We Are the River: How the Mississippi Shaped Minnesota (2026)

Rising from Lake Itasca, the Mississippi River journeys through Minnesota’s prairies, valleys, and cities—an ever-present force so familiar it is often overlooked. To the Dakota, the river is a sacred relative and a source of life; to settlers, it was the key to prosperity. Through the stories of Native stewards, industrialists, immigrant families, and wildlife guardians, this film explores what their experiences reveal about the river’s future.