Why We Dance (2026)
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On land marked by erasure, a 1923 federal “No Dancing Letter” ordered hundreds of Tribal Nations to stop ceremonies. The Meskwaki answered with a powwow that became resistance and continues to this day. Filmed across the Rosebud Reservation, the Meskwaki Settlement, the Twin Cities, Oʻahu, Hawaii and Mataxhi, Mexico, Why We Dance traces the enduring journey of Indigenous dance from attempted silencing to Land Back, revealing how movement carries culture, memory, and belonging across generations
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Canku One Star as Canku One Star
- Oogie Push as Oogie Push
- Mary Anne Quiroz as Mary Anne Quiroz
- Sergio Nochtzin Quiroz as Sergio Nochtzin Quiroz
- Loa Simoes as Loa Simoes
Crew
- Oogie Push · Director
- Bhavana Goparaju · Producer
- Ryan Stopera · Producer
- Gunner Jules · Composer
- Ryan Stopera · Cinematographer
- Ryan Mcguire · Editor
- Ryan Stopera · Editor