singing back the buffalo

Screening Information

Date: Saturday, March 28, 2026
Start Time: 4:27 PM
Runtime: 1 hour 38 minutes
Location: ASU Media and Immersive eXperience (MIX) Center
50 N Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ 85201

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Film Description

Singing Back the Buffalo explores the powerful movement to return buffalo to the Great Plains and restore balance to the land. Through the perspective of Cree filmmaker Tasha Hubbard and Blackfoot Elder Leroy Little Bear, the film traces the deep cultural, spiritual, and ecological connections between Indigenous communities and the buffalo.

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As Indigenous activists, leaders, and allies work to bring buffalo herds back to their ancestral territories, the film reveals how their return represents more than conservation—it represents healing, cultural renewal, and a vision for a more sustainable future. Richly visualized and deeply inspiring, the film offers a hopeful reimagining of North America through the lens of buffalo kinship and Indigenous stewardship.

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Director:

Dr. Tasha Hubbard is a filmmaker and associate professor in the Faculty of Native Studies and the Department of English and Film at the University of Alberta. She is from Peepeekisis First Nation in Treaty Four Territory and has strong ties to several First Nations in Treaty Six Territory.

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Her award-winning documentary work explores Indigenous storytelling, justice, and land stewardship. Her film nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up premiered at the 2019 Hot Docs International Documentary Festival as the first Indigenous-directed opening film and went on to win the Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Documentary. Through both her academic research and filmmaking, Hubbard continues to support Indigenous-led efforts to restore buffalo to the lands of North America.