took a sharp turn into non-traditional filmmaking. Applying narrative cinematic technique, Sanjay directed a sweeping expedition film. 3100: RUN AND BECOME was released theatrically in the US in 20 markets last fall. It is now opening theatrically internationally.

Sanjay’s work has been supported by Ford, Bertha, BritDoc, Fledgling, 11th Hour Project, NoVo, and the Omidyar Network. His work has won an assortment of honors include a James Beard Media Award. 

INTERTRIBAL AGRICULTURE COUNCIL

The Intertribal Agriculture Council was founded in 1987 to pursue and promote the conservation, development and use of our agricultural resources for the betterment of our people.

IAC has grown to prominence in Indian Country and among the federal government agencies and the agricultural field with which it works on behalf of individual Indian producers and Tribal enterprises. The IAC has, over the last three decades, become recognized as the most respected voice within the Indian community and government circles on agricultural policies and programs in Indian country.

This program was funded in part by Humanities New York with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.