Tag Results for "indian"
by Andrew Walton
Premiere: August 21, 2007
A clash of tradition and modernity puts a Native father and son at odds in the remote village of Old Crow, 80 miles above the Arctic Circle.
by Suree Towfighnia, Courtney Hermann
Premiere: July 3, 2007
In April 2000, Alex White Plume and his Lakota family planted industrial hemp on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota after other crops had failed. But when federal agents raided the White Plumes' fields, the Lakota Nation was swept into a Byzantine struggle over tribal sovereignty, economic rights and common sense.
by Bryan Gunnar Cole
Premiere: July 2, 2002
In Washington State, there are 26 Indian tribes — all of them trading in fireworks. "Boomtown" follows the Suquamish tribe during fireworks season mdash; a chaotic five-week sales period — while exploring life, liberty and the politics of Indian sovereignty in America.
by Christopher McLeod, Malinda Maynor
Premiere: August 14, 2001
In the Light of Reverence is a beautifully rendered account of the struggles of the Lakota in the Black Hills, the Hopi in Arizona and the Wintu in California to protect their sacred sites.
by Jay Rosenstein
Premiere: July 15, 1997
Charlene Teters, a Spokane Indian, evolves from mother and student into a leading voice against the merchandising of Native American sacred symbols as sports mascots.