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Other Indigenous Peoples
...examines Hawaii's traditional chants, percussion, ukulele, slack-key and steel guitar, male and female falsetto, and lush vocal harmonies, all of them accompanied by authentic Hawaiian hula.
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Many of Hawaii's finest kumu hula reveal ancient traditions which have survived and flourished there for hundreds of years. This is Hawaiian culture as few outsiders have ever seen it- rich, expressive, colorful, and totally unique.
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...a new drumbeat is being heard in the 50th state as annual traditional Pow-wows now occur on 4 of Hawaii’s major islands.
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Nicaragua is a country that has undergone radical political upheaval and horrific natural disasters within the last two decades. Yet In this community, these young people keep the hope alive of a future where basic human needs are met...
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In the 1980’s, the Dalai Lama, exiled leader of Tibet, met with Hopi and other American Indian elders in an effort to reunite the brothers.
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Portrays the meeting in Chiapas Mexico of two Maya rain forest communities who rediscover their common heritage just as outside forces are menacing them with extinction.
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