In OPB’s ‘Guardian of the Land,’ Indigenous perspectives reshape Bigfoot’s image and share the long-revered protector spirit

In OPB’s ‘Guardian of the Land,’ Indigenous perspectives reshape Bigfoot’s image and share the long-revered protector spirit

Oct. 6, 2025 — Discover Bigfoot through the eyes of Indigenous peoples of the Nch’i-Wána, or Columbia River, in “Guardian of the Land,” a new Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) production premiering Sunday, Oct. 12, at the Bend Film Festival. Additional public screenings of the short film, including at the Santa Fe International Film Festival and in Portland, are planned for later this fall. Since long before Bigfoot, also known as “Sasquatch,” be…