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Anthropology

Qatŝ’ay: Bringing our spirits back home

February 11, 2026

After eight months on view at the Museum of Vancouver (MOV), Tŝilhqot’in National Government has now released their film Qatŝ’ay: Bringing our spirits back home to the public.
 
Directed by Trevor Mack and Jeremy Williams, the film follows a Tŝilhqot’in delegation to the MOV for the historical repatriation of more than 60 ancestral belongings, including 29 qatŝ’ay—decorative coiled root baskets—an iconic Tŝilhqot’in art form.
 
The film is the centrepiece of a collaborative exhibition, Nexwenen Nataghelʔilh, with the MOV, on view from June 2025 to June 2026. After its tenure at the MOV, the exhibition will begin traveling to other locations throughout BC.
 
Qatŝ’ay was nominated for the Short Documentary Award at the DOXA Film Festival in Vancouver in 2025, and was also screened at the Red Nation Film Festival in Los Angeles and the NatiVisions Film Festival in Arizona.
 
Our MA alum, Shane Doddridge, is the Cultural Heritage Coordinator for the Tŝilhqot’in National Government and can be seen in the film.