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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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 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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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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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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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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This sensitively wrought program chronicles America's westward expansion and the subsequent destruction of the Lakota way of life.
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This Lakota creation story is told through Coyote's eyes. It is said that Coyote is God's dog. It is Coyote's mission to teach man the sacred teachings and for man to understand and master the mysteries hidden here on earth in the four ages given to him.
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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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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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Watch as art emerges from nature. Earthscape documents watercolorists, photographers and sculptors as they travel to Alaska's Copper River Delta to paint and sculpt.
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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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Anature documentary featuring Golden Eagle activity from egg to maturity. Breathtaking scenes of the adult female nurturing and feeding a small chick. Aspects of the eagle ecosystem are discussed in light of cattle grazing, mining and oil activities.
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Spectacular, never before seen footage of whales, a small coastal Indian Village, and unspoiled natural scenery are the setting for this story seen through the eyes of Dan Hunter, a Native American boy.
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A brief beautifully illustrated animation film with a clear environmental message. In New Mexico, an ancient Native American rock art site lies 35 miles from the detonation site of the world s first atomic bomb.
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...focuses on youth empowerment- the value of traditional teachings and the impact these traditions are having on young native people. Healing of Nations delivers inspiring messages of hope to us all - words to heal the native nations and the planet...
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The story of the Huu-ay-aht, native peoples from the west coast of Vancouver Island and their centuries-old relationship to their river, which was destroyed decades ago by clear-cut logging and commercial fishing.
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As an eagle travels through the light of darkness soaring on rays of beauty to the face of creation, a child appears. With innocence and clarity, she begins to speak. Her words are like poetry. She speaks of a dream of Native prophecies...
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Views contemporary Indian Youth and points out their guardianship of the land and customs to be passed on, as their elders passed it on to them. The narrative of the film is revolves around the words of Chief Seattle s 1853 speech.
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A spiritual walk thru earth's special places. Music and natural sound effects carry the majority of this environmentally sensitive video with sparsely placed narration.
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Magic on the Water is a one-hour feature documentary capturing poignant stories of the Okanagan first peoples of the Okanagan valley. The documentary describes the biodiversity of ancient rivers, creeks, streams and beaches throughout of the Okanagan Val
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Presents an emotional and personal approach to the outcomes of the modern treaty process in Canada.
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While many Ojibwes sell the rice they harvest, folklorist Thomas Vennum found that nearly all would go ricing even if no money were to be made; For cultural reasons alone, the Ojibwe people will probably never give up ricing willingly...
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The early expansion of the new United States of America dramatically changed where and how Native Americans lived. In this video, students learn the effects of this expansion on Native Americans.
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An emotionally moving and upbeat program that gives voice to some of our finest Canadian Aboriginal women. Historical segments in the program contrast the traditional equality of power, male to female within native communities...
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