The marriage is finally outed and Josie announces plans to do it again, a traditional Native ceremony this time, outdoors. Mick refuses to attend, and, during the ceremony, when the groom's family retires by canoe to a distant island, they're stranded, then manage to set the island afire.
Drew reveals an amazing indigenous-survivalist-past when travels to the Canadian Rockies. There he learns live with no tools or shelter, and how to throw the deadly Central American weapon called the "atlatl" spear. Then he visits an ancient tribe still salmon net-fishing off the cliffs of a treacherous Washington State river.
Kris joins Brandon Oolayou, Inuk from Frobisher Bay, on a seal hunt and Nellie Kusugak, Commissioner of Nunavut, shares what life is like in Nunavut. Sarain discusses issues of suicide in the North with Inuk Workshop Facilitator Adam Akpik of Embrace Life Council, an organization focusing on suicide prevention, intervention and post-intervention for Inuit youth in Iqaluit. Kris and Sarain explore the high frequency, high-tech world of Digital Media Warrior and Knowledge Transmitter Selena Mills in her Barrie home.
Mason is in his own backyard revisiting the Whistler Ski and Snowboard Festival, the event that launched his career as a pro photographer. Tannis meets an inspiring young local snowboarder.
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.
Dan takes the bull by the horns, taking Art on tour of Ronda, Spain to a practice bullring where fighting bulls are raised. They meet a practicing matador and later cook up a meal in a unique restaurant situated under the bleachers of a real bullring!
A documentary featuring the participants, vendors, and viewers from 3 of Southern California's Pow Wows. The program presents voices from every facet of the community to invite viewers to experience the emotional and dramatic underpinnings of what it means to be a Native American in this modern age. What forces continue to drive us back to the pounding medicine of the drums and dance on the arena floor?
DJ Shub, the Godfather of PowWowStep brings us a live visual performance of his JUNO award-winning, chart-topping electronic Indigenous album: War Club. Filmed at the Ska-Nah-Doht Village & Lower Thames Conservation, DJ Shub partners with special guests and Indigenous dancers bringing a message of protest and power. This celebration of Indigenous music and culture follows a narrative of a young girl who finds her long-lost brother with the guidance of an enchanted Indigenous War Club. Set on conservation land, The War Club special is an immersive, high-energy electronic music experience that places the viewer in the midst of the show. DJ Shub energetically performs at the turntable decks against dynamic movement from Indigenous dancers and featured artists.
ICT News delivers daily news and analysis about Native America and global Indigenous communities. Stories are reported from bureaus in Phoenix, Washington D.C. and Anchorage.
The participants take a good look at their diets and learn to cook low-fat alternatives.
Teepee picks a pumpkin and chooses a costume for the first time.
Koora koora, long ago, and yeyi, now, are both important to our moort, our family. Long time ago noongar people grew up in the bush, living the traditional noongar ways. These days most people live in the cities and towns.
Tiga and his friends learn all about the different kinds of dress up.
While she's playing with two little porcupines, Pam is right on the tail of one of them. Claiming it was an accident, she refuses to apologize. Later, she realizes that apologizing is primarily a "nice" thing to do for others.
Randy devises a plane to get free vegetables. Katie and Randy believe that they have to protect Mrs. Charles's secret identity. Join in as we uncover the mystery!
Raven and her puppet friends learn the Cheyenne word for "my mother" along with additional Cheyenne phrases. Featured puppet skits include lessons about forgiveness and not taking other people's property. We also meet Dusty the buffalo for the first time. Raven shares a TV story about powwow dancing.
When two Northern strangers come to Wapos Bay, Talon and T-Bear learn the value of their own traditions. T-Bear and a new kid from Nunavut sweat it out to prove who Wapos Bay's best athlete is. And Talon is in awe of a star hockey player who visits the community. T-Bear realizes that his family has taught him how to navigate his way on the hockey ice and out on the land. He also learns that cooperating is more important than competing. And Talon sees what a great role model his dad Alphonse is.
Out in the bush, Yuma gets into trouble swimming with Aaron at a picturesque waterhole, while twin Kyanna webcam links her computer to Yuma, so the pair can work out how to get back home.
Newfoundland's Jeremy Charles enjoys a hunt with family friends near his grandfather's hometown. There, they kill a moose, a partridge, and gather wild berries. The meal is served for his friends -- fishermen who sustain themselves on little more than local wild and gardened ingredients.
In this episode, Chef Kelly is in Kameneh and Cayenne, French Guiana, to revisit the "blaff de poissons" (fish). For her revisit, she meets with Joey, a manioc producteur and "couac" specialist, as well as a former fisherman and now seller on Cayenne fish market, Tony.
ICT News delivers daily news and analysis about Native America and global Indigenous communities. Stories are reported from bureaus in Phoenix, Washington D.C. and Anchorage.
FNX NOW is the station's flagship news series and the first interstitial community engagement series created by the channel after its initial launch in 2012. This new half-hour block looks to house all the most recent FNX NOW interstitial segments and showcase them in one spot.
With the first practice and the physical evaluation under their belt, the players are gearing up for a full day on the ice. The coaching staff gets to see the actual talent of the team and as well as who stands out; either as an elite or as a sore thumb. The cuts are approaching and some players are handling the pressure better than others.
Mason and Tannis travel to Turtle Bay resort in Oahu, where Mason learns to shoot from one of the world's best surf photographers, Brian Bielmann. Meanwhile Tannis digs deeper into Polynesian history and goes on the hunt for chocolate.
The participants take a good look at their diets and learn to cook low-fat alternatives.
Juaquin gives step by step instructions on how to make a simple, decorative carry bag. Episode includes some basic sewing tips.
Simon Baker travels deep into the remote Mezquital region of Northern Mexico where once forgotten indigenous communities are now caught in a battle between drug cartels and Mexico's military police.
Dan takes the bull by the horns, taking Art on tour of Ronda, Spain to a practice bullring where fighting bulls are raised. They meet a practicing matador and later cook up a meal in a unique restaurant situated under the bleachers of a real bullring!
As part of American Experience's We Shall Remain, Arkansas's First People is featuring unique perspectives on American Indian cultural legacy, archaeological data, and interviews with modern tribal representatives of those who had and still have an impact on Arkansas.
Democracy Now! is an award-winning, independent, noncommercial, nationally-distributed public television news hour. Produced each weekday, Democracy Now! is available for public television stations free of charge.
ICT News delivers daily news and analysis about Native America and global Indigenous communities. Stories are reported from bureaus in Phoenix, Washington D.C. and Anchorage.
Constable Mitchell Thevarge responds to a shooting at an elementary school. The action continues when Constable Len Isaac attends a call about a woman in crisis at Fountain Flats. And Chief Officer Dee Doss-Cody takes part in a community gathering where locals share the importance of having the tribal police service.
Pre-contact, midwifery was a traditional practice among First Nations across the country. Driven underground for over a century, Midwifery is currently enjoying a long overdue reclamation. Meet the women at the helm of this movement, and hear how this ancient practice benefits the health of mother and child, and their community.
When a traumatized girl, who has been missing for 3 years, is dropped off by a stranger, Tara's obsession with Blackhorse clouds her judgment. What happened to this girl who will speak to no one but seems to find comfort in Tara? When the hospital reports that the girl has gone missing once again, Tara and Bob remain at odds over who is responsible. When Tara's judgment almost gets her partner killed Tara reconsiders her future, but a visit by the mysterious little girl convinces Tara she needs to stay for a greater purpose.
Dan has Art try his first tapas at a roadside restaurant in the mountains of Andalucia, which prompts them to make their own tapas but first, it's a firsthand lesson on wine. Not only do the hosts visit a famous vineyard and winery housed in an ancient convent, they are also invited to a wine festival in Moclinejo where they part-take in ceremonies.
N. Scott Momaday, recipient of the first Pulitzer Prize for Fiction awarded to a Native American writer, and his daughter, filmmaker Jill Momaday Gray, take viewers on a modern-day road trip loosely based on his Kiowa nation's ancestral myths and legends, from his bestselling book, "The Way to Rainy Mountain."
A BLACKFEET ENCOUNTER uncovers the rich history and culture of the Blackfeet people of Montana, traces the consequences of the expedition's arrival and investigates the struggles and triumphs of the Blackfeet today. In July 1806, Meriwether Lewis and another member of the Corps of Discovery killed two Blackfeet warriors and marked the only deadly clash between American Indians and the otherwise peaceful Lewis and Clark Expedition. A BLACKFEET ENCOUNTER skillfully pieces together this confrontation through accounts by tribal elders, Lewis' journal and interviews with historians reflecting both sides of the story. The documentary also depicts the tragedies and challenges endured by the Blackfeet people during the 19th and 20th centuries, including intertribal fighting, massacres, starvation, unemployment, poverty and racism.
In a landscape as dramatic as its stories, We Breathe Again intimately explores the lives of our Alaska Native people, each confronting the impacts of historic trauma and suicide. Reflected in the northern lights and the city streetlights, from the ice roads to the asphalt, the characters battle for personal healing, hoping to break new trails for their families and their communities to follow. "Sometimes the darker days of your childhood have real long-lasting effects," says one survivor. "There's something about suicide that just tears your heart out." We Breathe Again is an intimate, authentic portrait of people working to break a cycle of trauma and rebuild their communities' strength and resilience.