A half-hour drama depicting a young native man caught between the fast-paced world of the city streets, and his culture and family. Returning home to a rural Indian reserve after some time in prison and on the streets, Mike is persuaded by his wife to...
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One hundred years ago, the Fraser River gold rush opened the door for thousands of Euro-Americans seeking their fortune. For the Indigenous people of British Columbia, this overnight stampede triggered the ebb of the Native way of life...
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A Native American woman answers student's questions about Christopher Columbus, European settlement and Native American history and culture. She discusses Indian beliefs and cultures and explains how the arrival of European settlers affected Native Amer..
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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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A tribute to the occupation of Alcatraz in 1969. Presented as a "series of still hotos" that is carried by a background of AIM songs, alleviating the need for narration. The songs and photos carry the feeling of the event.
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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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Four stories of extraordinary courage. Four leaders who came forward, willing to die to preserve a way of life.
A moving story of six mighty Indian Nations and how their cultures and struggle became an important part of American History.
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The Native-American culture known as the Anasazi lived in the American Southwest between 700 BC and 1600 AD. This program explores their incredible cliff cities, constructed in the massive landforms of the desert, the first civilizations of their kind...
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The mysteries of the Anasazi culture from America's southwest desert unfold through their myths and legends. Sun baked ruins, broken pottery shards, elaborate road systems, ceremonial great houses, and kivas weave an amazing tale of the spiritual life...
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Forced onto the sprawling prairies by woodland tribes in the east, the Sioux Indians did more than adapt- they ousted rival tribes, seized the best hunting grounds, and became known as fearsome fighters.
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Narrator Jana Harcharek represents the voice of the Inupiaq people in this story about life in Barrow, Alaska; a community where the traditions of a culture ages old remain at the center of life in a modern world.
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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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Between Two Worlds looks at different programs available to single mothers, including urban support networks, traditional values and Culture as well as friends and family. It presents two half-hour documentaries depicting four young single aboriginal moms
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A 28 minute documentary about the far-reaching and emotionally devastating effects of residential and boarding schools on native Indians in Canada. Few people today know about the widespread sexual and physical abuse which native people in both the U.S...
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For most of us, native land claims and logging issues fuel political and moral debates. To the people of Gitksan reserve of Gitwangak and the white village of Kitwanga, they are bread-and-butter issues worth fighting for. Over a 15-month period, the film
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The remains of more than 10,000 Native Americans unearthed at archaeological sites across the U.S. are in the possession of museums such as the Smithsonian. Is the analysis of the bones valid scientific research, or is it a desecration of Native American
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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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Broken Treaty portrays the Shoshone in their initial attempt to stop the government from tearing down thousands of acres of their sacred pinion trees. Broken Treaty is excellent additional background for To Protect Mother Earth and stands alone as a...
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A touching visual presentation based around Inuit cultural and traditional beliefs. Todays social patterns and problems are presented in the context which is heedful of the difficult history of Nunavik.
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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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Over 70 percent of wild land firefighters are Native American, and they have not, until now, received the recognition and honoring that they deserve. This documentary film does just that, while exploring the history and culture of firefighting...
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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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Childhood Lost examines the experiences of four individuals who were sent to residential schools when they were very young. While their stories represent different generations panning over fifty years, they share a common sense of loneliness, despair...
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Traces the history of Shoshone and Arapaho family life and shows how the introduction of boarding schools disrupted the continuity of traditional child rearing, resulting in a generation with troubling issues in school and at home
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