Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin Films to share People & Wolves movie clips during Wolf Awareness Week!
It’s that time of year with frost on the pumpkin, warm days, cool nights, and bright Autumn colors; we celebrate our wild Gray wolf, Canis lupus, here in Wisconsin. Wisconsin has an estimated 1,000 Gray wolves throughout the northern and central forests. During Wisconsin’s Wolf Awareness Week, we will feature clips of cast members’ interviews from the People & Wolves Movie on our social media sites:
For this Wisconsin Wolf Awareness Week, I want the world to know that Wisconsin has wild Gray wolves! Wolves have been living here for centuries alongside the Anishinaabe people. People & Wolves Movie: A Story of Coexistence, a documentary, is a bold statement with a powerful message. It is educational, insightful, and deeply poignant, shedding light on the cultural and spiritual impacts of wolf hunting on an Indigenous community.
Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin Film’s Wolf Awareness Week’s Activities
During Wisconsin’s Wolf Awareness Week, we will feature clips of cast members’ interviews from the People & Wolves Movie on our social media sites:
People & Wolves: A Story of Coexistence Movie Clips
Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace.
When Jane Goodall entered the forest of Gombe, the world knew very little about chimpanzees and even less about their unique genetic kinship to humans. She took an unorthodox approach in her field research, immersing herself in their habitat and their lives to experience their complex society as a neighbor rather than a distant observer and coming to understand them not only as a species but also as individuals with emotions and long-term bonds. Dr. Jane Goodall’s discovery in 1960 that chimpanzees make and use tools is considered one of the greatest achievements of twentieth-century scholarship. Her field research at Gombe transformed our understanding of chimpanzees and redefined the relationship between humans and animals in ways that continue to emanate around the world.
Monday Clips: Michael Waasegiizhig Price
Michael Waasegiizhig Price is the Traditional Ecological Knowledge Specialist at the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission in Odanah, WI. He is Anishinaabe, an enrolled member of Wikwemikong First Nations, Canada. His role as a TEK Specialist involves integrating the Anishinaabe language, cultural perspectives, and ceremonies into research methods and resource management to make science more culturally relevant. Michael received his Master of Science in Forestry from the University of Montana and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Benedictine College in Atchison, KS. He also received his Certificate of Ojibwe Language Instruction from Bemidji State University.
Tuesday Clips: Edith Leoso
Edith Leoso is a Bad River Tribal member, retired from working as the Bad River Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO) for the past 18 years. She is a discussant and presenter on a local, regional, national, and international level on a variety of issues related to Bad River Tribal History, inherent practices (culture), Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), Tribal perspectives of climate change, Tribal Historic Preservation, historical trauma, and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). She is also a published co-author of Waking from Paralysis: Revitalizing Conceptions of Climate Knowledge and Justice for More Effective Climate Action; Marion Suiseeya KR, O’Connell MG, Leoso E, et al. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 2022; 700(1):166-182. Also, in the process of being published as co-author for Ganawendan Ginibiminaan: Mobilizing with the Bad River Ojibwe Community for Watersheds-At-Risk; Conaway D, Leoso E. Ecology and Society; 2023.
Wednesday Clips: Marvin DeFoe
Marvin DeFoe is a contributing author of the Ma’iingan Relationship Plan and a member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. He is an educator, teacher, birch bark canoe builder, and Red Cliff elder. He grew up in the Red Cliff community and is part of the Sturgeon clan. He is named Shingway Banase in Anishinaabe and is passionate about maintaining and revitalizing the Ojibwe language. Marvin is the past Vice Chair of the tribal council and has been the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for four years.
Thursday Clips: Peter David
Peter David is a retired wildlife biologist with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, where he assists GLIFWC’s member tribes in implementing their off-reservation, treaty-reserved rights. He received his education (bachelor’s and master’s in Wildlife Ecology) from UW-Madison and from the tribal elders and members for whom he has worked for the last 35 years. At the Commission, he has had the opportunity to steward resources as varied as wild rice and wolves.
Friday Cips: Patrick Durkin
Patrick Durkin of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, is an award-winning outdoor writer, newspaper columnist, and general outdoors reporter. He has been MeatEater’s wildlife research contributor since June 2018 and frequently writes for national archery and hunting magazines. Durkin also provides editing services for books and magazines and was a contributing editor/writer for the Archery Trade Association from September 2001 through January 2021.
Sierra Club of Wisconsin Wolf Awareness Week Activities
We are happy to announce that the Sierra Club of Wisconsin will screen the movie People & Wolves for its members on November 18th at 7:00 p.m., followed by a Q&A panel with the producers and cast!
The Sierra Club of Wisconsin, During Wisconsin Wolf Awareness Week Thursday, Oct. 24, “Theatre Preview Thursday” Take a sneak peek at the film People & Wolves, which brings attention to the 2021 Wisconsin state wolf hunt. It also uplifts the Ojibwe perspective and desire for coexistence. Be sure to register for our virtual film screening, followed by a Q&A with the cast, planned for Monday, Nov. 18th at 7 p.m. CT.
People & Wolves Official Trailer
The Wisconsin Sierra Club will present another film produced by WODCWF, More than a Wolf. A Short Film: Wolf 813 on Monday, Oct. 21 “Ma’iingan Monday”
Ron Nordin, Jr. and Wolf 813’s Pup
A Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin film (WODCWF), More than a Wolf. A Short Film: Wolf 813 is a short documentary that delves into the heartbreaking tragedy of a wild wolf’s death in Wisconsin, shedding light on a devastating event that strikes against the belief systems of many. With contributions from Ron Nordin Jr, Misty Nordin, and Genevieve Adamski of the Red Cliff Ojibwe Tribe, the film paints a poignant picture of loss and cultural conflict. This tale is touching and upsetting and serves as a powerful call to action, raising awareness about the cruelty of wildlife hunting. The documentary highlights the inherent value of these majestic creatures and the urgent need for conservation efforts. Ultimately, the loss of this beautiful animal serves as a poignant reminder of the delicate balance between humans and nature, leaving a lasting impact on those who witness its story. Tilseth’s film honored the memory of the fallen Wolf 813.
Click here to join Sierra Club Wisconsin’s discussion and screening of WODCWS’s short film More than a Wolf: Wolf 813; click here to register: Monday, Oct. 21 “Ma’iingan Monday”
Wolves of Douglas Wisconsin Films; Our Story
In 2000, I began learning about wolves as a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources volunteer tracker and learned much about gray wolf lives. In 2012, as the first wolf hunts began in Wisconsin, I created this site to raise awareness of the plight of gray wolves in that state. Since then, Wolves of Douglas County, Wisconsin, has reached worldwide audiences, held film screenings, produced two films film, written Op-Eds, published feature stories, and is now working on creating a podcast.
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