Title: We are Still Here

Genre: Documentary

Language: English

Running Time: 57 minutes

Rights Available: All Rights, worldwide

Director: Leigh Podgorski

Synopsis: We Are Still Here documents the tenacious struggle of elder Dr. Katherine Siva Saubel and her efforts to preserve the culture, history, and traditions of the Cahuilla people. Presented through in-depth interviews with Dr. Saubel and her brother, traditional Cahuilla Bird Singer, Alvino Siva, the film also portrays the powerful Creation Mythology of the Cahuilla performed by a stellar all Native American cast.

Footage also includes Cahuilla festivals and traditional artists basket weaver Donna Largo, potter David Largo, and the bird songs of Alvino and Paul Siva.

Dr. Saubel also introduces the viewer to the ethno botany of the Cahuilla people.

The culture and history of the Cahuilla people is kept alive through the personages of Katherine Siva Saubel and her brothers, Alvino and Paul Siva. The Cahuilla people have lived in the tradition of their ancestors, and are teachers of their language and the songs that maintain their culture.

Dr. Katherine Siva Saubel is acknowledged nationally and internationally as one of California’s most respected Native American leaders. Dr. Saubel has received a PhD in Philosophy from Los Sierra University, Riverside, California.

This project is made possible, in part, by a grant from the California Council for the Humanities as part of the Council’s statewide California Stories Initiative. The Council is an independent non-profit organization and a state affiliate of the National Endowment for. For more information on the Council and the California Stories Initiative, visit www.californiastories.org.