Harvesting the Future | Legacy of the Land | NOVA | PBS
Ak-chin farming makes desert agriculture possible, and now, those practices help communities today.
Farming can thrive in the desert. The Tohono O’odham people have grown crops for thousands of years, and in this short documentary by Wenona & Sal Baldenegro, we see these traditional practices are in community planning today.
The first of its kind, “Legacy of the Land” is a collection of 6 short documentaries covering climate change in Native American communities. Each story is produced by a separate indigenous filmmaker making the series as dynamic and distinct as Native American communities themselves. From Alaska to Arizona, audiences witness the knowledge, tradition, and innovation of people living on the front lines of our changing climate.
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Director
Sal Baldenegro
Writers
Wenona Benally
Sal Baldenegro
Producers
Zach Zamboni
Wenona Benally
Enei Begaye
April Hiosik Ignacio
Director of Photography
Oscar D. Rivera
Assistant Camera
Daniel Crowley
Graphics & Animation
July Lopez
Editors
Drew Antzis
Chris Rosenberg
Location Sound
Jaime Córdova
Paintings By
Michael Chiago Sr.
Thank You
AZPM
Tohono O’odham Nation
Tohono O’odham Community College
Tohono O’odham Cultural Center and Museum
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
West University Neighborhood Association
United States Geological Survey
Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
University of Arizona Indigenous Resilience Center
Monsoon Production Services
Amerind Foundation Inc.
Arizona Commerce Authority
Mission Garden
Special Thanks
Clifford Pablo
Joyce Miguel
Vina Sarmiento
Serenity Ventura
Brittany Gonzales
Tom Merino
Amber Ortega
Jesús Manuel García
Brad Lancaster
Andrew Brown
Alyce Sadongei
Dena Cowan
Maegan Lopez
Karletta Chief
Frank Armendarez
Amy Juan
Beverlene Johnson
Madison Loewen
Eric J. Kaldahl
For Vision Maker Media
Executive Director
Francene Blythe
Chief Programming Officer
Julianna Brannum
Business Manager
Brittany Grove
For GBH
Executive Producers
John Bredar
Laurie Donnelly
Director of Production & Business
Emily Stevens
Business Manager
Jonathan Trimby
Associate Producer
Nora Kirrane
Legal Counsel
Suzy Carrington
Jay Fialkov
Raven Smith
For NOVA
Digital Series Producer
Chris Neighbors
Executive Producers
Julia Cort
Chris Schmidt
Senior Director of Digital Media
Nadia Petschek Rawls
Senior Rights & Media Assets Manager
Hannah Gotwals
Science and Equity Editor
Krystnell Storr
Science Editor
Christina Monnen
Senior Producer
Caitlin Saks
Senior Digital Producer
Emily Zendt
Digital Production Assistant
Dominic Floreno
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