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.
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.
People in distress demand an officer's immediate assistance, and life-threatening danger is always a possibility for the Tribal Police.
Gracey faces another test by shooting the Canadian Wakeboard Nationals in Bala Bay, Ontario and features rising star wakeboarder Christian Primrose.
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.
Brandy Yanchyk starts her Louisiana journey in New Orleans where she makes a po' boy sandwich, meets the Mardi Gras Indians and samples the famous Sazerac cocktail. In St. John the Baptist Parish she visits the Whitney Plantation, the only plantation museum in Louisiana with an exclusive focus on the lives of enslaved people. Next, Brandy learns how to make pralines at Fee-Fo-Lay Cafe. In Lafayette, she tries gumbo at the Vermilionville Living History Museum and Folk Life Park and learns about cajun and creole music at Sola Violins. Her trip ends in Houma where she learns about the United Houma Nation through master palmetto basket weaver Janie Verret Luster and on a swamp tour with R.J. Molinere.
In the season 2 finale, the guys return to Victoria, BC, to combine freshly caught seafood with freshly harvested produce. Cheers!
Opal Chavez is a Cheyenne elder who is married to Gerald Chavez, a Pueblo Cochiti. Together, they have forged out a happy life that has been tempered by mutual respect and a deep devotion to their traditions.
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.
"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.
President Joe Biden announced a major executive order on the southern border, which is a hot issue in the election. Regular contributor John Tahsuda joins ICT political correspondent Pauly Denetclaw to discuss this and other issues. The U.S. is investing billions into bolstering semiconductor manufacturing. ICT's Daniel Herrera visited an Arizona community college to learn more. President Calvin Coolidge signed the Indian Citizenship Act a century ago which made Native American citizens of the US. ICT's Pauly Denetclaw's reports on voting rights progress today. A Navajo man is bottling up the heat in Phoenix. Michael John is the founder of Navajo Mike's Southwestern-style barbecue sauce. Here's a feature from Tocabe's Indigenous Marketplace.
Now that the ladies are shedding pounds and losing inches it's time to update their wardrobe with the help of a professional stylist.
Teepee goes camping and goes fishing for the very first time.
Keny, Koodjal, Dambart-One, Two Three. Counting is moorditj And do you know the kala, the colours of the rainbow?
The kids learn all about treasures and the memories that they hold.
A friend's glider is damaged and the pals are sure Hank can fix it but when the powerful launcher he makes sends it on a wild flight they must use their speedy skills to rescue the runaway plane. Pilot Adventure Sue flies the friends to a remote location where she teaches them tracking skills but she loses the airplane keys so Nina must use her special lynx-like abilities to get them home.
Randy and Katie learn that not all plants are the same. / Randy can't ride his bike with Katie until he finds dried meat for Mrs. Charles.
Devon finds a time portal in the forest and takes T-Bear and Talon into the future, where they discover that environmental damage caused by a large mining corporation in the past has impacted the Earth. The boys are then sent back in time by the leader of the resistance, David Suzuki, to stop the mining project from going ahead.
Amy, Casey and Theodore find themselves on an arctic adventure trying to help a young bear cub, named Keyush return home to his mom after he gets lost with them. The group uses Inukshuk markers as clues to find their way back home. The lesson learned is, always tell someone where you are going.
When Tomias gets offered a place in a Melbourne Boarding School, he doesn't know how to tell Dahlia, deciding instead to hide it from her, whilst the kids' band together to free the town chickens, now locked up by Armstrong, an act that will be his undoing.
Singer, songwriter and 14-time winner of the Na Hoku Hanohano Award, Mark Yamanaka, joined us in the Cooking Hawaiian Style Kitchen. Proudly representing Hawaii island and the town of Hilo. He said he loves to cook and is sharing that side of his talents with his Tulip Fried Rice recipe.
In this episode, Chef Kelly is in Baie-Mahault and Petit Bourg, Guadeloupe, to revisit the "fricassee de poulet et maracujas" (chicken fricassee with maracuja), For her revisit, she meets with Rodrick, a chicken farmer, as well as a maracuja producer, Didier.
President Joe Biden announced a major executive order on the southern border, which is a hot issue in the election. Regular contributor John Tahsuda joins ICT political correspondent Pauly Denetclaw to discuss this and other issues. The U.S. is investing billions into bolstering semiconductor manufacturing. ICT's Daniel Herrera visited an Arizona community college to learn more. President Calvin Coolidge signed the Indian Citizenship Act a century ago which made Native American citizens of the US. ICT's Pauly Denetclaw's reports on voting rights progress today. A Navajo man is bottling up the heat in Phoenix. Michael John is the founder of Navajo Mike's Southwestern-style barbecue sauce. Here's a feature from Tocabe's Indigenous Marketplace.
Historians chronicle the struggle to coexist with the Spanish and Americans by discussing how ancestors of the San Manuel Tribe were swept up into conflicts that world drastically change their lands and the existence. Jerry Paresa narrates.
The moment all of these players have been waiting for, the showcase game. For the past two weeks every single player has done what he can to get ready. An unexpected event rocks the team's roster and John is forced to make a tough decision that could have a major impact on the game. The boys head over to the Meredith Centre for a quick morning skate and to get accustomed to the rink. Unfortunately, John must also break the news to the players that will be sitting out.
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.
The participants learn about style and fashion to accommodate their new figures.
On this episode, Juaquin Lonelodge continues construction on the jingle dress project.
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.
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.
"Indian Road" is a magazine-style TV show featuring engaging stories from Indian Country produced by Cheyenne and Arapaho Television. The show's focus is sharing stories about events, businesses and activities with a Native flair.
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.
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.
The Cowlitz Indian Tribe conducted an important and long-standing salmon ceremony. ICT and Underscore Native News reports Nika Bartoo-Smith was there. A group of graduate students at Arizona State University uncovered concerning details about how ASU has treated Native American remains. It's a collaboration between Cronkite News and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism. Reporter Madison Perales has the story. One of the most visible peaks in Colorado is Mount Blue Sky. It was previously names Mount Evan's, after a territorial governor-a person sometimes referred to as the architect of the 1864 San Creek Massacred. Journalists Darren Brown and Adam Youngbear from Cheyenne and Arapaho Productions attended the renaming ceremony. Here's an encore presentation.
Dr. Neyooxet Greymorning is a Professor of Anthropology and Native American Studies at the University of Montana. He is an Arapaho elder with a passion for preserving the language. On this edition of Elder Stories - From the Pages of Our Lives, Dr. Greymorning tells of his upbringing and some valuable lessons imparted by some of the elders in his own community.
On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss the contemporary love story Mino Bimaadiziwin as well as the film Lichen, a biological documentary shot for iMax.
Tara becomes suspicious when her boyfriend Harley leaves abruptly in the middle of the night. When she discovers him and a friend with their car on a dark road and questions him about his smashed windshield, Harley claims they just hit a deer. However, when a local boy is reported missing the next morning, Tara knows there is more to the story. Her attempts to find the truth are hindered by a mysterious little girl from the past whose untimely appearance puts Tara's life in danger.
Dan takes Art to a small Gulf Island inhabited by almost as many goats as people. Ever helpful, Dan assists a local farmer whose livestock is threatened by feral goats. The resulting meal is not baaaad! Despite the fact that Art and Dan must cook in a cramped double-decker bus. Bon appetite!
Fifty years after Horse Creek Girl's remains were found, a seemingly simple tribal identification project blossomed into a complex, multi-discipline study. As a result, we now have an idea of how the Horse Creek Girl may have lived and died, and we get a different look at early reservation history than we may be accustomed to.
Legendary as one of America's greatest horse tribes, the 21st-century Nez Perce decided to bring horses back to their land and lives with the unlikely help of a charismatic Navajo horseman, Rudy Shebala. His mentorship guides at-risk teenagers toward the strong medicine of horses, and his equine skills bring historic Nez Perce horse culture to modern renown. But his personal demons imperil both accomplishments. HORSE TRIBE is an epic story about the connection of human to animal, history to life, individuals to community, grief to resolve, and values to action.
The hope and determination of modern-day American Indian life is revealed in this story about what it takes to win one of the most exciting and dangerous forms of horse racing practiced anywhere in the world today. From the bitter cold of winter on the Rocky Mountain front to the heat and mayhem of the summer's championship races in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Oregon, "Indian Relay" follows several teams from three different American Indian communities as they prepare for and compete across a grueling Indian Relay season -- all hearts set on the glory and honor of winning this year's National Championships.