With a poem by Dr. Leanne Simpson, Anishinaabe scholar and storyteller, at its foundation, this article discusses the impact on Métis filmmaker Cara Mumford of creating a short film based on the poem, while exploring connections between women, language, and land within Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg territory. The author's epiphany about the relationship between feminism and the land began with personal connections to specific sites and general observations of Canada through an Indigenous lens, before focusing on being sovereign on our home territories. The general includes connecting the violence of extractive industries on the earth, their first mother, with missing and murdered Indigenous women. Collaborating with Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg, knowledge keeper, doctor of environmental science, activist, and storyteller, Dr. Leanne Simpson helped the author to synthesize their thoughts about the importance of the land.