Kaa-Ha-Yut-Le is a video portrait that expands on an ongoing body of work initiated in Jamaica that explores identity and cultural memory. In the Everglades my gaze shifted to focus on the natural environment. Equiped with my camera and field recorder I built a personal sense of intimacy with my surroundings through the process of slowly and carefully documenting the plants, animals and landscape. Towards the end of my AIRIE residency I had the privilege of spending time with Daniel Tommie (Bird Clan and member of the Seminole Tribe of Florida). Invited into his studio, a Cypress Dome in Big Cypress, Daniel shared stories, memories, and personal experiences which ground and connect him to his land and ancestry. This video is a product of my time in the Everglades and is as much a portrait of a person as it is a place.