7/15/26: Capturing efforts to preserve Mohawk culture on film
About this episode
The episode discusses efforts to preserve Mohawk culture through film and highlights recent ICE detentions in Lake Placid.
(Jul 15, 2026) Many Indigenous traditions have been passed down for generations, but centuries of land loss and forced assimilation have disrupted that connection. We hear from a filmmaker in Akwesasne who's documenting the people working to bring those traditions back, ahead of her film showing in Lake Placid tonight. Also: Local activists say ICE detained two more workers in Lake Placid this week, after 21 were detained last month.
People in this episode
Guest: filmmaker
Topics covered
- Indigenous culture
- film
- activism
- tradition preservation
- land loss
- forced assimilation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ICE
Places: Akwesasne, Lake Placid
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- 7/16/26: A new ceramic studio in Keeseville
- 7/14/26: Researching algae blooms in Lake Champlain
- 7/13/26: Mohawks recovering their traditional medicinal plant knowledge
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