Older Than The Crown
OLDER THAN THE CROWN : JANUARY 2020 ELECTRONIC PRESS KIT
SYNOPSIS
Older Than The Crown follows the trial of Sinixt tribal member Rick Desautel who in 2010 was charged with hunting as a non resident and without a proper permit in Canada. Rick harvested an elk on the ancestral land of the Sinixt people in Vallican British Columbia Canada. To the Sinixt, hunting on ancestral land is an aboriginal right gifted to them by Creator. A right that has legally been denied to the Sinixt people since 1956 when the Canadian government unjustly declared them extinct in Canada, despite the nearly 3,000 members existing on the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington State. Now with the Desautel Hunting Case, the Sinixt people have a chance to not only bring light to their unjust extinction by the Canadian government, but also abolish the declaration completely.
LOG LINE
“After the deliberate separation and an unjust declaration of extinction, the Sinixt people return to their ancestral land in Canada to continue practicing and protecting their aboriginal rights.”
OLDER THAN THE CROWN World Premiere at the Garland Theater
The world premiere of “Older Than the Crown” is on February 8th 2020 at 7 PM at the Garland Theater in Spokane, Washington State. Canadian dates to follow. Advance tickets will be available through www.eventbrite.com for $5.00 which will include a free “Older Than The Crown” Poster or at the door. All ticket sale proceeds will go towards “The Journey To Ottawa” a fundraiser to assist tribal members, youth, and elders to attend the Supreme Court hearing later this year. Panel discussion to follow featuring: Rick and Linda Desautel Ceremonial Hunters, Mark Underhill Lead Attorney, Rodney Cawston Chairman of the Colville Confederated Tribes and the film’s director Derrick LaMere.
OLDER THAN THE CROWN: DOCUMENTARY, 30 MINS
DIRECTED BY Derrick LaMere
PRODUCED BY Derrick LaMere / Shelly Boyd / Meghan Francis
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS The Confederated Tribes of The Colville Reservation
a War Pony Pictures Production
COPYRIGHT THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE RESERVATION
Rick Desautel
Rick Desautel is a Sinixt Tribal Member and Ceremonial Hunter. Rick is the subject of the hunting case that brought the Sinixt people’s extinction to the Canadian Supreme Court. In 2010, Rick and his wife Linda Desautel harvested an Elk within Sinixt traditional territory near Vallican British Columbia. Rick was cited in British Columbia for hunting as a non-resident and hunting without a proper license. The legal proceedings that followed lead to abolishment of the Sinixt’s declaration of extinction brought forth by the Canadian government in 1956.
Contact Info:
509-690-6336
Derrick J. LaMere - Director
Derrick LaMere is a Native American Filmmaker (Rocky Boy, Little Shell, Sinixt, Entiat, Wenatchi) from Spokane Washington. He is an award winning documentary filmmaker who's recent films have been an official selection to more than 35 film festivals internationally.
Recent Work
Older Than The Crown (2022) 60 mins
Director, Executive Producer, Editor
Older Than The Crown (2020) 30 mins
Director / Producer
Documentary, 30 Mins
Director, Producer
United By Water (2017) : Director / Producer
Documentary, 52 Mins
Makwa Jiimaan (2016) : Director / Producer
Documentary 60 Mins
Blackkiss: Live at The Viper Room (2015) : Director / Producer
Live Music Documentary, 36 Mins
The 7th Wave (2014) : Producer, Editor
Documentary, 50 Mins
Contact Info:
warponypictures@gmail.com
503-313-4509
Shelly Boyd - Producer
Shelly Boyd is a member of the Sn̓ ʕay̓ ckstx (Sinixt/Arrow Lakes) band of the Colville tribe. Shelly is the Arrow Lakes Cultural Facilitator for the Colville Tribes and her work revolves around the recently reversed declaration of extinction of Sn̓ʕay̓ckstx people in Canada. Shelly grew up on the Colville Reservation with her six siblings, mother, Grandmother, Grandfather and Great Grandmother. She holds a Bachelors degree from Eastern Washington University and a Masters in Education from Gonzaga University.
Contact Info:
shelly.boyd.ora@colvilletribes.com
509-978-9220
Meghan Francis - Producer
Meghan Francis is a Colville Tribal member from Nespelem Washington. and represents the San Poil, Palus, Wenatchi, Moses-Columbia, and Entiat bands and . Meghan played a large part of the project management as co-producer and former Public Affairs Officer for the Colville Business Council. Meghan graduated from Gonzaga University with her Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and minored in Philosophy and was a Gates Millennium Scholar. She is a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) since 2015.
The Confederated Tribes of The Colville Reservation
The traditional territories of the Colville Tribes extends across eastern Washington and into portions of British Columbia, Oregon and Idaho. This expanse covered approximately 39 million acres as the homeland of the Lakes, Colville, Okanogan, Moses-Columbia, Wenatchi, Entiat, Chelan, Methow, Nespelem, Sanpoil, Chief Joseph Band of Nez Perce and Palus Indians.
About the Sinixt / Arrow Lakes Tribe:
The sńʕaýckstx (Lakes) territory centered around the upper Columbia River, possibly reaching as far north as the "Big Bend" of the Columbia, north of Revelstoke, British Columbia. The sńʕaýckstx territory also extended east to Trout Lake and the western edge of Kootenay Lake. The southern limit of the sńʕaýckstx land is found near Northport, though many also fished at Kettle Falls. After the creation of the Unites States- Canadian border, most of the sńʕaýckstx members were pushed south along the Columbia and Kettle Rivers all the way to Kettle Falls. By 1960 many Lakes people lived in the Kelly Hill and Northport area. However, this changed, when the North Half was returned to public domain, forcing the sńʕaýckstx people in this area to move even further south to Inchelium. There are over 3500 sńʕaýckstx people registered through the Colville Tribe, although the Canadian government refuses to officially recognize them as a band.