I just want to turn the corner in Telluride and see your beaming face, run full speed and hug you with all my might, like I would whenever we reunited. I want to sit again behind the sandstone rocks, ask all the crew to leave so we could conduct interviews just the two of us, listen to the many unraveling layers of truth you would reveal. I want to tell you what im scared about and hear from you that you have the same fears, but you go anyway. Try anyway. Say it anyway. Love it all anyway.
This conversation we had a few years ago was one of my favorites, sharing it so others can hear your voice too. I hope as your spirit returns to source, and you fly over your loved ones, you feel the waves of gratitude soaring up from all our hearts to yours.
This week the news was released that our Orca sis Tokitae (Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut, her Lummi name) has been granted permission by her “owners” to go home to a sanctuary in the Salish Sea. This brings up a lot of feelings because while this is a long fought win, it’s a situation that should never had happened if we all honored our relationships to non-human kin, as the Lummi have – her direct human relatives. Thank you to those at the forefront of that fight (@oursacredsea) and we hope her journey home helps us all connect to the greater history of human violence and the future ahead of reparations. We know that road ahead is filled with lots of questions about how she gets home and what that process looks like. There’s also the hurdle, as with anything, of funding. Stay tuned as we are here to help those who are organizing.
The big other news this week was that in a historic event of collaboration amongst 191 countries, a commitment to protect 33% of the biodiversity on Earth was made at COP15. Another win that has been long fought and championed by many, our dear @prospektmiraorg, and Indigenous and rural communities with deep relationship and sacred instructions to protect biodiversity.
With both these scenarios, we feel a bit of relief for the more the human world, and at the same time we wonder about the other 66% – why not a commitment to try and protect all the biodiversity that’s on the brink of collapse? Is it simply that we’re too little too late in the greater trajectory?
As most of us know, Indigenous Peoples protect 80% of the world’s remaining biodiversity. So , when it comes to this new UN commitment, we sure as hell better see a significant majority of investment go towards Indigenous Peoples as well as a commitment to Indigenous rights. Because, whether it’s our Orca sis or the destruction of old growth forest and other critical biodiversity regions, none of this would have happened if people took Indigenous rights seriously and supported any community, indigenous or not, who lives in deep and direct relationship to the land. [written by myself and @jadethemighty after a long and teary evening debrief. shared with love to anyone reading]
This week the news was released that our Orca sis Tokitae (Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut, her Lummi name) has been granted permission by her “owners” to go home to a sanctuary in the Salish Sea. This brings up a lot of feelings because while this is a long fought win, it’s a situation that should never had happened if we all honored our relationships to non-human kin, as the Lummi have – her direct human relatives. Thank you to those at the forefront of that fight (@oursacredsea) and we hope her journey home helps us all connect to the greater history of human violence and the future ahead of reparations. We know that road ahead is filled with lots of questions about how she gets home and what that process looks like. There’s also the hurdle, as with anything, of funding. Stay tuned as we are here to help those who are organizing.
The big other news this week was that in a historic event of collaboration amongst 191 countries, a commitment to protect 33% of the biodiversity on Earth was made at COP15. Another win that has been long fought and championed by many, our dear @prospektmiraorg, and Indigenous and rural communities with deep relationship and sacred instructions to protect biodiversity.
With both these scenarios, we feel a bit of relief for the more the human world, and at the same time we wonder about the other 66% – why not a commitment to try and protect all the biodiversity that’s on the brink of collapse? Is it simply that we’re too little too late in the greater trajectory?
As most of us know, Indigenous Peoples protect 80% of the world’s remaining biodiversity. So , when it comes to this new UN commitment, we sure as hell better see a significant majority of investment go towards Indigenous Peoples as well as a commitment to Indigenous rights. Because, whether it’s our Orca sis or the destruction of old growth forest and other critical biodiversity regions, none of this would have happened if people took Indigenous rights seriously and supported any community, indigenous or not, who lives in deep and direct relationship to the land. [written by myself and @jadethemighty after a long and teary evening debrief. shared with love to anyone reading]
This week the news was released that our Orca sis Tokitae (Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut, her Lummi name) has been granted permission by her “owners” to go home to a sanctuary in the Salish Sea. This brings up a lot of feelings because while this is a long fought win, it’s a situation that should never had happened if we all honored our relationships to non-human kin, as the Lummi have – her direct human relatives. Thank you to those at the forefront of that fight (@oursacredsea) and we hope her journey home helps us all connect to the greater history of human violence and the future ahead of reparations. We know that road ahead is filled with lots of questions about how she gets home and what that process looks like. There’s also the hurdle, as with anything, of funding. Stay tuned as we are here to help those who are organizing.
The big other news this week was that in a historic event of collaboration amongst 191 countries, a commitment to protect 33% of the biodiversity on Earth was made at COP15. Another win that has been long fought and championed by many, our dear @prospektmiraorg, and Indigenous and rural communities with deep relationship and sacred instructions to protect biodiversity.
With both these scenarios, we feel a bit of relief for the more the human world, and at the same time we wonder about the other 66% – why not a commitment to try and protect all the biodiversity that’s on the brink of collapse? Is it simply that we’re too little too late in the greater trajectory?
As most of us know, Indigenous Peoples protect 80% of the world’s remaining biodiversity. So , when it comes to this new UN commitment, we sure as hell better see a significant majority of investment go towards Indigenous Peoples as well as a commitment to Indigenous rights. Because, whether it’s our Orca sis or the destruction of old growth forest and other critical biodiversity regions, none of this would have happened if people took Indigenous rights seriously and supported any community, indigenous or not, who lives in deep and direct relationship to the land. [written by myself and @jadethemighty after a long and teary evening debrief. shared with love to anyone reading]
This week the news was released that our Orca sis Tokitae (Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut, her Lummi name) has been granted permission by her “owners” to go home to a sanctuary in the Salish Sea. This brings up a lot of feelings because while this is a long fought win, it’s a situation that should never had happened if we all honored our relationships to non-human kin, as the Lummi have – her direct human relatives. Thank you to those at the forefront of that fight (@oursacredsea) and we hope her journey home helps us all connect to the greater history of human violence and the future ahead of reparations. We know that road ahead is filled with lots of questions about how she gets home and what that process looks like. There’s also the hurdle, as with anything, of funding. Stay tuned as we are here to help those who are organizing.
The big other news this week was that in a historic event of collaboration amongst 191 countries, a commitment to protect 33% of the biodiversity on Earth was made at COP15. Another win that has been long fought and championed by many, our dear @prospektmiraorg, and Indigenous and rural communities with deep relationship and sacred instructions to protect biodiversity.
With both these scenarios, we feel a bit of relief for the more the human world, and at the same time we wonder about the other 66% – why not a commitment to try and protect all the biodiversity that’s on the brink of collapse? Is it simply that we’re too little too late in the greater trajectory?
As most of us know, Indigenous Peoples protect 80% of the world’s remaining biodiversity. So , when it comes to this new UN commitment, we sure as hell better see a significant majority of investment go towards Indigenous Peoples as well as a commitment to Indigenous rights. Because, whether it’s our Orca sis or the destruction of old growth forest and other critical biodiversity regions, none of this would have happened if people took Indigenous rights seriously and supported any community, indigenous or not, who lives in deep and direct relationship to the land. [written by myself and @jadethemighty after a long and teary evening debrief. shared with love to anyone reading]
My dad was pretty young when he had me, I can’t imagine the ohh-shit feeling there must have been. But he has been there for me every step. From this early Halloween where he made me a “dead cow” costume and I went door to door, laying on my back with my feet in the air, to the recent Scotland Moto trip we took, him leading the way since tight road corners are scary and it rained the whole time. I feel super lucky to have a Dad in my life who got to walk me to the alter (after a shot of tequila in the parking lot), teach me how to honor and let free our loved ones who pass, and even be willing to learn something new from your kid. More adventures to come, I hope 💗 @toddrees57 @paulalsrees #gohawks #happyfathersday
My dad was pretty young when he had me, I can’t imagine the ohh-shit feeling there must have been. But he has been there for me every step. From this early Halloween where he made me a “dead cow” costume and I went door to door, laying on my back with my feet in the air, to the recent Scotland Moto trip we took, him leading the way since tight road corners are scary and it rained the whole time. I feel super lucky to have a Dad in my life who got to walk me to the alter (after a shot of tequila in the parking lot), teach me how to honor and let free our loved ones who pass, and even be willing to learn something new from your kid. More adventures to come, I hope 💗 @toddrees57 @paulalsrees #gohawks #happyfathersday
My dad was pretty young when he had me, I can’t imagine the ohh-shit feeling there must have been. But he has been there for me every step. From this early Halloween where he made me a “dead cow” costume and I went door to door, laying on my back with my feet in the air, to the recent Scotland Moto trip we took, him leading the way since tight road corners are scary and it rained the whole time. I feel super lucky to have a Dad in my life who got to walk me to the alter (after a shot of tequila in the parking lot), teach me how to honor and let free our loved ones who pass, and even be willing to learn something new from your kid. More adventures to come, I hope 💗 @toddrees57 @paulalsrees #gohawks #happyfathersday
It was around this campfire on our first shoot for @meilivodka I met the farmers, distillers, community and their greater families. It was supposed to be a quick visit as there was a lot going on that day but it turned into 5 hours of sharing stories and playing billiards late into the night. This shoot and all our time since with @prideofgypsies and @blainehalvorson has solidified my love for these two as my forever brothers. I believe in what they are creating and the care they take at every step. I love the greater team we have at the helm of this endeavor. There are good things within the world of what we can make, sell, and enjoy and @meilivodka is definitely one of them. Check out the films on the Meili IG for more of the story. @renan_ozturk @maineikinimaka @da_bray @rexchiodo
It was around this campfire on our first shoot for @meilivodka I met the farmers, distillers, community and their greater families. It was supposed to be a quick visit as there was a lot going on that day but it turned into 5 hours of sharing stories and playing billiards late into the night. This shoot and all our time since with @prideofgypsies and @blainehalvorson has solidified my love for these two as my forever brothers. I believe in what they are creating and the care they take at every step. I love the greater team we have at the helm of this endeavor. There are good things within the world of what we can make, sell, and enjoy and @meilivodka is definitely one of them. Check out the films on the Meili IG for more of the story. @renan_ozturk @maineikinimaka @da_bray @rexchiodo
It was around this campfire on our first shoot for @meilivodka I met the farmers, distillers, community and their greater families. It was supposed to be a quick visit as there was a lot going on that day but it turned into 5 hours of sharing stories and playing billiards late into the night. This shoot and all our time since with @prideofgypsies and @blainehalvorson has solidified my love for these two as my forever brothers. I believe in what they are creating and the care they take at every step. I love the greater team we have at the helm of this endeavor. There are good things within the world of what we can make, sell, and enjoy and @meilivodka is definitely one of them. Check out the films on the Meili IG for more of the story. @renan_ozturk @maineikinimaka @da_bray @rexchiodo
It was around this campfire on our first shoot for @meilivodka I met the farmers, distillers, community and their greater families. It was supposed to be a quick visit as there was a lot going on that day but it turned into 5 hours of sharing stories and playing billiards late into the night. This shoot and all our time since with @prideofgypsies and @blainehalvorson has solidified my love for these two as my forever brothers. I believe in what they are creating and the care they take at every step. I love the greater team we have at the helm of this endeavor. There are good things within the world of what we can make, sell, and enjoy and @meilivodka is definitely one of them. Check out the films on the Meili IG for more of the story. @renan_ozturk @maineikinimaka @da_bray @rexchiodo
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#multilayerearthcake #colorado
day, and night.
actually omgosh im so nervous because i’m prepping to shoot a film project and story that’s meant more to me than anything else since 2018. and oddly its been requiring a lot of sleep to even prepare for, so many naps, but thankfully the nap path and manifesto is my new northern star. @thenapministry 🙌
this is today, and tonight. humbled and excited for the month to come. #salycielofilm @rishisugla @decolonize4climate @bichita_fronteriza @dilemma_jayne @jessicayjng @pablo_durana @renan_ozturk @rudy.le @expedition.studios @jadethemighty @choco_gabriel_de_la_mora #antonia @lgnnelson @amrahsalomon @sonyalpha @kaylalindquist @mparns @beeebro @thule @tinaliselius
day, and night.
actually omgosh im so nervous because i’m prepping to shoot a film project and story that’s meant more to me than anything else since 2018. and oddly its been requiring a lot of sleep to even prepare for, so many naps, but thankfully the nap path and manifesto is my new northern star. @thenapministry 🙌
this is today, and tonight. humbled and excited for the month to come. #salycielofilm @rishisugla @decolonize4climate @bichita_fronteriza @dilemma_jayne @jessicayjng @pablo_durana @renan_ozturk @rudy.le @expedition.studios @jadethemighty @choco_gabriel_de_la_mora #antonia @lgnnelson @amrahsalomon @sonyalpha @kaylalindquist @mparns @beeebro @thule @tinaliselius
sunrise, Nov 28. 🧡
These two, never not talking shop at the office water cooler. Also never not observing, shooting, droning, timelapsing, experimenting, failing, fixing, trying again. Couldn’t ask for a better team to create stories with 💙 @rudy.le @renan_ozturk @expedition.studios
[shot on #sonyalpha #alpha1 for the @natgeo Explorer series, sailing the Northwest Passage #sonypartner #sonyartisan]
These two, never not talking shop at the office water cooler. Also never not observing, shooting, droning, timelapsing, experimenting, failing, fixing, trying again. Couldn’t ask for a better team to create stories with 💙 @rudy.le @renan_ozturk @expedition.studios
[shot on #sonyalpha #alpha1 for the @natgeo Explorer series, sailing the Northwest Passage #sonypartner #sonyartisan]
These two, never not talking shop at the office water cooler. Also never not observing, shooting, droning, timelapsing, experimenting, failing, fixing, trying again. Couldn’t ask for a better team to create stories with 💙 @rudy.le @renan_ozturk @expedition.studios
[shot on #sonyalpha #alpha1 for the @natgeo Explorer series, sailing the Northwest Passage #sonypartner #sonyartisan]
It’s been a devastating summer for irreversible declines in fresh water supplies around the world, from Central Asia to Western Colorado. How little so many of us appreciated the abundance and reliability of this resource until it dried up before our eyes. While water saving measures will help, it’s inevitable we won’t be able to depend on it as we have for these past decades. Lately my ears perk up every time I hear it, even at a distance… in the light patter of rain, the bubbling of a creek, or the running of a faucet. I’m sure many of us are tuning in more closely, starting to know in an embodied way where the fresh water is around us and what’s happening to it. This photo is of a small lake in Michigan, probably the body of fresh water I’ve spend the most time in, where my Grandparents lived and served as water monitors and protectors for most of their adult lives. I became a cold water swimming nymph here and never looked back.
Anyone else feeling particularly grateful for the fresh water they have today? Or concerned about their local water?
#thisismybrainonnature #sonyartisan @maryataylor777
“You’re in your 80s seems like a good time for a tattoo don’t ya think?”
“Sure. Let’s split my favorite poem. You get Briskly Venture on you, I’ll get Briskly Roam.”
// conversations with Grandma this week. feeling so grateful to share with her the forests and waters I’ve been lucky to call home lately. @baloointhewild @renan_ozturk @expedition.studios
Blue Mesa reservoir gives me unexplainable feelings every time I’m nearby. The dam was built in 1966, and for years the sage grouse would still dance their mating dance in a stumbling bewilderment on the hardened ice, their feet attempting to drum rhythms onto the familiar soft ground of their ancestral leks (small patches of Earth where these courtship displays happened every year for millennia). The ground became inaccessible and eventually they gave up, I think. But I always look closely just in case one is still out there 💗
![Taylor Rees Instagram - This week the news was released that our Orca sis Tokitae (Sk'aliCh'elh-tenaut, her Lummi name) has been granted permission by her “owners” to go home to a sanctuary in the Salish Sea. This brings up a lot of feelings because while this is a long fought win, it’s a situation that should never had happened if we all honored our relationships to non-human kin, as the Lummi have - her direct human relatives. Thank you to those at the forefront of that fight (@oursacredsea) and we hope her journey home helps us all connect to the greater history of human violence and the future ahead of reparations. We know that road ahead is filled with lots of questions about how she gets home and what that process looks like. There’s also the hurdle, as with anything, of funding. Stay tuned as we are here to help those who are organizing. The big other news this week was that in a historic event of collaboration amongst 191 countries, a commitment to protect 33% of the biodiversity on Earth was made at COP15. Another win that has been long fought and championed by many, our dear @prospektmiraorg, and Indigenous and rural communities with deep relationship and sacred instructions to protect biodiversity. With both these scenarios, we feel a bit of relief for the more the human world, and at the same time we wonder about the other 66% - why not a commitment to try and protect all the biodiversity that’s on the brink of collapse? Is it simply that we’re too little too late in the greater trajectory? As most of us know, Indigenous Peoples protect 80% of the world’s remaining biodiversity. So , when it comes to this new UN commitment, we sure as hell better see a significant majority of investment go towards Indigenous Peoples as well as a commitment to Indigenous rights. Because, whether it’s our Orca sis or the destruction of old growth forest and other critical biodiversity regions, none of this would have happened if people took Indigenous rights seriously and supported any community, indigenous or not, who lives in deep and direct relationship to the land. [written by myself and @jadethemighty after a long and teary evening debrief. shared with love to anyone reading]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TaylorRees6-WOnOtj7158-150x150.jpg)
![Taylor Rees Instagram - This week the news was released that our Orca sis Tokitae (Sk'aliCh'elh-tenaut, her Lummi name) has been granted permission by her “owners” to go home to a sanctuary in the Salish Sea. This brings up a lot of feelings because while this is a long fought win, it’s a situation that should never had happened if we all honored our relationships to non-human kin, as the Lummi have - her direct human relatives. Thank you to those at the forefront of that fight (@oursacredsea) and we hope her journey home helps us all connect to the greater history of human violence and the future ahead of reparations. We know that road ahead is filled with lots of questions about how she gets home and what that process looks like. There’s also the hurdle, as with anything, of funding. Stay tuned as we are here to help those who are organizing. The big other news this week was that in a historic event of collaboration amongst 191 countries, a commitment to protect 33% of the biodiversity on Earth was made at COP15. Another win that has been long fought and championed by many, our dear @prospektmiraorg, and Indigenous and rural communities with deep relationship and sacred instructions to protect biodiversity. With both these scenarios, we feel a bit of relief for the more the human world, and at the same time we wonder about the other 66% - why not a commitment to try and protect all the biodiversity that’s on the brink of collapse? Is it simply that we’re too little too late in the greater trajectory? As most of us know, Indigenous Peoples protect 80% of the world’s remaining biodiversity. So , when it comes to this new UN commitment, we sure as hell better see a significant majority of investment go towards Indigenous Peoples as well as a commitment to Indigenous rights. Because, whether it’s our Orca sis or the destruction of old growth forest and other critical biodiversity regions, none of this would have happened if people took Indigenous rights seriously and supported any community, indigenous or not, who lives in deep and direct relationship to the land. [written by myself and @jadethemighty after a long and teary evening debrief. shared with love to anyone reading]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TaylorRees7-q4eOeY1779-150x150.jpg)
![Taylor Rees Instagram - This week the news was released that our Orca sis Tokitae (Sk'aliCh'elh-tenaut, her Lummi name) has been granted permission by her “owners” to go home to a sanctuary in the Salish Sea. This brings up a lot of feelings because while this is a long fought win, it’s a situation that should never had happened if we all honored our relationships to non-human kin, as the Lummi have - her direct human relatives. Thank you to those at the forefront of that fight (@oursacredsea) and we hope her journey home helps us all connect to the greater history of human violence and the future ahead of reparations. We know that road ahead is filled with lots of questions about how she gets home and what that process looks like. There’s also the hurdle, as with anything, of funding. Stay tuned as we are here to help those who are organizing. The big other news this week was that in a historic event of collaboration amongst 191 countries, a commitment to protect 33% of the biodiversity on Earth was made at COP15. Another win that has been long fought and championed by many, our dear @prospektmiraorg, and Indigenous and rural communities with deep relationship and sacred instructions to protect biodiversity. With both these scenarios, we feel a bit of relief for the more the human world, and at the same time we wonder about the other 66% - why not a commitment to try and protect all the biodiversity that’s on the brink of collapse? Is it simply that we’re too little too late in the greater trajectory? As most of us know, Indigenous Peoples protect 80% of the world’s remaining biodiversity. So , when it comes to this new UN commitment, we sure as hell better see a significant majority of investment go towards Indigenous Peoples as well as a commitment to Indigenous rights. Because, whether it’s our Orca sis or the destruction of old growth forest and other critical biodiversity regions, none of this would have happened if people took Indigenous rights seriously and supported any community, indigenous or not, who lives in deep and direct relationship to the land. [written by myself and @jadethemighty after a long and teary evening debrief. shared with love to anyone reading]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TaylorRees8-TqvDIb8280-150x150.jpg)
![Taylor Rees Instagram - This week the news was released that our Orca sis Tokitae (Sk'aliCh'elh-tenaut, her Lummi name) has been granted permission by her “owners” to go home to a sanctuary in the Salish Sea. This brings up a lot of feelings because while this is a long fought win, it’s a situation that should never had happened if we all honored our relationships to non-human kin, as the Lummi have - her direct human relatives. Thank you to those at the forefront of that fight (@oursacredsea) and we hope her journey home helps us all connect to the greater history of human violence and the future ahead of reparations. We know that road ahead is filled with lots of questions about how she gets home and what that process looks like. There’s also the hurdle, as with anything, of funding. Stay tuned as we are here to help those who are organizing. The big other news this week was that in a historic event of collaboration amongst 191 countries, a commitment to protect 33% of the biodiversity on Earth was made at COP15. Another win that has been long fought and championed by many, our dear @prospektmiraorg, and Indigenous and rural communities with deep relationship and sacred instructions to protect biodiversity. With both these scenarios, we feel a bit of relief for the more the human world, and at the same time we wonder about the other 66% - why not a commitment to try and protect all the biodiversity that’s on the brink of collapse? Is it simply that we’re too little too late in the greater trajectory? As most of us know, Indigenous Peoples protect 80% of the world’s remaining biodiversity. So , when it comes to this new UN commitment, we sure as hell better see a significant majority of investment go towards Indigenous Peoples as well as a commitment to Indigenous rights. Because, whether it’s our Orca sis or the destruction of old growth forest and other critical biodiversity regions, none of this would have happened if people took Indigenous rights seriously and supported any community, indigenous or not, who lives in deep and direct relationship to the land. [written by myself and @jadethemighty after a long and teary evening debrief. shared with love to anyone reading]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TaylorRees9-kPjW0N7884-150x150.jpg)
![Taylor Rees Instagram - These two, never not talking shop at the office water cooler. Also never not observing, shooting, droning, timelapsing, experimenting, failing, fixing, trying again. Couldn’t ask for a better team to create stories with 💙 @rudy.le @renan_ozturk @expedition.studios [shot on #sonyalpha #alpha1 for the @natgeo Explorer series, sailing the Northwest Passage #sonypartner #sonyartisan]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TaylorRees13-j21fSA4971-150x150.jpg)
![Taylor Rees Instagram - These two, never not talking shop at the office water cooler. Also never not observing, shooting, droning, timelapsing, experimenting, failing, fixing, trying again. Couldn’t ask for a better team to create stories with 💙 @rudy.le @renan_ozturk @expedition.studios [shot on #sonyalpha #alpha1 for the @natgeo Explorer series, sailing the Northwest Passage #sonypartner #sonyartisan]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TaylorRees14-APu3H0268-150x150.jpg)
![Taylor Rees Instagram - These two, never not talking shop at the office water cooler. Also never not observing, shooting, droning, timelapsing, experimenting, failing, fixing, trying again. Couldn’t ask for a better team to create stories with 💙 @rudy.le @renan_ozturk @expedition.studios [shot on #sonyalpha #alpha1 for the @natgeo Explorer series, sailing the Northwest Passage #sonypartner #sonyartisan]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TaylorRees15-8udCML8038-150x150.jpg)
