Powerlands (Encore)

Making Contact

Jul 22, 202629:17News & Politics

On this week's Making Contact, we feature an extended interview with Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso, a queer Diné filmmaker and director of the award-winning documentary Powerlands. Powerlands traces how multinational energy...

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