The opening night of Scope Screenings Season 3 in 2024 featured Converge Media’s Emmy-nominated documentary “Nooksack 306” at the Egyptian Theatre, alongside other independent voices in Seattle film. 

The name “Nooksack 306” is etched in sorrow and in strength, representing 300 relatives from the Nooksack Indian Reservation who were disenrolled and faced the threat of eviction and exile from their homelands. Their story is one of a fight for their rights, a struggle against the elimination of Indigenous persons citizenship often driven by the concentration of gaming wealth and power. The significance is the enduring spirit captured in a short documentary, a painful, important light cast upon injustice to inspire advocacy for a more equitable future.

The audience included many Nooksack members who traveled from near the Canadian border, close to Bellingham, to see their story on screen. Ultimately, the documentary built representation for the painful stories of the Nooksack tribe members, and firmly states that no one should hold the power over anyone to determine anybody's belonging. 

The final Scope Screenings of 2025 is happening on Dec. 30 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at LANGSTON, 104 17th Ave S, Seattle. Get your tickets at lexscopefilms.com/scopescreenings.