Dave travels to Walsh, Alberta to film a mysterious face in the land called the Badlands Guardian. He then goes to Lewiston, Idaho to meet John Herrington the first Native American in space.
This episode of "Indian Road" features a bio on Henrietta Mann, a story about Clinton's Mohawk Lodge, a look at Sooner Spectator's Native issue, a look at downtown OKC's Red Earth Museum, and info about Washita National Battlefield Historic Site.
As of late 2013, the RCMP reported 1,181 Aboriginal women confirmed either missing or murdered since 1980. This number represents an epidemic that targets Aboriginal women like no other demographic. Meet the women who work tirelessly to bring attention to this matter, in hopes of triggering a national inquiry.
Destination BC commissions Mason to shoot a social media resort tour through British Columbia. Gracey shreds for fun and hits the ice.
Jim Ruel, Sheila Chalakee, Laura House and Marc Yaffee perform.
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.
KVC-Arts launches on FNX with Plains Cree Rap and Hip Hop artist Drezus, real name Jeremiah Manitopyes. We'll focus mainly on his release, Indian Summer, but also touch on his roots and future projects.
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.
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.
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.
Update on the Oneida Nation of WI's hemp project; go back in time to the Standing Rock protests as the future of the Dakota Access oil pipeline makes headlines.
Teepee packs his suitcase; Teepee rides in an airplane.
Big Cuz is desperate for a puppy - but Nanna's not sure she's ready for the responsibility. Enter "Puppy J"- just the trick to prove she'll be good at puppy care. Trouble is Little J doesn't know when to drop the act!
Little J and Levi can't wait to go treasure hunting with Nanna's old metal detector. Big Cuz hatches a plan - she'll hide treasure for them to find. But the plan backfires when she buries Nanna's precious brooch, and the boys can't find it.
8a-Ensured by Sister that she knows the meaning of responsibility, Mama and Papa allow her to go to a sleep over at Lizzy's house. However Mama and Papa are totally unaware that the Bruins have gone out and left a babysitter in charge. When practically every cub in town shows up at the party it gets so out of hand that when the Bruins return they call all the parents to come and take their cubs home. Although Mama and Papa agree that Sister is partially to blame, they also realize that if they had been a little more responsible themselves, they would have found out about the baby sitter early enough to nip it in the bud. 8b-Brother complains that he's given too much homework and that's why he has fallen so far behind at school. Papa blames it on his highly distractive study environment and until Brother gets caught up, there'll be no television, video games, loud music or chatting on the phone. When Brother decides to do a little homework every night, he finds it's much easier to stay on top of his workload.
Nico has fun camouflaging himself without really thinking about the consequences of his game and he comes close to triggering an accident. It is only by living the funny adventure and witnessing the reckless behavior of a small seahorse that Nico realizes that it is sometimes important, when playing, to know how to stop in time.
Randy and his neighbors gather together to support Mrs. Charles's new endeavor. Randy gets crafty while trying to transport his eggs!
T-Bear and Talon learn about their differences in solving the recent rash of graffiti vandalism in Wapos Bay. Raven becomes frustrated in planning her seventh birthday party when everyone has ideas about how it should occur.
Raven and her puppet friends learn the Arapaho word for "my father" along with additional Arapaho phrases. Featured puppet skits include lessons about being polite, bullying, and having confidence in yourself. Raven shares a TV story about being a Tribal princess.
When Tomias loses his cousin straight after he arrives back home for initiation ceremony, it fuels his own anxieties around boarding school, whilst Dahlia confronts her own purpose in Mandjakkorl.
Chef Aaron Bear Robe operates the Aboriginal themed restaurant Keriwa Cafe in the bustling metropolis of Toronto. He escapes briefly for a peaceful retreat north of the city, where he fishes for rainbow trout, and gathers wild leeks, fiddleheads and ginger root.
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.
The people of the Yurok tribe live off the bounty of the Pacific Coast on the banks of California's Klamath River, harvesting salmon, shellfish, seaweed and edible wild greens as well as acorns that are ground and cooked in tightly woven handmade baskets. Loretta joins her Yurok friends for a feast of alderwood-smoked salmon, dried sirfish and eels, served with an exceptional sturgeon egg bread.
Since the dawn of time the buckskin drum has been the heartbeat of indigenous music. Drew finds out why by creating some "beats" with a native Hip Hop DJ, then meets a genre-bending Metis jazz star, a symphony percussionist, and a legendary First Nations rocker and Bluesman.
Monday morning rolls around, the time has come to get things going. The first day will see the players get a taste of their first on-ice practice. A surprise is in store for those thinking it would be a leisurely skate and many of the players will see that being a top prospect is much more than just being good on the ice. The coaching staff gets to see the actual talent of the team and more importantly their work ethic.
Out one night doing his stencil work, Dylan is confronted by the local graffiti crew.
Three Indigenous innovators impress the Bears with their new products and technologies that tackle challenges in health and safety, baby care and food security.
Kris and Sarain speak with Child Welfare Activist Cindy Blackstock. Residential School Survivor Roberta Hill shares her experience from her time at the Mohawk Institute. 60's Scoop Survivor and Throat Singer Nina Segalowitz tells her story about when she was stolen from the hospital and adopted out.
"Meegwitch" in Ojibway means "Creator", and "hi hi" is, "thank you". In this episode Laura begins to rejoice and is thankful in how fortunate she and all artists are to have their artistic gifts. She meets JR Bjornson, a blind and anxious stand-up guy, that is also, an up-and-coming stand-up comedian! She also visits the delipitating farm of a groundbreaking visual artist, Candace Lipischak, who brings a fresh application of the saying, "one man's trash is another man's treasure". Laura also has an opportunity to visit the museum of an Indigenous hero she's always wanted to know more about, Louis Riel. The season ends with a grand musical finale with a very thankful multicultural choir!
Art and Dan may know that, "The early bird may get the worm.", but the people in Curve Lake First Nation know that the extremely early hunter gets the turkey. Micisok!
Is the environmental mess we find ourselves in due to our drift from nature? We look at our relationship with nature and whether greed is partly responsible for the gulf's deterioration. Look at some of the solutions. There is hope, it is not too late. What about the young people? The solution is now in their hands. Together with better government, we can make a difference.
Growing up in the Lubicon Lake Band in Little Buffalo, AB, Melina Laboucan Massimo has experienced the detrimental effects of Oil Sands extraction. Today it's made her one of Canada's leading climate change campaigners and the host of Power to the People.
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.
Cree spoken word artist Zoey Roy meets with legendary Me'tis artist and activist Maria Campbell, who inspires a piece about the power of celebration. Zoey shares stories about her childhood and how her struggles helped inspire a rich creative spirit.
As of late 2013, the RCMP reported 1,181 Aboriginal women confirmed either missing or murdered since 1980. This number represents an epidemic that targets Aboriginal women like no other demographic. Meet the women who work tirelessly to bring attention to this matter, in hopes of triggering a national inquiry.
A slippery suspect is contained within a police perimeter, but it takes most of the day to flush him out.
In light of recent and unfortunate events, the Keetch family are forced to stay with Molly indefinitely. Myles enrolls at the high school on the reservation and both Darryl and Rayna search for employment.
It seems like everyone is being watched by the police: Cheyenne, Liz and Matthew's new right-hand man, Dog.
Dallaire confronts Gary about his assault on racist officer Sid. Eva and Bonnie's relationship blows up publicly. Gina's apology to a patient goes awry. Charlie gets news that may put an end to his dream of a medical career.
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.