Living deep in the Canadian wilderness, the Lac La Croix band of Ojibway have fought to maintain their tradition of living in harmony with the land. This program looks at their dispute with U.S. game wardens who have denied them the right to guide fish...
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The spirit of a favorite holiday's underlying message - love and joy - is enhanced by the unique presentation featuring Northern European, African-American, Hispanic, Native American, and Asian youngsters explaining family and ethnic customs...
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This short documentary features a Wintu medicine woman, a Karuk spiritual leader (fatavena) and a Tolowa headman.
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The beliefs of most Native American societies were deeply rooted in a strong land ethic, which stressed the importance of all living things and the planet they live on. To these first Americans, all things in the natural world including man are sacred ...
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Sculptor Allan Houser won international recognition for his depiction of the stoic, powerful figures of his Chiricahua Apache and Navajo families in wood, stone, and metal. This program follows Houser also acclaimed for his murals and paintings...
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Personal demons have landed Elijah Brooks squarely on a city bench. He's one of those tortured souls that every city spawns, a drunken vagrant whose turbulent past helped create his tormented present. In segmented flashbacks, a young Elijah's already...
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On August 29 Hurricane Katrina swept ashore on the Louisiana coast. Among those communities devastated by her impact were the smaller Houma Indian settlements in lower Plaquemines, lower St. Bernard, and lower Jefferson parishes.
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Steve Jones investigates what constitutes Native American blood, then follows three individuals as they use DNA matching of a female gene to attempt to confirm a genetic link between themselves and their Pequot ancestors.
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Suffering from hunger, extreme cold, sickness, alcoholism and poverty, Qu bec's Inuit had become the victims of a government policy supposedly designed to return them to their native state.
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Charles Loloma was one of the first Native American jewelers to use gold instead of silver and diamonds and other precious gems in addition to turquoise, coral, and shell. His innovative designs, so sculptural in quality, were internationally acclaimed.
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Alwyn Morris, a Mohawk from Kahnawake , Quebec, won the Gold Medal in kayaking at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles . On the podium, Alwyn held an eagle feather high to honor a promise he had made to his grandfather, that one day he would be an Olympic...
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Fred Sasakamoose took up hockey at the Duck Lake Indian school where his playing was first noticed in 1948 when Joe Primeau who was scouting for the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 1953, Fred was offered a contract with the Chicago Black Hawks and played his...
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Roger Adolph got into a fight playing basketball at the Kamloops Indian Residential School . If you want to fight, he was told, get in the ring. Roger did, but the coach told him that he didn t quite have what it takes. Those words empowered him...
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Tracing the birth of lacrosse back to his ancestors from Six Nations, Ross Powless was encouraged to play fair and enjoy the game. He was a great talent built on hard work and determination. During his illustrious career, he received just about every...
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Voted the number 1 Canadian of the twentieth century by Maclean's Magazine, Tom Longboat is one of the most celebrated athletes in Canadian history and a member of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.
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Waneek Horn-Miller, a Mohawk from Kahnawake , Quebec , was just fourteen when she stood strong with her Nation in what came to be known as 0ka. During the crisis, she was struck to the ground by a soldiers bayonet. Water Polo became her focus...
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Chiefs and Champions takes an intimate look at aboriginal athletes from Canada and other parts of North America, who, besides being world class performers in their chosen sport, have become so much more.
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The story of Gloria Morgan, a Shuswap First Nations woman, and her search for justice. Her struggle for survival, dignity and justice in a country trying to recover from its colonial history is compelling, tragic yet hopeful and optimistic
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Abuse, neglect, poverty, crime, racism all issues many Canadian First Nations and M tis youth face each day. Circle of Voices is a pilot theater project that attempts to look at one of the causes of these issues - the residential school experience.
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Circles is an inside look at the phenomenon of sentence circles-an alternative approach to criminal justice. By bringing together the perpetrator of a crime, his or her victims, peers and elders, sentencing circles focus on finding ways to heal...
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George Amiotte is an Oglala Lakota ,Sioux, who carries the sacred blanket of his nation for the Sundance Society. In this film, he portrays Coyote, the mystical magical Messenger from the Great Mystery.
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The new millennium is upon us and according to the Native Peoples, with it comes an opportunity for a New Time of Spiritual Awakening. Coyote speaks of these opportunities. Enlightening, Personal and Informative!
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For the nearly two million Native Americans, representing 500 Indian nations, life in the U.S. today is a frustrating struggle to retain their ancient ways while functioning in the modern world, to carve out an identity in an overwhelmingly non-Indian...
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Discover popular music trends of the past and present through these enjoyable and informative programs that trace musical traditions around the world. Viewers will learn how music has influenced our cultures, traditions, and everyday life.
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In 1629, in the desert territory that would eventually become the Western United States, a Native American Indian, Saginaw Grant, has a prophetic dream. Shot in Brilliant 35mm Theater Film
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Equinox features magnificent vioeography of Mexico's showcase arqueological zone of Chichen Itza, as well as four other Mayan centers- Tikal, Tulum, Palenque and Tikal. Equinox gives significant attention to the spiritual beliefs of the Maya as well as...
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Join the Sami Theatre of the Little Sun in an extraordinary performance celebrating 1000 years of Sami history. Fantastic music, short dialogues, unique chanting and weird and wonderful masks create a stunning theatrical performance.
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This one hour documentary follows the journey of Cree filmmaker Paul M. Rickard as he searches for his own language roots and discovers the tireless efforts of many individuals who are promoting, reviving and preserving the use of Aboriginal languages...
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Shamans and elders from Asia, Africa, the Americas and Australia meet to talk and share rituals at a Buddhist monastery in the French Alps. The sacred fire lit, they share their rituals, prophecies, stories of oppression and hopes for the future.
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In close-knit communities, where officers may find themselves forced to arrest neighbors and relatives, police work is particularly difficult. That difficulty is compounded for police working among First Nations people dealing with...
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