Native American Heritage
A collection of films about Native Americans and First Nations peoples -- history, spirituality, and the struggle to defend the environment, protect their traditions and cultures, and address the challenges of the 21st century.
The Native American Heritage collection includes the following titles:
Baked AlaskaLooks at the battle over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the context of Alaska's accelerated warming.
Beyond Being Silenced: Gyaa IsdlaaWorld-famous Haida artist Robert Davidson stages a potlatch acknowledging centuries of Indigenous abuse by government and colonists, but celebrating the newfound spirit of cultural and societal renewal and reconcilliation.
Building on Tainted SoilDiscover how three generations of Native American boarding school survivors and their families are dealing with the fall-out of cultural erasure and reclaiming their culture.
CBQMCitizen-run radio station CQBM, serving remote areas of northern Canada, stitches together the far-flung communities.
Call Me HumanInnu writer Joséphine Bacon travels across Canada, sharing reflections and stories backdropped by the film’s stunning cinematography.
Coming to LightAn in-depth portrait of Edward S. Curtis, the preeminent photographer of North American Indians.
Common Ground: The Story of Bears EarsThe politicization of national parks.
Connectivity ProjectExamines the ripple effects of our actions in an interconnected world.
Conscience PointCONSCIENCE POINT unearths a deep clash of values between the Shinnecock Indian Nation and their elite Hamptons neighbors, who have made sacred land their playground.
CoppermineAn introduction to the Copper Inuit of the Coronation Gulf region of Canada's Northwest Territories, one of the last aboriginal groups to be contacted by people from outside.
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