The Importance of Cultural Identity

Next Gen Student Films

The Importance of Cultural Identity

A person wearing a black shirt is seated in an office with various papers and objects on the desk and shelves behind them. A computer screen displays a blue background with white icons. A sign reading "Emergency Escape Ladder" is visible in the background, suggesting they're working on a documentary about the importance of cultural identity.

The Importance of Cultural Identity is a short documentary film created in The Representation Project’s 2021 Youth Media Academy. In this short film, social worker Darlyn Tsosie shares her experience in native communities, including managing foster care cases for indigenous children in compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act.