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Indigenous Voices Highlight Great Salt Lake's Crisis in New Documentary

11/7/2025

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The documentary "Diverted: Indigenous Stewardship and Saving Great Salt Lake," directed by Valene Peratrovich, focuses on Indigenous perspectives regarding the declining Great Salt Lake.
The film highlights Indigenous ecological knowledge and aims to amplify their voices, stemming from a collaboration that began as a passion project.
The project received recognition, including a Rocky Mountain Student Emmy, despite challenges such as a recent Utah law banning personhood for bodies of water.
The documentary will screen on November 6 and November 20, 2023, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Story summary

The documentary "Diverted: Indigenous Stewardship and Saving Great Salt Lake," directed by Valene Peratrovich, focuses on Indigenous perspectives regarding the declining Great Salt Lake.
The film highlights Indigenous ecological knowledge and aims to amplify their voices, stemming from a collaboration that began as a passion project.
The project received recognition, including a Rocky Mountain Student Emmy, despite challenges such as a recent Utah law banning personhood for bodies of water.
The documentary will screen on November 6 and November 20, 2023, in Salt Lake City, Utah.