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INDIANS OF THE PLAINS
INDIANS OF THE NORTHWEST
INDIANS
OF THE SOUTHWEST
SPECIAL 3 PART Series
BUY ALL THREE FOR $255
SACAJAWEA - Biography
POW WOW: A NATIVE AMERICAN
GATHERING
NATIVE AMERICANS: MYTHS AND
REALITIES - Stereotypes
STANDING STRONG AGAINST THE CANCER
ENEMY
POSITIVELY NATIVE - Stereotypes
INDIANS OF THE PLAINS
As a young Indian boy and his father repair their ranch fence, the father tells his son about the "old people" who came here long ago.
This 17 minute video explores the culture of the Native Americans who followed
the buffalo over the great plains of North America, explaining how they used the meat,
hide, bones, and horns of this magnificent animal. 
The father describes tipi and arrow making, cooking and games. The video includes the story of how a young Indian boy was given a new name when he shared his dream of a black buffalo that told him he would grow up to be a great hunter.
This
twenty minute live-action video focuses on the history and traditions of "People of
the Potlach", examining the continuity of the culture of Native Americans who live
along the Pacific Ocean from Oregon to the Alaska panhandle.
Members of modern day tribes explain the cultural and political structure of
the gathering known as the potlach, while present day carvers and weavers provide insight
into the many ways their ancestors used the red cedar tree, to provide clothing, utensils,
canoes, buildings and totem poles.
20 min.
VHS & Guide $89
INDIANS OF
THE SOUTHWEST is a seventeen minute children's program which focuses on traditional
life and culture of the Navajo, or Dineh, as it is passed on through stories, through
customs, and through everyday life. Scenes of storytelling, sheep herding, sand painting,
weaving, and family life create an unforgettable image of life as it was for the Dineh in
the early 20th century.
17 min.
VHS & Guide $89
POW WOW: A NATIVE AMERICAN GATHERING
This compelling documentary strives to establish a tolerance of diverse cultures
and heritages by inviting viewers to a Native American ceremony rich in symbolism,
tradition, and pride - the intertribal Pow-Wow. Commentary
from the participants is intercut with the dancing to explain the significance of the
drum, the symbolism behind the colorful regalia and the relevance of the different songs
and dances.
Grades 6-12, 30 min.
©1993 VHS $70
STANDING
STRONG AGAINST THE CANCER ENEMY
This half hour video uses the storytelling talents of tribal elders interacting with children and puppets to talk about cancer. Using the framing device of conversation with John Old Elk (respected elder), Turtle Woman, and the infamous trickster Coyote, the program promotes healthful traditional practices of Native Americans as effective cancer prevention and control practices.
Grades 5-Adult, 30 min.
©1993 VHS $75
NATIVE AMERICANS: MYTHS AND REALITIES - STEREOTYPES
In this unique and personal program, young men and women from
various Native American tribes are shown trying to change some of the stereotypes that
have been attributed to them throughout the years. These young Native Americans talk
about their struggle to maintain a balance between the achievement-oriented modern world
and their traditional world. Although there aredifferences among their tirbes - they
all seem to be fighting for one common goal - to bring something back to their
people.
Grades 6-12, 16 min.
©1997 VHS $95
SACAJAWEA- BIOGRAPHY
Stolen from her tribe at the age of twelve by a band of Indians, sold into
marriage at fourteen, Sacajawea became, at the age of sixteen, a mother and a part of
one of the U.S.'s greatest adventures, the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
In the course of that famous trek to the Pacific Ocean, she was at times a provisioner, translator, cook, ambassadress, guide and as she remains today, a source of inspiration. Told in the voice of the childhood friend with whom Sacajawea was captured, the story unfolds in beautifullly realized animation.
Sacajawea and the adventures she shared come alive as the
viewer follows her from the days of her childhood, into captivity, over the plains and
mountains of America and into her well deserved place in history.
Grades 4-8 18 minutes
©1991, VHS $95
POSITIVELY
NATIVE - STEREOTYPES
Martin, a young Native American child, is tired of being
teased about his heritige. His best friend Sam, of Korean descent, encourages Martin
to team up with him and make a video that portrays how Indians really live. Martin
is disturbed by others' ideas about Native communities - ideas reinforced by the savage
looking face on the community center's Tomahawks baseball team poster. In his
video, Martin talks with his mother about her childhood, takes part in a drumming ceremony
at the Native American Center, then visits relatives on the Six Nations Reserve.
Martin and Sam are pleased with the video, which even convinces the community center
director to take down the poster. Martin wonders whether he can continue to strive
for change.
Grades 3-7 15 minutes
©1992, VHS $95
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