Events: Broadcast
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"Apache 8" airing in California
May 26, 201311:00am PDTApache 8 tells the story of an all-women wildland firefighter crew from the White Mountain Apache Tribe, who have been fighting fires in Arizona and throughout the U.S., for over 30 years. The film delves into the challenging lives of these Native firefighters.
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"Native Waters: A Chitimacha Recollection" airing in Kentucky
May 26, 20133:30pm - 4:30pm EDTNative Waters: A Chitimacha Recollection is a documentary about the Chitimacha Indians of the Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana who are known as "the People of many waters." This documentary film project emphasizes that there are different means of knowing and remembering--and they are not mutually exclusive. The small...
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"Games of the North: Playing for Survival" airing in
May 26, 201310:25pm - 11:25pm EDTGames of the North tells the story of how traditional Inuit sports have been vital for survival within the unforgiving Arctic. Acrobatic and explosive, these ancestral games evolved to strengthen mind, body and spirit within the community.
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"Good Meat" airing in California
May 27, 201310:00am - 11:00am PDTGood Meat follows an Oglala Lakota man's struggles and triumphs as he attempts to reclaim his health.
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"Way of the Warrior" airing in Wisconsin
May 27, 20139:00pm - 10:00pm EDTThis documentary examines the visceral nature of war and the bravery of Native-American veterans who served in World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War--and came to grips with the difficult post-war personal and societal conditions.
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"Sousa on the Rez: Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum" airing in Hawaii
May 27, 2013 - May 28, 201311:30pm - 12:30am EDTWhen you hear the phrase “Native American music” you may not think of tubas, trumpets, and Sousa marches. Yet, this rich musical tradition has been a part of Native American culture for over one hundred years.
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"For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska" airing in California
May 27, 2013 - May 28, 201311:00pm - 12:00am PDTIn the Alaska Purchase of 1867 the United States took on more than just the land. There were indigenous people living everywhere in Alaska. Like Native Americans in the lower 48, Alaska Natives struggled to keep their basic human rights as well as protect their ancient ties to the land. The Bill of Rights did not apply to them...
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"For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska" airing in California
May 28, 20134:00pm - 5:00pm PDTIn the Alaska Purchase of 1867 the United States took on more than just the land. There were indigenous people living everywhere in Alaska. Like Native Americans in the lower 48, Alaska Natives struggled to keep their basic human rights as well as protect their ancient ties to the land. The Bill of Rights did not apply to them...
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"Weaving Worlds" airing in California
May 28, 20136:30pm - 7:30pm PDTIn this compelling and intimate portrait of economic and cultural survival through art, Navajo filmmaker Bennie Klain takes viewers into the world of contemporary Navajo weavers and their struggles for self-sufficiency.
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"Hand Game" airing in California
May 28, 2013 - May 29, 201311:00pm - 12:00am EDTThis documentary explores the mythic and historic roots of contemporary gambling in the Northwest Native Society through a look at the traditional hand game (also called "stick game" or "bone game").
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"Good Meat" airing in California
May 28, 201310:00pm - 11:00pm PDTGood Meat follows an Oglala Lakota man's struggles and triumphs as he attempts to reclaim his health.
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Broadcast
"The Thick Dark Fog" airing in Oklahoma
May 29, 20137:00am - 8:00am EDTThe Thick Dark Fog, airing on OETA, tells the story of one man coming to terms with the past. The story is universal, speaking to anyone who has had to revisit their past in order to move forward.
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"The Thick Dark Fog" airing in Oklahoma
May 29, 20134:00pm - 5:00pm EDTThe Thick Dark Fog, airing on OETA, tells the story of one man coming to terms with the past. The story is universal, speaking to anyone who has had to revisit their past in order to move forward.
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"Hand Game" airing in California
May 29, 20134:00pm - 5:00pm PDTThis documentary explores the mythic and historic roots of contemporary gambling in the Northwest Native Society through a look at the traditional hand game (also called "stick game" or "bone game").
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"Video Letters from Prison" airing in California
May 31, 20138:00pm - 9:00pm PDTVideo Letters From Prison embarks on a journey of transformation as one family from the Pine Ridge Reservation of South Dakota finds healing through the path of the heart.
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"Hand Game" airing in California
May 31, 20139:00pm - 10:00pm PDTThis documentary explores the mythic and historic roots of contemporary gambling in the Northwest Native Society through a look at the traditional hand game (also called "stick game" or "bone game").
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"Sacred Stick" airing in California
May 31, 201310:00pm - 11:00pm PDTSacred Stick explores the history and culture of the game of lacrosse interwined with the Iroquois Nationals and their journey to the 2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships.
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"Racing the Rez" airing in California
June 1, 20136:30pm - 7:30pm EDTIn the rugged canyon lands of Northern Arizona, Racing the Rez documents Navajo and Hopi cross-country runners from two rival high schools put it all on the line for Tribal pride, triumph over adversity and state championship glory. Win or lose, what they learn in the course of their seasons will have a dramatic effect...
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"Sacred Stick" airing in California
June 1, 20134:00pm - 5:00pm PDTSacred Stick explores the history and culture of the game of lacrosse interwined with the Iroquois Nationals and their journey to the 2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships.
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"Hand Game" airing in California
June 1, 201310:00pm - 11:00pm PDTThis documentary explores the mythic and historic roots of contemporary gambling in the Northwest Native Society through a look at the traditional hand game (also called "stick game" or "bone game").

