We Get Better When We Tan Moose Hides
In Fairbanks, Dené women revive ancestral brain tanning practices, as Kathleen Hildebrand guides collective healing through hides, language, and Denaakk’e storytelling.
- Original Language Title: Deneege Leł Ghu Kk’ots’eedeneeyh Te Heł Hoozoonh Ts’e Denots’edeneeyh
- Director: Brittany Woods-Orrison (Rampart Village Tribe/Koyukon Dené)
- Principal Cast: Kathleen Hildebrand, Hʉkk’aaghneestaatlno Lorraine David, Selina Alexander
- Premiere Status: North American
- Country: USA, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Finland
- Year: 2026
- Running Time: 5 min.
- Producer: Sadetło Scott, Brittany Woods-Orrison
- Screenplay: Brittany Woods-Orrison
- Cinematographers: Brittany Woods-Orrison
- Editors: Stina Hamlin, Brittany Woods-Orrison
- Music: Cecilia Peterson, Brittany Woods-Orrison
- Website: Official Film Website
- Language: Denaakk'e
- Has Subtitles: Yes
This film is playing as a part of Teachings of the Elders
Indigenous Elders share teachings through story, land, and memory, guiding future generations with wisdom rooted in perseverance, relationships, and enduring cultural knowledge across communities.
