hitoláayca (Going Upriver)
As Devin Reuben trains to become the first certified Nez Perce whitewater guide of his generation, he fights to reclaim a river culture nearly erased by colonization.
Devin Reuben is training to be the first certified nimiipuu whitewater guide of his generation. The nimiipuu (Nez Perce) have a long history of river travel– in fact, they introduced the practice to settlers– but centuries of displacement and disconnection means Tribal members are now largely absent from their ancestral rivers. Devin says, “it’s one big step for us: not just me, all of us. We’re slowly bringing our culture back.”
