Matthew convinces Liz that he can get John back. Justin disobeys Matthew and tells the police about the kidnapping.
An altercation with racist cop Sid puts Gary's med career in jeopardy. Nancy thinks up a unique idea to help her concussion patient get over his depression. A rift between Eva and Bonnie erupts at Melanie's bone marrow drive on the Rez.
When Medicine man Simon Blackhorse vanishes from the custody of Sergeant Martinsky, Tara leads the manhunt to the darkest part of the forest where she experiences her own terrifying paranormal event. A frightened Martinsky, unable to explain what happened, decides to leave Rabbit Fall and appoints Tara Acting Staff Sergeant. Can she uncover the mystery behind Simon and his powerful medicine?
One of the best ways to learn as a photographer is to see your photo through the eyes of a photo editor. Gallup sets Mason up with the opportunity to work with Peter Moynes, Photo Editor from Kootenay Mountain Culture magazine, on a photo shoot at Selkirk Wilderness Skiing. Gracey gets in way over her head.
On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss the film The Moon and the Night (Ka Mahina a Me Ka Po) a coming-of-age film from Hawai'i.
Pete Sands is a Navajo musician, filmmaker. You've seen him on Paramount's Yellowstone, and he's a long time contributor to FNX programming.
Art and Dan visit Pikwakanagan First Nation where they meet an elder who shows them the ropes on his trap line. Even muskrat can be made into a meal that the community will come out for - even if Dan has difficulty eating this one! Micisok!
Ruth-Ann heads to the lower Sioux Indian reservation art center, where she meets with the passionate Native creators preserving their rich culture through various mediums like digital art, cooking, quiltmaking and pottery. There she discovers the land's fascinating history and why it is known by its fitting moniker, "where they paint the trees red". Returning to the city, Ruth-Ann attends the historic Starlight Fashion Show - a first of its kind opportunity to meet the talented sisterhood of Native female collaborators, such as models, hairdressers, make-up artists and fashion designers Lauren Goodday, Osamuskwasis and Delina White. Ruth-Ann then interviews the remarkable Quanna Rose Chasinghorse, making for an unforgettable night!
Oklahoma is home to thirty-nine federally recognized tribes. Nowhere in North America will you find such diversity among Native Peoples, and nowhere will you find a more tragic history. Host Moses Brings Plenty (Oglala Lakota) guides this episode of Growing Native, on a journey to Oklahoma's past and present. What he discovers among the many faces of Oklahoma culture is the determination, values and respect that tribes have brought to this land, once called Indian Territory.
This program is a conversation among members of the Lakota Tribe, who are seeking ways to restore their culture after a legacy of colonialism. Offering a fresh perspective into the lives of the Sioux on the Rosebud and Pine Ridge reservations, the film looks at how these Sioux communities struggle to maintain tradition while confronting the challenges of broken families, abuse, and poverty. By sharing their stories across generations, they hope to build a vision for the future.
The efforts of one dying woman to preserve her Native culture don't end when she passes, but prompts a renewal in finding pride in that culture. She confronts the violent event over two centuries ago that began the destruction of her people and the shame that colonialism created.
Kenneth Manual, manager of the Gila River Indian Community's four casinos and two resorts, reflects on the 30th anniversary of the opening of its first casino. The Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition works to address the wounds of a troubled era. The organization has just released a new tool in their work. It is the first piece of what will eventually be a comprehensive database of the institutions designed to forcibly assimilate Native children. Stewart Huntington caught up with archivist Fallon Carey to talk about the National Indian Boarding School Digital Archive. A favorite Disney and Marvel movie will be re-released on Disney Plus soon. It's "The Avengers" dubbed in Lakota. It's from the Lakota Language Reclamation Project on the Standing Rock Reservation. ICT's Leah Mesquita and Shirley Sneve talked with the creators of the translation project. It premieres May 31 in McLaughlin, South Dakota. Other screenings in North Dakota and South Dakota are planned before the June 14 worldwide premiere on Disney Plus.
Four unhealthy and overweight individuals set out on a journey towards a healthy living.
Teepee plays hide-and-seek; Teepee goes to the doctor.
Keeping walang, staying healthy can be a lot of fun ana. Waabiny, playing and eating moordtij mereny, good food are two ways to keep walang every day.
Gavin can't stop laughing and the children and puppets learn how infectious laughter can be. While Tiga, Gavin and Gertie exchange 'knock-knock' jokes, Dad takes Jason and Jodie to the Trick & Joke Shop. The children decide to play some practical jokes on their backyard friends, but discover that jokes aren?t always funny. All ends well and they eventually find out what gave Gavin the giggles in the first place.
Nico has a bad cold and cannot participate in the fun adventure. In the end, he realizes that imagination is a wonderful power that he can use whenever he wants!
Randy learns about wooden blocks and dolls. Katie teaches Randy how to make two kinds of jewelry.
T-Bear learns that he can follow his dream when he becomes interested in Metis dancing, much to the chagrin of his father Jacob, who would rather see him follow his own dream of becoming an Olympic wrestler.
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.
While Hudson and Em are picking bush lollies, their friends are captured by some bigger kids who take their cart and compass. Hudson and Em try to rescue them but the Others keep returning, brought back by the compass. Hudson confronts the Others, offering them the bush lollies, and they eat too many, making themselves sick. When the Kids discover the Others are trying to get back to the school they give them directions. Then, as the Kids leave, they encounter an old friend - Noodles!
Cherratta Station or Weymul Community is a big drive in the support vehicles south east of Roebourne. A safe riding place with lots of tracks and lots of things to see, the Red Dirt Riders visit a shearer's shed where a mysterious spirit of the country lives. Some yarns are shared about shearing for work and seeing the little hairy man spirit - the malangu.
"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 Bandrele and M'tsahara, Mayotte, to revisit the "Voule." For her revisit, she meets with Hadge, a fisherman, as well as a manioc based mixes producer, Tanfou Ya Hazi.
Kenneth Manual, manager of the Gila River Indian Community's four casinos and two resorts, reflects on the 30th anniversary of the opening of its first casino. The Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition works to address the wounds of a troubled era. The organization has just released a new tool in their work. It is the first piece of what will eventually be a comprehensive database of the institutions designed to forcibly assimilate Native children. Stewart Huntington caught up with archivist Fallon Carey to talk about the National Indian Boarding School Digital Archive. A favorite Disney and Marvel movie will be re-released on Disney Plus soon. It's "The Avengers" dubbed in Lakota. It's from the Lakota Language Reclamation Project on the Standing Rock Reservation. ICT's Leah Mesquita and Shirley Sneve talked with the creators of the translation project. It premieres May 31 in McLaughlin, South Dakota. Other screenings in North Dakota and South Dakota are planned before the June 14 worldwide premiere on Disney Plus.
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.
All the different players arrive in the Gatineau area. Not sure what to expect, the players are immediately thrust into the Hit The Ice experience and specifically the rigours of an elite hockey development program. For the coaching staff it's important that everyone understands from the get go what is expected.
Mick and Vee resort to a team-building scavenger hunt to get the kids to bond but Lily escapes the event and heads out to find the Sydney she remembers from her early years with her mother.
The youth meet each other for their initial weigh-ins and fitness tests.
Juaquin and special guest, Red Sky Whapeppah construct a roach spinner.
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.
Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk starts her journey in Quebec City where she learns about Boreal Cuisine with Chef Francois-Emmanuel Nicol at his restaurant Taniere³. Brandy then travels to Île d'Orleans to learn how to make strawberry jam with Vincent Paris at the Confiturerie Tigidou. Brandy learns about Indigenous tourism in Wendake where she meets paddle maker Lara Sioui from Onquata. She also visits the Huron Traditional Site - Onhoua Chetek8e, Hotel - Musee Premieres Nations and goes on a canoe ride.
Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians fights for federal recognition and full access to sacred sites in CA; Native demonstrators stand against the Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline Replacement Project in MN; Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe reflects on the U.S. returning land to them.
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.
Native structures reflect the diversity of Aboriginal cultures. Their architecture evolved in response to the different natural environments of North America. See the past carried forward in the design and use of contemporary buildings in Indigenous communities.
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.
A favorite pastime is bridging together communities and generations. Pueblos across New Mexico play baseball on different teams and in two leagues to take it all the way to the championship game. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center has an exhibition on the history of these games and communities. ICT's Paris Wise has the story and talks to some of today's players. This year marks 100 years since President Calvin Coolidge signed the Indian Citizenship Act into law. At the time, about half the Native American population was already considered citizens of their state or the United States. While this Act gave American citizenship to Native Americans, it did not immediately mean equal rights. ICT's political correspondent Pauly Denetclaw shares more. Last year, Wab Kinew made history after he was elected premier of Manitoba. He became the first Anishinaabe person to ever be premier of a Canadian province. Half a year later and Kinew is back in the powwow circle. Last week, up to 15,000 people attended the Manito Ahbee Festival in Winnipeg where Kinew hosted a men's Chicken dance special. APTN was there and has all of the sights and sounds.
Miracle Dolls, the sister ROCK duo from the Hidatsa Tribe. The band is a trio fronted by twin sisters Dani Doll and Dezy Doll. Dani and Dezy are members of the Hidatsa tribe of the Three Affiliated Tribes from Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Dakota. Their sound is a fusion of Alternative / Rock / Indie pop from Southern California. Mixing melodies, dancing back and forth between the Bass and Guitar, with heart racing rhythms and the natural balance of the twins sharing vocals.
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.
A mile high in the Rocky Mountains in the middle of January, Art takes Dan snowshoeing, snowmobiling and for a walk on a lake to go ice fishing for trout. Micisok!
Josie discovers she is pregnant and Hank freaks out because he had a vasectomy years ago. Hank accuses Josie of cheating and visits his family doctor to get to the bottom of it. They reconcile and the family gathers for the birth of the new "U-cree-nian" baby.
James Junes, Ernest David Tsosie III, Kasey Nicholson, and Karen Rontowski perform.
A sincere admiration of Native culture gives way to this charming documentary about a small group of French citizens-called "Savy Western"-who share a passion for everything Native American. Every weekend, they dress in Native regalia and make appearances at various village fairs alongside their countrymen in France. However, in order to fulfill their dream, they must travel to the United States and meet "real Indians." Together, they finally manage a two-week drive across the Midwest and discover that the reality of contemporary Native Americans is quite different from their portrayed envisioning. Filled with unforeseen emotion, this road movie presents great encounters on both sides.