The North Beach Casino is host to a high stakes poker tournament, which pits Earline Muskrat against the Native American poker champ of the world, Johnny Openwound. Not one to engage in petty games, Matthew Tommy goes up against Chief Neal in the poker game of a lifetime. Justin finds out what kind of game he has been caught up in when he seeks revenge on Brody.
Farida's poor performance review surprises the faculty. Nancy treats a retired hockey enforcer with signs of PTSD. Charlie steps in between Gary and a racist cop. Eva mishandles confidential information. Cam discovers Gina's rescue project.
A burglar is terrorizing Rabbit Fall and the crime turns personal when Tara wakes in the middle of the night to discover a dark figure in her room. Why would the burglar invade her home and walk off with nothing but her beloved shawl? Tara fears she's losing her grip on what is real and imagined when the dark figure keeps appearing throughout the investigation. She finds comfort in Harley, who offers her the gift of a home security system. But even this can't allay her fears when she discovers the town burglar is simply a teenage girl, not the stranger in her bedroom.
We meet Jordan Demeulemeester, one of underEXPOSED's own. He gives Tannis an inside look into a highly successful program, the First Nations Snowboard Team. And the whole gang goes on a moose hunt with Kookum.
"Native Shorts presented by Sundance Institute's Native American and Indigenous Program" is a series that will feature short films produced, premiered or showcased at the Sundance Film Festival through its Native American and Indigenous Program, followed by a brief discussion with hosts Ariel Tweto (Flying Wild Alaska, Wipe-Out) an Inupiaq Eskimo from Unakleet Alaska and the Sundance Institute's own Bird Runningwater, a Cheyenne and Mescalero Apache.
Ojibwe hip hop artist Cody Coyote sends a powerful message of self worth and enlightenment with a mix of spoken word and hip hop songs. His work as a motivational speaker informs a personal and intimate discussion about struggling to find his place in the world and overcoming darkness by discovering and connecting with his indigenous roots.
Dan takes Art to a formal UK style pheasant hunt in the Lincolnshire countryside in a 17th century manor. The local gamekeeper explains how the landscape has been transformed as the two attend a pheasant shoot.
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.
Venture to the Pacific Northwest to capture the stories of ongoing traditions and perseverance of its original inhabitants. For the tribes of this region, water is life. The rivers that crisscross this land were the highways for trade and fresh water grocery stores for thousands of years. Today, tribes celebrate their cultures by participating in a yearly canoe journey, an opportunity for people to gather and travel to all the places their ancestors once inhabited. From totem poles, to language preservation to traditional crafts, host Chris Eyre (Cheyenne Arapaho) discovers the wilds of the North.
Cory Mann is a quirky Tlingit businessman hustling to make a dollar in Juneau, Alaska. He gets hungry for smoked salmon, nostalgic for his childhood, and decides to spend a summer smoking fish at his family's traditional fish camp. The unusual story of his life and the untold history of his people interweave with the process of preparing the food as he struggles to pay his bills, keep the IRS off his back, and keep his business afloat. By turns tragic, bizarre, or just plain ridiculous, SMOKIN' FISH tells the story of one man's attempts to navigate the messy collision between the modern world and an ancient culture.
The 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee made household names out of men like Carter Camp, Dennis Banks and Russell Means. However, women also played powerful roles in the occupation. They were honored at the 50th anniversary commemorations of the seminal event in American Indian Movement history. St. Mary's Indian Boarding School is a place tied with history to ICT's national correspondent Mary Annette Pember. The school once operated on the Bad River Ojibwe Reservation in Wisconsin. It was the school her mother attended. Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, went to boarding school in South Dakota. St. Mary's Episcopal School for Indian Girls. Her daughter, Shirley Sneve, has this interview.
The participants learn about style and fashion to accommodate their new figures.
Teepee goes apple picking and bakes a pie for the first time.
In Noongar Boodgar, Noongar Country there's so much to see, from the boorn, the trees, right down to the djet, the pretty little flowers.
Jason and Jodie sing sleepy Gertie awake to enjoy the fun and colours of fall and make lovely seasonal decorations of baskets filled with harvest, big orange pumpkins for pies and hear stories about how different animals prepare for hibernation. Kokum and Tiga are introduced to an artist who makes prints of salmon swimming upstream to spawn, and before bed, shares her favorite childhood fall memories with the children.
Max, Tibo and the kids go on a picnic in British Columbia. When the travelers realize that they are missing a paddle, this forces them to spend the night and the kids have to build shelters. Pam, who took her time to build her shelter, was slower than Julie and Nico, who took their time to play before getting down to work. In the end, Pam made a very comfortable shelter, while Nico and Julie, stuck in time, made a quick shelter that was neither waterproof nor comfortable. The funny adventure taught the children that speed is not always the best attribute. Because sometimes it helps to take your time to make something.
Randy and Katie turn dried flowers into beautiful potpourri for Mrs. Charles. / Randy and Katie train Osky to search for lost coins.
There's a strange odor in town, the sled dogs are howling, and the northern lights have disappeared. What's going on in Wapos Bay? Talon, Raven and T-Bear learn what can happen when they forget to respect tradition. Raven can't resist whistling at the glimmering northern lights, even though she's been warned not to. And T-Bear breaks with an age-old ritual by neglecting to offer tobacco ties before picking sweet grass for the elders. All three children discover that their careless behavior may be the source of the community's recent small misfortunes. With help from Mushom and a wise elder, they take part in a traditional ceremony that puts things right.
Raven and her puppet friends learn the Cheyenne word for "my grandfather" along with additional Cheyenne phrases. Featured puppet skits include lessons about honesty, teamwork, and not giving up. The puppet friends also take turns telling scary stories around the campfire.
When the Kids find themselves at a pass blocked by the Shadow Boxer, they have no choice but to find another way around. However, an encounter with a shadow boxing troupe and a pair of special gloves leads Vinka to take on the Shadow Boxer at his own game, winning them not just the right to pass, but one of the eight special stones.
Trying for the dam again, the Red Dirt Riders set off on country tracks to reach their destination. The ride to the dam takes them past some fascinating artworks that are the site of an old chook farm. After a visit to the main riverbed, the riders enjoy some arguing about what has been painted on the old water tanks at the farm and then resume the journey to the dam. On the way back, they are treated to fresh damper cooked in hot sand.
"Sioux Chef," Dickie Yuzicapi, creates modern variations on traditional Aboriginal cooking. In summer and fall trips through Saskatchewan's Qu'Appelle Valley, he hunts a mule deer and rabbit. He combines these with gathered sage, chokecherries, and rosehips, which he serves to a few local friends.
In this episode, Chef Kelly is in Wallis and Futuna. The young commis chef Pesamino takes Chef Kelly to meet with Nicolas to discover the traditional recipe of the "Malaolao." For her revisit, Chef Kelly meets with Yohan and Julien, two Mahoaa root seekers in the Hihifo forest, as well as a kape producer in Vaitupu, Halatoa.
The 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee made household names out of men like Carter Camp, Dennis Banks and Russell Means. However, women also played powerful roles in the occupation. They were honored at the 50th anniversary commemorations of the seminal event in American Indian Movement history. St. Mary's Indian Boarding School is a place tied with history to ICT's national correspondent Mary Annette Pember. The school once operated on the Bad River Ojibwe Reservation in Wisconsin. It was the school her mother attended. Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, went to boarding school in South Dakota. St. Mary's Episcopal School for Indian Girls. Her daughter, Shirley Sneve, has this interview.
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.
The invited players, and the successful walk-on applicants, arrive at camp. Off-ice sessions and a few practices are on the agenda as the coaches begin their evaluation of the 30 players.
A 'boy's day' at the beach leads Dylan and Levi to get into trouble with the police, and Ava is introduced to a day of fame with her idol Ngaiire.
The Youth bond during a camping/canoe trip; Spiritual Advisor Shane Patterson teaches them about petro forms.
On this episode, Juaquin Lonelodge continues construction on the jingle dress project.
In the grand finale of "Bears' Lair," our four finalists bring their A-game with new and improved pitches for the Bears and four special guest judges. Then, one lucky entrepreneur walks away with the grand prize of $100,000!
Canadian Journalist Brandy Yanchyk explores Canada's Maritime provinces; Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, followed by a trip to Quebec City, where she participates in the annual Winter Carnival.
Painters Moira Villiard and Michelle Defoe complete a mural project with Anishinaabe symbolism; Thomas Howes creates lacrosse sticks.
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.
"First Nations: Firestarter" examines the controversies, risks and possible rewards that would come from exploiting the Ring of Fire, a massive chromium deposit located on tribal land in the wilderness of northern Ontario.
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.
We start in Washington where ICT has launched a 5 year project looking at the impact of climate change in tribal communities. ICT's Mark Trahant gives us a report on the Quinault Nation and the ways climate change is affecting them. Last week, President Joe Biden signed a proclamation to expand two national monuments in California. And this week, over 100 tribal leaders are in Washington D.C. to testify before the House Appropriations Committee. We also get an update on the status of the Farm Bill.
Features Native R&B artist and rock & roll royalty, PJ VEGAS, son of Redbone basist Pat Vegas.
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.
Art and Dan head to a small organic farm, which supplies some of the finest grass-fed beef in Canada. The boys wander through the Mill Bay Farmer's Market for ingredients before heading to the Oak Bay Beach Hotel to cook their meal.
Uncle Charlie shows up at the new house with a fresh Moose carcass. Vicky is surprised by the moose and declares she is a vegetarian. Walt launches his 'green' campaign after visiting the dump with his father. Hank and his kids visit their mom's gravesite to commemorate her death.
Graham Elwood hosts Beef Archambault, Chuck Cease, Shishonia Livingston, and Luz Pazos.
FIRST CONTACT is a bold and timely documentary series that confronts racist attitudes head on with a life-changing and immersive experience. Six Canadians - all with strong opinions about Indigenous people - embark on a journey into the heart of Indigenous communities that will challenge their views and confront their prejudices about a world they never imagined they would see. An experience that will turn the participants' lives upside down, and change them forever.