We meet Cherokee language warrior Howard Paden whose dedicated his life to preserving the language and lifeways for his people. He perseveres daily to protect and promote the Cherokee language. Graphic artist Jeff Edwards has Cherokee language on the brain. We see how he uses the Cherokee Syllabary in his graphic design and throughout his unique, award-winning art. Cherokee advocate Mary Jean Robertson has been on the airwaves of San Francisco for 50 years making sure Native voices are heard and amplified. In our Cherokee Almanac, we learn about the life of Narcissa Chisholm Owen and the impact she had on the life of her sons, the art world and the suffrage movement.
On this edition of Native Report... Come with us and experience the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's Nation Annual Wildrice Celebration and Powwow. We then learn about the Bad River Nation's efforts to protect the environment in and around the boundaries of their reservation. And we meet Bad River Tribal Chairman Mike Wiggins, Jr. We also learn what we can do to lead healthier lives and hear from our Elders on this edition of Native Report.
A tragic accident, a lake patrol, a drumming group of Intertribal Peacekeepers and a determined Real Estate investor - life is never dull for Rama's Tribal Police.
Sometimes you need to roll up your sleeves and get creative with your photography ideas and projects to pay your bills. Mason and Gracey experience the mid-winter work slowdown and they to get creative on projects.
Brandy Yanchyk starts her Louisiana journey in New Orleans where she makes a po' boy sandwich, meets the Mardi Gras Indians and samples the famous Sazerac cocktail. In St. John the Baptist Parish she visits the Whitney Plantation, the only plantation museum in Louisiana with an exclusive focus on the lives of enslaved people. Next, Brandy learns how to make pralines at Fee-Fo-Lay Cafe. In Lafayette, she tries gumbo at the Vermilionville Living History Museum and Folk Life Park and learns about cajun and creole music at Sola Violins. Her trip ends in Houma where she learns about the United Houma Nation through master palmetto basket weaver Janie Verret Luster and on a swamp tour with R.J. Molinere.
Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk travels to her hometown of Toronto where she explores one of her favorite neighbourhoods, Kensington Market. Brandy learns what it takes to run the vintage clothes store, Courage My Love, from the owner Cece Scriver. Then she tastes Indigenous cuisine while making Indian Tacos with Chef Shawn Adler at the Pow Wow Cafe. In the King West district at Chubby's Jamaican Kitchen Brandy learns how to make Jerk Chicken with Chef Dadrian Coke. Brandy then goes to the Dufferin Grove neighbourhood where she learns how to make Kepeh with Syrian refugee, Nadima Kinjo at the Newcomer's Kitchen.
Advocates, tribal leaders and artists are among those continuing to raise awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous people in Alaska. They want to make sure their loved ones are remembered. They're also continuing to seek justice for those who've gone missing and murdered. When it comes to wellness, Alaska Native people are using their language, culture and the land to help heal from trauma. Elders, young people, community leaders, advocates and others, are helping communities across the state heal from the impacts of boarding schools, violence against women and substance use. The 30-minute documentary "Alaska Justice: Let it be known that we heal each other, " follows Alaska Native people in their efforts to raise awareness of MMIP and heal from trauma.
A tribal elder and Vietnam vet, who hasn't left the Wind River Indian Reservation in over 40 years, visits the underground archives of Chicago's Field Museum with two young Arapaho to explore ancestral objects kept in boxes for many years. Together they try to learn how these artifacts vanished from their tribe in the first place.
Lake of Betrayal explores the history of Kinzua Dam on the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania and its impact on the Seneca Nation of Indians. Completed in 1965, it was originally proposed to help mitigate flooding in Pittsburgh, almost 200 miles downriver, but the 27-mile reservoir that formed behind it inundated vast tracts of the Seneca Indians' ancestral lands, forcing their removal in breach of the United States' oldest treaty then in effect. The film looks at the Seneca Nation's fight to protect its sovereignty against the U.S. government's Indian termination policy and overwhelming political and economic forces driving the post-WWII boom.
We meet Cherokee language warrior Howard Paden whose dedicated his life to preserving the language and lifeways for his people. He perseveres daily to protect and promote the Cherokee language. Graphic artist Jeff Edwards has Cherokee language on the brain. We see how he uses the Cherokee Syllabary in his graphic design and throughout his unique, award-winning art. Cherokee advocate Mary Jean Robertson has been on the airwaves of San Francisco for 50 years making sure Native voices are heard and amplified. In our Cherokee Almanac, we learn about the life of Narcissa Chisholm Owen and the impact she had on the life of her sons, the art world and the suffrage movement.
The Kalinago people were among the first Native Americans to encounter Columbus. More than five centuries they cling to their homeland on the Caribbean island nation of Dominica. The Tribe faces new challenges with climate change and stronger hurricanes.
Teepee learns to play the drum; Teepee dances the hoop dance.
Little J, he's five and Big Cuz, she's nine. They're a couple of Indigenous Australian kids living with their Nanna and Old Dog. Little J and Big Cuz are busy with the ups and downs of playground and classroom. There's always something surprising going on whether it's at school, in the backyard... or beyond. The gaps in Nanna's ramshackle fence lead to Saltwater, Desert and Freshwater Country. With the help of Nanna and their teacher Ms Chen, Little J and Big Cuz are finding out all about culture, community and country.
Little J, he's five and Big Cuz, she's nine. They're a couple of Indigenous Australian kids living with their Nanna and Old Dog. Little J and Big Cuz are busy with the ups and downs of playground and classroom. There's always something surprising going on whether it's at school, in the backyard... or beyond. The gaps in Nanna's ramshackle fence lead to Saltwater, Desert and Freshwater Country. With the help of Nanna and their teacher Ms Chen, Little J and Big Cuz are finding out all about culture, community and country.
Dad takes the kids to the studio where he is recording a song in Cree. Kokum takes them on a magical journey and teaches them all about sound waves and how they help us hear.
Nina is sure new speed skates will make her faster than Joe but when Chief Madwe gets blown down the ice covered lake by a big wind it is her natural athletic ability that allows her to save him. Joe believes he has magician's skills until he discovers Smudge the puppy helped in every one of his tricks but his real skill shines through when leading a rescue on a creaky bridge.
Randy and Katie search for the perfect location for a house. Randy brainstorms the different ways he can deliver a porcupine without getting poked! Ouch!
T-Bear learns that the memory of his mother is important after he tries to find his father a new wife. T-Bear and Jacob wear their pink shirts to support breast cancer research, and T-Bear decides that his father should get remarried. So he enlists the help of Talon and Devon to and the potential new wife. Meanwhile, Raven goes behind her mother's back to use makeup. Her new passion leads to Raven getting a makeover by Kohkum Mary and Devon. T-Bear realizes that his father is happy, and that his pursuit of a wife for his father may have been a hunt for a mother.
Amy, Casey and Theodore meet an unusual boy who is on his way to his village. The chief has stolen the sun and has absolute power over night and day. The kids and their new friend convince the Chief to play a "riddle" game show, with the winner receiving the gift of the sun. The lesson learned is not to steal.
Kai and Anostin visit Iceland to see how geology, chemistry, physics, and creativity go into volcanology - the study of volcanoes.
I first met Rex 6 years ago as he worked as part of our Cooking Hawaiian Style staff. His energy and Aloha is contagious.We are happy to have one of our Cooking Hawaiian Style ohana on the show this season. Rex shares a family tradition, Stuffed bitter melon with pork hash.
Perry plays a Juwalarai game similar to jump rope called "Brambahl." Later, he prepares and bakes a whole fish with fresh herbs and tosses up a passion fruit salad to go with it.
Host Simon Baker travels to Northwest Australia to visit one Aboriginal tribe defending their "song lines" and way of life as their government and corporations attempt to develop the world?s largest natural gas fields around them.
For the second off-ice workout the players travel to a different locale where they are initiated to training like a pro. First hand, they witness how true professionals' train. Their morning experience lures them into a false sense of security that brings the head coach to call a few players out and announce that not everyone will be playing in the final game.
Gracey gets a break and gets invited to work with Mark Gallup on a solo shoot capturing social media photos from the Freestyle Nationals Snowboarding event.
Ms. Thorn, San Diegan and of the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians brings to her docuseries her native American experience; Her mother was an artist and was involved in the women's rights movement, while her father, part of the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians, was one of the first Native Americans to occupy Alcatraz in an effort to gain equal rights for the Native Americans living on reservations, who at the time weren't allowed to vote. In 2018, Thorn was elected as the chairwoman of the Rincon Economic Development Corporation of her tribe and has been on the board for 5 years. She oversees businesses that are owned by the tribe and is an active member of California chapter of the Native American Chamber of Commerce. This will be an immersive cultural experience: Native American Artists and their works which are truly the intersection of Fine Art and historical significance. As a content creator for the presentation of Fine Art as well as the critically-acclaimed docuseries Art of The City TV, she has captured the flavor and historical significance of Native American artistic relevance, and presents to the world the timely story of the cultural capital of the Indigenous people, a story that has always been on the right side of history and on the right side of Artistic Accomplishment; Illustrating Native American Art both as curating and illuminating through the lens of her knowledge and being.
This episode of "Indian Road" features a look at the ONEOK Gallery inside the Oklahoma History Center. The Center has an extensive collection of Cheyenne and Arapaho artifacts on display and in storage. "Battle on tha Plainz," a b-boy dance event hosted in Concho, is also featured, as is a tribal member who turns dead trees into art.
Lisa explores the issues of cultural appropriation in the fashion industry that some find offensive. This episode features interviews with writer Kim Wheeler, artist Erika Iserhoff and designer Sage Paul.
Drew Hayden Taylor brushes up his fashion skills as he jumps into the world of indigenous fashion with a series of the hottest young designers, as well as a one-of-a-kind turquoise jeweller in Sante Fe, New Mexico.
Even in the heart of Canada's biggest city, Dan still knows which markets and shops to go to in order to get the freshest of ingredients. Bon Appetit!
Cowichan Chief Tzouhalem is arguably one of the most fascinating and polarizing figures in Canadian history. His story is a matter of historical record yet is the subject of legend. There is a mountain, road, and other landmarks in Cowichan territory named after him. This documentary, through interviews and creative re-enactments, examines the account of his life from both historians and First Nations Elders, the folkloric tales concerning him, his impact on the relationship between the Crown and First Nations, and how his legend remains alive, critically examining how his story has been told and passed down to us.
Three Indigenous innovators impress the Bears with their new products and technologies that tackle challenges in health and safety, baby care and food security.
Rich Francis visits the Inuvialuit community of Inuvik, NWT, where he's eager to learn one of the most important food sources harvested on Turtle Island- the Caribou! He will visit with Jimmy Kalinek, a local guide and hunter, and his wife Diane, who have been hunting and eating Caribou their whole lives. He will join them for a meal of Caribou kidney, heart and tongue soup, a favourite among the Inuvialuit, and learn how this staple food source has kept the Inuvialuit fed and healthy for as long as they've been in the North, and how this important food source has helped shape the culture of the Inuvialuit people. Jimmy will take Rich out to the west coast of Richard's Island, to learn the process involved in harvesting the Caribou, which can be quite a task! Jimmy will teach Rich about the history and relevance of Caribou to the Inuvialuit of the Beaufort Delta and the process of processing this important food source. With his culinary imagination sparked by the flavours found along the Delta, Rich brings his new learnings to the firepit, inspired to create some new and exciting Caribou dishes for everyone to enjoy, including the viewers at home.
Tom sends Shayla to Robert's Arm to check out a lake monster known as Cressie. He asks her to find out what this creature is and if it actually exists.
Written and directed by Angie-Pepper O'Bomsawin. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Stephanie Big Eagle grew up astray from her identity. She reconnected with her culture when she rekindled relationships in her home community, the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. She immersed herself in the fight for aboriginal rights and became a prominent figure in the Dakota pipeline protests, where her thunder hawk hand poke design became a symbol of the standoff. Stephanie found her calling as an environmental and Indigenous activist and full-time hand poke tattoo artist. She sees the revitalization of hand poke as a gift to be offered with love, gratitude, and respect, particularly for the ancestors.
On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss Little Chief featuring renown Blackfoot actress Lilly Gladstone. They also discuss the Mongolian language film The Fourfold.
A rotating compilation of music videos featuring diverse talents of Native American & World Indigenous cultures. Different genres such as hip hop, rap, dance, rock, and many more are featured on The AUX.
Advocates, tribal leaders and artists are among those continuing to raise awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous people in Alaska. They want to make sure their loved ones are remembered. They're also continuing to seek justice for those who've gone missing and murdered. When it comes to wellness, Alaska Native people are using their language, culture and the land to help heal from trauma. Elders, young people, community leaders, advocates and others, are helping communities across the state heal from the impacts of boarding schools, violence against women and substance use. The 30-minute documentary "Alaska Justice: Let it be known that we heal each other, " follows Alaska Native people in their efforts to raise awareness of MMIP and heal from trauma.
"Standing Bear's Footsteps" is the story of an Indian chief who went to court to prove he was a person...and in the process redefined what it means to be an American. The documentary traces one man's journey from his Nebraska homeland to the malaria-infested plains of Indian Territory and finally to a trial that made front page news across America. Standing Bear's odyssey began in 1877 when the Ponca tribe was exiled from the Niobrara valley to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma, a place they called Death Country. As Standing Bear's son was dying, he begged his father to take his body home and bury him with his ancestors. In January of 1879, Standing Bear began the long walk north to keep his promise. Before he and his small band could make it home, they were arrested and imprisoned at Fort Omaha. With the secret support of a famous army general, Standing Bear sued the U.S. government for his freedom. The film weaves interviews, re-creations, and present-day scenes to tell a story about human rights, one that resonates powerfully in the present. "I am a man," Standing Bear said at his trial. "The same God made us both."
From 1907 until his death more than 50 years later, ethnologist John Peabody Harrington crisscrossed the U.S., chasing the voices of the last speakers of Native America's dying languages. Moving from one tribal community to the next, he collaborated with the last speakers to document every finite detail before their languages were lost forever. CHASING VOICES chronicles Harrington's work and traces the impact of his exhaustive research on Native communities working to restore the language of their ancestors.