People arrive as strangers and leave as part of something. Not because anyone told them what to think. But because they finally had the space to think it together.
We’re at a pivotal juncture, a time of transformation.
ABOUT THE SERIES
Indigenous knowledge. Living solutions.
Rematriated Voices is a documentary series on PBS exploring Haudenosaunee values — the Indigenous knowledge, philosophy, and ways of being that have shaped this land for thousands of years.
These aren’t historical stories. They’re solutions. To the problems we’re all living with right now.
Watch together. Discuss together. Leave with something you couldn’t get from watching alone.
THE EPISODES
Five conversations. One living framework.
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Eve Meets Sky Woman
Mohawk Bear Clan Mother Louise “Mommabear” McDonald Herne and historian and activist Sally Roesch Wagner contrast colonial and Indigenous Creation stories, challenging listeners to rethink power, creation, and the role of women in foundational narratives.
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Hidden Roots of Democracy
Traditional Haudenosaunee titleholders, Brennen Ferguson, Sandra Fox, Louise “Mommabear” McDonald Herne, and Spencer Lyons trace the origins and workings of Haudenosaunee governance that helped shape American democracy. These traditional leaders also highlight fundamental Haudenosaunee principles that were left out of the U.S. Constitution.
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First Environment
Mohawk midwife Katsi Cook and Potawatami botanist and author Robin Wall Kimmerer center Indigenous ecological knowledge and our original relationship with the Earth as sacred.
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Matrilineal Men
Brennen Ferguson, Neal Powless, and Spencer Lyons, highlight Haudenosaunee men who uphold matrilineal values, demonstrating the strength of relational masculinity rooted in responsibility, care, and balance.
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Mother Law & Doctrine of Discovery
Louise McDonald Herne, Sarah Bradley, Brittany Koteles, and Beverly Jacobs, explore how Haudenosaunee women continue to uphold and practice "Mother Law" in resistance to colonial systems like the Doctrine of Discovery, centering sovereignty, land, and gendered justice.
HOST A SCREENING
Bring this conversation
to your community
You bring the space and the people. We bring everything else — the film, the discussion guide, the facilitation support, the materials.
It can be your living room and twelve people you trust. It can be your library, your congregation, your classroom. If you have a space and people ready for a real conversation, you have everything you need.
Tell us about your organization and when you’d like to host. We’ll be in touch within 48 hours.
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FEATURED GUESTS
The knowledge keepers, matriarchs, and leaders
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Michelle Schenandoah
Founder of Rematriation & host of Rematriated Voices
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Mohawk Bear Clan Mother "Mommabear"
Louise McDonald Herne
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Chief Spencer Lyons
of Onondaga
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Chief Brennen Ferguson
of Tuscarora
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Robin Wall Kimmerer
New York Times best-selling author
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Beverly Jacobs
Mohawk attorney and educator
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Katsi Cook
Celebrated Mohawk midwife and activist
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Sally Roesch Wagner
Author and historian
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Sandra Fox
Akwesasne Mohawk Faithkeeper
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Sarah Bradley
of Land Justice Futures
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Brittany Koteles
of Land Justice Futures
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Neal Powless
Syracuse University Ombuds of Onondaga
ABOUT THE HOST
Michelle Schenandoah
[Michelle's words in her own voice — to be written by the team.]
Michelle Schenandoah is Oneida, Wolf Clan, from the Haudenosaunee Confederacy — one of the oldest living democracies in the world, here on this land long before the United States existed. She is the creator of Rematriated Voices and the founder of Rematriation.
WHO THIS IS FOR
This is a conversation you want to be part of
You want to know
what's actually true
You’ve sensed that there are perspectives missing from the mainstream conversation. Rematriated Voices gives voice to knowledge that has been here all along.
You believe democracy
can be more than it is
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy is one of the oldest democracies on earth. These episodes explore what governance looks like when it's rooted in responsibility, not just rights.
You're ready
to live differently
These aren't abstract ideas. They're practical frameworks for how to be in relationship with the land, with each other, and with what we leave behind.
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