This short film, “They Call Me Water,” focuses on the belief that water is living, a belief that many indigenous peoples hold. Brooke’s film helps personify water to give water human characteristics as water knows how you treat it. Being that water plays an integral role in many indigenous cultures, this film aims to bring this perspective to a broader audience in order to help elevate the knowledge of indigenous beliefs in hopes of creating an understanding of water as a living entity – a thought/belief synonymous with the concept of personhood.

Brooke Laughter is from Shonto, Arizona located on the Navajo Nation. She is a senior majoring in environmental science with a minor in criminology & justice studies, and is pursuing a GIS certificate, as well.