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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A Matter of Respect portrays modern Alaska Natives expressing and passing on their culture and identity, honoring their ancestor's way of life and managing to construct meaningful lives in a western society and economy. In this stereotype-breaking...
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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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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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The drum is the heartbeat of mother earth. To beat the drum is to match the heartbeat. As we sing our songs to the drum we "talk to the spirits". This is an upbeat, fast-paced program featuring four "high profile" Canadian First Nations musical performer
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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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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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A great and inspirational program for young and old. A publisher, an educator, a M'tis political leader and a fisher-woman filmmaker are profiled in this unique examination of prominent First Nations people in Canada.
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This five part series provides a look at the lifestyles past and present of Canada's west-coast native peoples. The program looks at the blending of age-old traditions with modern business ventures and educational programs.
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For 50 years, Father Jean-Marie Mouchet, a catholic priest and resistance fighter, has diverted youths in Canada's Northern communities from devastating lethargy and addiction. He promotes self reliance and confidence thru physical experiences.
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The first to portray the Native American as real, not red, Fritz Scholder has been a major influence on an entire generation of Native American artists. This program films Scholder, an artist of Luiseno descent, as he takes his painting Television Indian.
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Mary Gabriel tells her inspiring story of learning the centuries-old tradition from her grandmother, and of passing it onto her two daughters, Sylvia and Clare, who are also master basketmakers.
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Together with their father, Camilio Sunflower Tafoya, Medicine Flower and Lone Wolf are filmed digging and refining their clay and then molding it into pots, which they decorate and fire.
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The abstract geometric paintings of Helen Hardin beautifully illustrate the artists struggle to depict aspects of her native heritage yet depart from the Santa Fe Dorothy Dunn model of her predecessors including her mother, the acclaimed Pablita Velarde.
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Madman. Priest. Romantic. Artist. Radical. In short, a great spirit and brilliant intellectual comet that blazed through Arctic Canada, bringing much light and burning many conventional bridges.
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A slide and video presentation useful for encouraging Native American youth to further their education and pursue professional careers.
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A teenage brother and sister are troubled by their uncertain future as high school graduation nears. Through their grandfather they meet various role models who apply traditional values in pursuing their post-secondary education.
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Presents philosophic view of the Indian Woman, her energy as an extension of the earth's work and her relationship to the male.
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Explores the world of native businesses and highlights successful aboriginal entrepreneurs. Shows Native youth that there are alternatives to depending on tribal or federal money for a living.
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Examines the life and times of Tom Longboat, a long distance runner from the turn of the century. An insightful examination of North American 20th century society and it's values.
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In this series of intimate portraits of four outstanding Native American novelists, N. Scott Momaday, James Welch, Leslie M. Silko, and Gerald Vizenor seek to define themselves and their culture and to explain both the past and the present of their people
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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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