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Mana: Beyond Belief

Mana: Beyond Belief

2004 | 1h 32mins

Mana: Beyond Belief

2004 | 1h 32mins

"Mana: Beyond Belief" is a documentary film that explores the concept of "mana," a Polynesian word representing the power or special significance invested in objects, places, or…

Circle of the Sun

Circle of the Sun

Circle of the Sun

This short documentary by Colin Low is an invitation to a gathering of the Káínaa of Alberta - as the Sun Dance is captured on film for the first time. The film shows how the…

Warriors

Warriors explores the experience of the Native Americans who fought in America's most controversial war- the Vietnam-era conflict. Humorous and unflinching, this program shows us…

Sacred Buffalo People

Sacred Buffalo People

Sacred Buffalo People

The buffalo, or American bison, was once a vital and integral part of the culture of the Plains Indians, centering a spirituality that honored all living things. Sacred Buffalo…

Cree Hunters of the Mistassini

Cree Hunters of the Mistassini

Cree Hunters of the Mistassini

An National Film Board of Canada (NFB) crew filmed a group of three families, Cree hunters from Mistassini. Since times predating agriculture, this First Nations people have gone…

Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole

Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole

2003 | 1h 10mins

Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole

2003 | 1h 10mins

This feature-length documentary traces the journey of the Haisla people to reclaim the G'psgolox totem pole that went missing from their British Columbia village in 1929. The fate…

Elizabeth James Perry Wampanoag Traditional Artist

Elizabeth James Perry Wampanoag Traditional Artist

Elizabeth James Perry Wampanoag Traditional Artist

Elizabeth James-Perry's artwork is intimately tied to her Aquinnah Wampanoag tribal heritage. Her wampum belts are made using indigenous materials -- locally harvested, handspun…

High Steel

This short documentary offers a dizzying view of the Mohawk Indians of Kahnawake who work in Manhattan erecting the steel frames of skyscrapers.

Living Stone

This documentary shows the inspiration behind Inuit sculpture. The Inuit approach to the work is to release the image the artist sees imprisoned in the rough stone. The film…

Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak

Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak

Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak

This documentary shows how an Inuit artist's drawings are transferred to stone, printed and sold. Kenojuak Ashevak became the first woman involved with the printmaking…

Our Lives in Our Hands

Our Lives in Our Hands

Our Lives in Our Hands

This 1986 film examines the traditional Native American craft of split ash basketmaking as a means of economic and cultural survival for Aroostook Micmac Indians of northern…

How to Build an Igloo

How to Build an Igloo

How to Build an Igloo

From The National Film Board of Canada. This classic short film shows how to make an igloo using only snow and a knife. Two Inuit men in Canada’s Far North choose the site, cut…

Musical Holdouts

Musical Holdouts

Musical Holdouts

This classic, entertaining documentary on American traditional music features varied individuals and groups who have not become part of the “melting pot” of American society.

Gathering Up Again: Fiesta in Santa Fe

Gathering Up Again: Fiesta in Santa Fe

Gathering Up Again: Fiesta in Santa Fe

The three day pageant celebrates the reconquest of New Mexico in 1692 by the Spanish over the Pueblo Indians. Interviews and scenes of Fiesta preparation, ultimately, raised…

Jim Northrup: With Reservations

Jim Northrup: With Reservations

Jim Northrup: With Reservations

Jim Northrup: With Reservations is a half-hour portrait of the Anishinaabe / Ojibwe / Chippewa writer/activist from Naagajiwanaang (Fond du Lac) in northern Minnesota. A lively…

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