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In late 1950s Ontario, seven year-old Saul Indian Horse is torn from his Ojibway family and committed to one of Canada's notorious Catholic residential schools. In this oppressive environment, Saul finds salvation in the unlikeliest of places and favourite Canadian pastimes--hockey.
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Written on the Landscape: Mysteries Beyond Chaco Canyon conveys to viewers the brilliant achievements of the Chaco civilization -- many of which are in grave danger today. This one-hour documentary reveals the astounding reach of the Chacoans across 70,000 square miles of the American Southwest.
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Warrior Women is the story of Madonna Thunder Hawk, AIM (American Indian Movement) leader who shaped a kindred group of activists' children - including her daughter Marcy - into the "We Will Remember" Survival School as a Native alternative to government-run education.
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Right after the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 became the law of the land, Kendra Mylnechuk Potter was adopted into a white family and raised with no knowledge of her Native parentage. This intimate film follows Kendra on her journey to find her birth mother.
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In this award-winning documentary, Cecilia Fire Thunder- the first female President of the Oglala Sioux tribe, defies a proposed South Dakota law criminalizing all abortions, with no exceptions for rape or incest, by threatening to build a women's clinic on the sovereign territory of the reservation.
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Chef Sean Sherman worked for years in Italian, Spanish, Japanese and modern American restaurants. Then one day he realized his own heritage – Lakota Sioux – had a lot to teach him about foods that would nourish himself, his customers, and the Earth.
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Sweetheart Dancers is a story about Sean and Adrian, a Two-Spirit couple determined to rewrite the rules of Native American culture through their participation in the 'Sweetheart Dance.'
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Native American Zachariah George, 25, who is known as Mr. Navajo, wears two hats as both a public figure renowned for public speaking and singing in the Navajo language, and for being an advocate for LGBT communities.
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(We Will Speak) highlights the critical work of language activists, artists, youth, and elders who are now leading a growing movement of urgent radical revitalization efforts to help save the Cherokee language from the brink of extinction.
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An examination of the musical contribution that brought to light the profound and overlooked influence of Indigenous people on popular music and the pioneering Native American musicians who helped shape the soundtracks of our lives.
Beyond Recognition tells the inspiring story of women creating opportunities to preserve Native cultures and lands in a society bent on erasing them.
Films on Demand is an online library of streaming videos, covering a wide range of topics, that is available to watch online or in the classroom. The collections contain films focusing on many aspects of United States history, including Native American Heritage.
Click on the image below to view the first episode or a 2-part series, The American Buffalo by Ken Burns.
You may view both episode of The American Buffalo on Films on Demand.