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In BRING THEM HOME, members of the Blackfoot tribe lead a decades long effort to restore wild buffalo and heal their culture and land in the process. This award-winning film is part of Well Beings CHI, which features diverse stories, perspectives, and conversations showing how Culture, Heritage and Identity (CHI) are core to well-being. Now streaming on PBS.

Bring Them Home

BRING THEM HOME tells the story of a determined group of Blackfoot people striving to re-establish the first wild buffalo herd on ancestral lands since the species near extinction a century ago. The film captures the decades-long efforts to restore buffalo along with the land, re-enliven traditional culture and bring much needed healing to the Blackfeet community. Narrated and executive produced by Oscar nominee and Blackfeet / Nez Perce actor, Lily Gladstone, the film has screened at over 40 film festivals; earning multiple awards and playing as an audience favorite. 

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Bring Them Home was made possible in part by the Big Sky Film Grant.

Film Credits

OPENING CREDITS (in the order to be presented)
Presented by Thunderheart Films
Music by Roger Suen
Sound Design by Bob Edwards, Andrew Pals, Chris Manning
Directors of Photography Zane Clampett, Kier Atherton and Daniel Glick
Edited By Daniel Glick
Written by Ivan MacDonald and Daniel Glick
Consulting Producer Ervin Carlson
Associate Producer Tyson Running Wolf
Co-Executive Producer Tracy Rector
Executive Producer Lily Gladstone
Produced by Sarah Clarke, Daniel Glick, Ivan MacDonald, Melissa Grumhaus
Narrated by Lily Gladstone
Directed by Ivan MacDonald, Ivy MacDonald and Daniel Glick

END CREDITS (in the order to be presented)
Featuring
Ervin Carlson, Sheldon Carlson, Paulette Fox, Willow Kipp, Leroy Little Bear
Everett Armstrong, Keith Aune, Dan Barcus, Leonard Bastien, Bob Burns, Buzz Cobell, Adrian Costel, Mouse Hall, GG Kipp, Mark Magee, Theda Newbreast, Chazz Racine, Dave Roemer, Lyle Rutherford, Latrice Tatsey, Terry Tatsey, Steve Tatsey, Tyson Running Wolf, June Wellman, Robert Wellman

Original Production Funding Provided By
The Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, Montana Department of Commerce, Brad Feld & Amy Batchelor, Mary Caulkins, The Four Points Family Foundation
The Redford Center, Nia Tero Foundation, Greater Montana Foundation, The Kendeda Fund, Wildlife Protection Solutions, Pamela Tanner Boll, Knutson Family Foundation, Amy and Steve Carpenter, The Lagralane Group, LLC, The Jim and Chris Scott Family, Gemini Foundation
Marina Warren Nash, PD Jackson Family Foundation, Richard & Charlotte Jorgensen, Turner Foundation Inc., Sandy and Victoria Keziah, Alex McIntosh & Jorge Becerril

Additional Cinematography
Ivy MacDonald, Robert Hunter, Visionhawk Films, Ben Goertzen, Eli Harris, Morgan Delaney, Jessica Jane Hart, James Williams, Logan Kern, Drew Xanthopoulos, Colter Olmstead, Aron Munson, Whitney Snow

PRODUCTION
Sound Recordists Andrew Pals, Ariel Cooper, Colter Olmstead, Lucia Ortega Toledo
Production Assistants Whitney Snow, Lucia Ortega Toledo, Esai Baca
Production Accountants Rebecca Murray, Elizabeth Reeve, Julie Webb
Dancer Treffrey Deerfoot
Painted Buffalo Calf Lodge Furnished By Wood’s Homes – Calgary
Lodge Construction Shawn Heavyrunner Jr., Darrell Hall, Micky Fish-horn, Bill Kennedy, Ed Kennedy, Tyson Running Wolf, Treffrey Deerfoot, John Gilham, Preston Spotted Eagle
Side-by-Sides Provided by Keith Heavyrunner, Wildlife Protection Solutions
Camera Side-by-Side Driver William Gladstone, Terraine Edmo

POST PRODUCTION
Assistant Editor Zane Clampett
Story Editing Sarah Clarke, Lucia Ortega Toledo, Adreanna Rodriguez
Animation by Alexey Terehoff, Alex Kovalenko
Archives Research Lailani Upham, Liz Fox, Dee Garceau
Post Production Managers Candice Dalsing, Rachel Pauli, Rebekka Schlichting
Legal Support Furnished By George Rush, Gary K. Heald, Jr.
Titles by Kristina Filler, Aili Wang Huddleston, Sadie Red Wing
Original Art by Jesse DesRosier
Colorist & Finishing Editor Scott Sterling
Assistant Dialogue Editor and Sound Designer Andrew Pals
ADR Mixers George Stanford, Paul Miller, Tyson Kreiter
Additional Music “How I Feel” by The Halluci Nation (ft. Leonard Sumner, Shad & Northern Voice)
“Amazing Buffalo” by Roger Gabalda
“Prayer Song (Blackfeet and Cheyenne)” / Arranged for Choir by Adrien Wagner (ft. Stanford Talisman) / Based on “Blackfeet Prayer” by Joanne Storm Taylor & “Cheyenne Plains Melody” by Harvey Whiteshield
“Bring Them Home” / Music produced by Shadow Devereaux (Foreshadow) / Lyrics and Vocals by Foreshadow and Dustin Walters / String Arrangement and Additional Production by Roger Suen

Post-Production Sound Services By
Skywalker Sound, A Lucasfilm Ltd. Company, Marin County California
Supervising Sound Editor / Re-Recording Mixer Bob Edwards
Sound Effects Editor Christopher Manning
Assistant Re-Recording Mixers Dorothy Hyunjung Lee, Kristina Morss
Digital Editorial Support Scott Theakston
IT Engineer Ron Roumas
Post-Production Sound Accountant Jessica Engel
Client Services Eva Porter
Senior Manager, Studio Capacity Carrie Perry
Head of Production Finance & Planning Mike Peters
Head of Engineering Steve Morris
Head of Production Jon Null
General Manager Josh Lowden

ARCHIVAL
Autry Museum of the American West & The Blackfeet Tribal Historic Preservation Office, Beatle Black Plume, Blackfeet Community College, Library of Congress, National Archives at Denver, Patty Fenner, Paulette Fox, Chris Hsuing, The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library at University of Montana, Lauren Monroe, Jr, Glenbow Museum, Marcia Pablo, Wildlife Conservation Society, Visionhawk, Jay Young Running Crane

FOR WETA
Executive Producers for WETA Derek Roberto, Jim Corbley
EVP and General Manager for WETA Michael Rancilio
Production Manager for WETA Rachael Stein
Project Controller for WETA Sarah Wallace
National Strategic Engagement for WETA Dani Cook, Amy Labenski, Khanh Phan
National Digital for WETA Alita McCalmon, Cori Kipps, Wes Kilgore

Creative Studio for WETA
Creative Director Dylan Wilbur
Design Director Minhee Kim
Producer Skye Beitler
Graphic Designer Vivian Rodriguez
President and CEO of WETA Sharon Percy Rockefeller

FOR PBS
Associate Director, Programming and Development Serena Aubrey
Assistant Director, Programming David Catania

Special Thanks to the Following Members of the Blackfoot Confederacy Cindy Barcus, Diana Burd, Sr., Charlene Burns, Betty Cooper, Dylan DesRosier, Jesse DesRosier, Jack Gladstone, Mariah Gladstone, William Gladstone, Larry Ground, Rick Ground, Alia Heavyrunner, Charles Kennedy, Cheri Kicking Woman, Melinda Kipp, John Murray, Stephanie Lee Little Mustache, Matt Paul, Kolton Running Crane, Ryan Running Crane, Joseph Rutherford, Lydia Spotted Eagle, Latonna Spotted Eagle, Mike Tatsey, Leona Tracy, Dustin Walter, Peter Weasel Moccasin, Marvin Weatherwax, Jr., Marvin Weatherwax, Sr., Jay Young Running Crane

Special Thanks
Chamois Anderson,John Ansotegui, Sidney Armstrong, Jennings Barmore, Eric Bendick, Xander Berkeley, Joe Berlinger, Mark Burget, Jane Califf, Natalie Cash, Molly Conners, Kendall Flint, Gemini Foundation, Ted Glick, Colleen and Lindy Jones, Jill Kaplan, Kyle Langley, Todd Lehman, Brendan MacDonald, Mike Mease, Jeff Morey, Cristina Mormorunni, Jeff Orlowski-Yang, Sasha Passero, Chris and Joel Perkins-Cook, Derek Roberto, Kate Sako, Deny Steggs, Kelly Stoner, Tom Swartwout, Laura Wagner, Pete Webster, Allison Whitmer, The Blackfeet Nation, The Blackfeet Buffalo Program, Iinnii Initiative, Kainai Nation, Helen Augare Carlson, Rachel Gregg, Paula DuPré Pesmen

“Niitootsipyoo iiniiksi oomii ih’kyaapooh’ss”

“We brought the buffalo home”

In Memorium
Truman “Mouse” Hall
1940 – 2025

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