MAATHAAW: The Fire Within Us – Screening & Panel Discussion
Join us for a screening of the extended trailer for MAATHAAW: The Fire Within Us, an Indigenous-led film project that documents the cultural, emotional, and scientific relationships of Southern California Tribes with the gift of fire. The film highlights Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural reclamation, and climate resilience at a time of increasingly catastrophic wildfires.
Screening details:
- Date: Friday, March 21, 2025
- Time: Screening & Panel Discussion 7-9 PM (Doors open at 5 PM, theater doors at 6:30 PM)
- Location: San Diego Natural History Museum (1788 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101)
Following the screening, filmmaker Andrew Pittman (Cahuilla and Ipai-Kumeyaay), will be joined by a panel of experts, including:
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- Joelene Tamm (Natural Resource Manager, La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians)
- Dr. Stanley Rodriguez (Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel)
- Wesley Ruise, Jr. (Chairman & Fire Chief, La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians)
- Priscilla Ortiz Sawah (Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel)
- David Streamer (Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians)
This event is co-organized by Condor Visual Media, UC Irvine’s Living with Wildfire Initiative, the Research Justice Shop at UCI, and the Wildland Urban Interface Climate Action Network (WUICAN), with panel sponsorship from UC Humanities Research Center. The San Diego Natural History Museum is hosting the event as part of NAT at Night.
Limited free admission is available here: https://forms.gle/bgMtFeKgLjgtq7y17
