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Unity Midyear Conference | Phoenix, AZ | 1.16.26| 6:00 PM
Unity Midyear Conference | Phoenix, AZ | 1.16.26| 6:00 PM
*Open to the Public - Sign Up Required - Free for the first 250 people* Date: Friday, January 16th Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Arizona Science Center (600 E Washington St, Phoenix, AZ 85004) Free for the first 250 registered attendees! Open to the public! Join UNITY for a special screening of the documentary Remaining Native at the Arizona Science Center. There will be a Live Q&A with the Director Paige Bethmann and featured Nike N7 Ambassador Ku Stevens, immediately after the showing. Remaining Native is a powerful documentary told through the perspective of Ku, a 17-year-old Native American runner. As he trains, the memory of his great-grandfather’s escape from an Indian boarding school weaves together a story of resilience, identity, and hope.
First Peoples Festival | Estes Park, CO | 1.17.26 & 1.18.26
First Peoples Festival | Estes Park, CO | 1.17.26 & 1.18.26
A celebration of Indigenous culture, art, music, language, oral traditions, and much more.
Skabmagovat Film Festival | Inari, Finland | 1.25.26 | 10:00
Skabmagovat Film Festival | Inari, Finland | 1.25.26 | 10:00
Content warning: this screening contains references to triggering historical trauma.
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Recent Press
Running Is Resistance in “Remaining Native”
Running Is Resistance in “Remaining Native”
The new documentary follows a Paiute teenager as he navigates his passion for running and the story of his great-grandfather, who escaped from an Indigenous residential school.
For Ku Stevens, Thanksgiving Is a Story of Resilience, Not Erasure
For Ku Stevens, Thanksgiving Is a Story of Resilience, Not Erasure
After retracing his great-grandfather’s escape from a Native boarding school, Ku Stevens faced setbacks that tested everything he thought he knew about running—and himself.
16 Acts of Artistic Resistance Happening This Weekend
16 Acts of Artistic Resistance Happening This Weekend
The exhibitions, performances, readings, and more are just a sliver of the more than 500 events in the nationwide Fall of Freedom series.
Deadline | Doc Talk Podcast With ‘Under The Flags, The Sun’ & ‘Remaining Native’ Filmmakers
Deadline | Doc Talk Podcast With ‘Under The Flags, The Sun’ & ‘Remaining Native’ Filmmakers
The “Remaining Native” Team on the Sundance Institute Labs, Community and More - sundance.org
The “Remaining Native” Team on the Sundance Institute Labs, Community and More - sundance.org
Running Towards the Future, Not The Past | Remaining Native - Daybreak Star Radio
Running Towards the Future, Not The Past | Remaining Native - Daybreak Star Radio
“Remaining Native” is Medicine for Generational Healing - Underscore Native News
“Remaining Native” is Medicine for Generational Healing - Underscore Native News
Paige Bethmann’s debut documentary follows 17-year-old Paiute runner Kutoven Stevens as he chases a scholarship and honors his great-grandfather’s legacy of survival from the Stewart Indian School.
From Nevada to Sydney: 'Remaining Native' shines a light on Indigenous survival
From Nevada to Sydney: 'Remaining Native' shines a light on Indigenous survival
Remaining Native, a new documentary by Haudenosaunee filmmaker Paige Bethmann, will screen this week at the Sydney Film Festival.The film follows 17-year-old long-distance runner Kutoven Stevens as he...
Telling Resilient Indigenous Stories: Director Paige Bethmann on "Remaining Native"
Telling Resilient Indigenous Stories: Director Paige Bethmann on "Remaining Native"
Director Paige Bethmann shares how “Remaining Native” was made and what the story means to her and those featured in the film.
Outside Magazine: "“Remaining Native” is for Runners—and for all Human Beings"
Outside Magazine: "“Remaining Native” is for Runners—and for all Human Beings"
Variety: ‘Remaining Native’ Review
Variety: ‘Remaining Native’ Review
SIGMA Q&A with Paige Bethmann, Director and Producer of "Remaining Native"
SIGMA Q&A with Paige Bethmann, Director and Producer of "Remaining Native"
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Remaining Native is a coming-of-age documentary told from the perspective of Ku Stevens, a 17-year-old Native American runner, struggling to navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete as the memory of his great-grandfather's escape from an Indian boarding school begins to connect past, present, and future.
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Remaining Native Official Watchlist | Letterboxd
Remaining Native Official Watchlist | Letterboxd
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NABS Resources for Self-Care & Trauma Response
NABS Resources for Self-Care & Trauma Response
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National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) Website
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