In this episode, we learn as culture keeper and Cherokee National Treasure Noel Grayson shares his knowledge of hunting and tool-making skills. Cherokee National Treasure and master artist Dorothy Sullivan tells us about her special calling to painting and how she depicts the empowerment of Cherokee stories and women on canvas. We travel to northeastern Alabama's Manitou Cave with Cherokee researchers to decipher the meaning behind the Cherokee syllabary found deep within. In our Cherokee Almanac, we listen as Dragging Canoe, one of the most celebrated Cherokee war chiefs, gives a prophetic speech that illustrates the often-difficult decisions our tribal leaders once faced.
On this edition of Native Report... We attend a special flag raising ceremony celebrating the coming together of two communities. We then meet Wisconsin's former Poet Laureate and author Kim Blaeser. And we attend a formal Land Acknowledgement by the University of Minnesota Duluth. We also learn what we can do to lead healthier lives and hear from our Elders on this edition of Native Report.
People in distress demand an officer's immediate assistance, and life-threatening danger is always a possibility for the Tribal Police.
Gracey and Mason produce a photo story on the lifestyle of "dirtbags", aka ski bums, at the annual Dirtbag Festival in Kimberley BC.
Brandy Yanchyk starts her journey of Nevada exploring the extraordinary Cathedral Gorge State Park. Then she travels to the city of Ely to learn how to drive a diesel locomotive at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum and discover garnets at the Garnet Hill Recreation Area. Outside Fallon, Brandy meets Mike Williams, a Paiute-Shoshone artisan who makes tule duck decoys. Brandy finishes her journey in the Carson Valley to learn about the local Basque culture and see wild horses.
Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk travels to British Columbia where she explores Surrey's Culinary Spice Trail. Brandy makes Butter Chicken Poutine at the Dominion Bar + Kitchen with Corporate Executive Chef Rajeev Arora and learns about South Indian cuisine at the Kerala Kitchen with Chef Sujithraj Rajasekharan. Then Brandy goes on a "Talking Trees Tour" in Vancouver's famous Stanley Park with her Indigenous guide Candace Campo from Talaysay Tours.
What happens when Native Youth work together to tackle Mental Health stigma? FNX TV and KVCR PBS hosted the powerful "Never a Bother" panel discussion. A group of courageous Native youth bravely shared their personal experiences with mental health challenges and suicide prevention. Their raw honesty and inspiring message remind us that it's okay not to be ok. We can create a more supportive and understanding community by breaking the stigma and encouraging open conversations. Let's continue to prioritize mental health and uplift Native voices. Together, we can make a difference.
In Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court is designed to help keep young people out of the justice system. The program focuses on Cherokee culture and community. One of the favorite activities among participants is stickball. The program works with young people on a more personal approach between the wellness court and each participant. This documentary highlights the program with discussion of its role in the community with wellness court team members, officials, and some participants.
A Cedar Is Life explores how one critical species, the cedar tree, is central to the cultural life of West Coast First Nations. The film weaves together interviews with elders, artists, and other hands-on practitioners who speak to how all parts of the tree were and still are important to make use of, while also highlighting the importance of protecting this ancient ancestor throughout the film. We look at how cedar is bridging cultural gaps today, and how this passing down of knowledge to the next generation is essential for promoting the strength of culture in so many Indigenous communities.
Sage smudging has become a viral trend. What's the truth behind the smoke? "Saging" has become common in movies, TV shows, social media, and cleansing rituals - people burning sage bundles in the hope of purifying space and clearing bad energy. Instead of healing, the appropriated use of saging in popular culture is having a harmful effect. Indigenous communities have tended a relationship with white sage for thousands of generations. White sage (Salvia apiana) only occurs in southern California and northern Baja California, Mexico. Today, poachers are stealing metric tons of this plant from the wild to supply international demand. Saging the World spotlights the ecological and cultural issues intertwined with white sage, centering the voices of Native advocates who have long protected and cherished this plant.
In this episode, we learn as culture keeper and Cherokee National Treasure Noel Grayson shares his knowledge of hunting and tool-making skills. Cherokee National Treasure and master artist Dorothy Sullivan tells us about her special calling to painting and how she depicts the empowerment of Cherokee stories and women on canvas. We travel to northeastern Alabama's Manitou Cave with Cherokee researchers to decipher the meaning behind the Cherokee syllabary found deep within. In our Cherokee Almanac, we listen as Dragging Canoe, one of the most celebrated Cherokee war chiefs, gives a prophetic speech that illustrates the often-difficult decisions our tribal leaders once faced.
Mary Kathryn Nagle is a busy attorney, practicing law in Oklahoma and Washington, DC, and in her spare time she is heading up a new program at Yale. She's also an amazing playright with shows running on both coasts.
Teepee learns to ride a bike and makes a friend for the very first time.
In Noongar Boodgar, Noongar Country there's so much to see. Wano, this way the djet, the flowers and ali bidi, that way you can see the boorn, the trees. Moorditj!
The kids learn all about different ways to take care of babies and make crafts to decorate the baby's room.
Joe is convinced he's not good at fishing but finding a little forest spirit in distress he uses his other skills to lead a successful fishing style rescue. Out late to view the Northern Lights, the friends race to rescue Buddy's run-away drum before it rolls off a cliff, saving it, then playing it to celebrate the dancing lights in the sky.
When B Boy comes to stay, Little J is miffed - until they work together to care for an injured baby kangaroo.
Aaron the class mascot is missing... and Little J fears that he's lost in the desert.
Amy finds herself in the role of the young girl who thinks she is better than everyone else. Amy makes a deal with the geese to fly south with them for the winter. She builds herself goose feather wings and announces to everyone to "look" at her. When everyone is watching, Amy crashes down, breaking the ice below. Alone, she learns that being the best isn't as important as being with friends and family.
The team discovers an old Guardian project bunker.
Isa asks us to consider how we can live in the city and still have traditional plants and medicines, and our Knowledge Holders show us how!
Sara Lufrano is the owner of the newly opened Paniolos in Kailua. She joins us in our kitchen at Kualoa Ranch to make their famous Paniolo Steak Tacos.
Perry tries a modified Ulladulla spear-throwing game that involves throwing knives at a piece of wood as it floats down a stream. He then makes a popular New South Wales dish known as a pie floater.
Simon Baker travels to the Bayous of southern Louisiana to see how three indigenous tribes are adapting to rising sea levels that are slowly sinking their communities.
The team travels down highway 417 for their first showcase game against the Kanata Lasers. An injury rattles the team and has lasting effects on the dressing room.
Wind and water are two elements that can throw a challenge to even the most seasoned photographers, and Gracey faces new experiences by shooting the Canadian Open Freestyle Kiteboarding event at the Squamish Spit, and features champion kiteboarder Sam Medysky.
Our journey begins at La Jolla Shores beach with Marc Chavez, who reconnects Native youth to their coastal roots. We then meet tattoo artist James La Chappa in San Diego, who highlights the symbolism of traditional Native tattoos. Finally, we explore the creative worlds of sculptor Johnny Bear Contreras and rapper Lloyd Duro, who blend cultural heritage with modern expression.
"Indian Road" Season Two Episode Two focuses entirely on the new First Americans Museum (FAM) in Oklahoma City. It took 20+ years for FAM to move from an idea to a first-class museum, and now it stands as a gathering place for not only Oklahoma Tribes, but also for Natives and non-Natives from all over.
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.
In the season 3 opener, Art introduces Dan to a reclaimed First Nation's clam garden located in BC's Gulf Island's National Park. After learning about the traditional means of cultivating and cooking clams, Art whips up a fire-roasted clam bake. Micisok!
The Hoopa Fire Department, tells the story of how traditional fire burning or cultural burns helped California prevent major fires. This story is told by Hupa culture keepers who have firsthand accounts of their relationship to fire.
APACHE 8 tells the story of an all-women wildland firefighter crew from the White Mountain Apache Tribe who has been fighting fires in Arizona and throughout the U.S., for over 30 years. The film delves into the challenging lives of these Native firefighters. Four extraordinary women from different generations of the Apache 8 crew share their personal narratives with humor and tenderness. They speak of hardship and loss, family and community, and pride in being a firefighter from Fort Apache. APACHE 8 weaves together a compelling tale of these remarkable firefighters, revealed for the first time.
Three Indigenous entrepreneurs tempt the Bears' taste buds with their delicious creations, including custom-designed cakes, microbrewery bespoke beers and a unique line of bitters.
Rich Francis visits the Inuvialuit community of Inuvik, NWT, where he's eager to learn about the largest wild animal harvested on Turtle Island- the Beluga Whale! He will visit with Jimmy Kalinek, a local guide and hunter, and his uncle Daniel Rogers, who harvests Beluga for the community. He'll also meet Hank Rogers, an Elder who has been harvesting whale for over 60 years! He will join them for a meal of Muktuk, the whale's skin lined with the first layer of the Beluga's fat, and Kilituk, dried whale meat dipped in rendered whale fat, and learn how these staples have kept the Inuvialuit fed and warm for as long as they've been on the Beaufort Delta, and how this important food source has helped shape the culture of the Inuvialuit people. Jimmy and Daniel will take Rich out to the coastal shallows off Kendall Island, to learn the process involved in harvesting the whale, which can be as long as 18 feet. He'll also meet Jimmy and Daniel's family at their Whale Camp, as processing the whale is a job that requires many hands and is often a family endeavour. Together, they will teach Rich about the history and relevance of Beluga to the Inuvialuit of the Beaufort Delta and the process of processing this large 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 Beluga dishes for everyone to enjoy, including the viewers at home.
Shayla hears that more current sightings of extremely large birds are being sighted and is sent to go check out the likelihood of this happening.
Written and directed by Randy Kelly. Mo Naga is a traditional tattoo artist from Manipur, in the lush North East Region of India on the Myanmar border. While studying fashion design in his early 20s, Mo Naga stumbled across some interesting Naga textile designs and quickly realized their cultural importance. He gradually started researching, archiving and preserving them. His creativity and love for tattoos led him to create a neo-Naga style of design. Mo Naga now works diligently from his New Delhi tattoo studio reviving the traditional Naga tattoo culture of his people and the whole North East Region of India.
On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss the film Fast Horse, an Inside look at Indian Horse relays. They also screen and discuss Throat Singing in Kangirsuk featuring Inuit throat singing.
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.
And Now We Rise is a portrait of Samuel Johns, a young Athabaskan hip hop artist, founder of the Forget Me Not Facebook Group for displaced people in Alaska, and activist for a cultural renaissance as he heals from his own legacy of historical trauma.
Red Crow Mi'g Maq reservation, 1976: By government decree, every Indian child under the age of 16 must attend residential school. At 15, Aila is the weed princess of Red Crow. Hustling with her uncle, she sells enough dope to pay Popper, the sadistic Indian agent who runs the school, off. The precarious balance of Aila's world is destroyed when her drug money is stolen. Her only options are to run or fight... and Mi'g Maq doesn't run.