Tara is taken hostage by a delusional hotel guest engaged in a bizarre argument with is dead wife. The scene grows even more frightening when the man turns his rage on Tara and she begins to feel herself slipping into the madness... Stanton, Bob and Ollie try desperately to save Tara and solve the mystery behind her captor's demonic behavior.
An altercation with racist cop Sid puts Gary's med career in jeopardy. Nancy thinks up a unique idea to help her concussion patient get over his depression. A rift between Eva and Bonnie erupts at Melanie's bone marrow drive on the Rez.
Pre-contact, midwifery was a traditional practice among First Nations across the country. Driven underground for over a century, Midwifery is currently enjoying a long overdue reclamation. Meet the women at the helm of this movement, and hear how this ancient practice benefits the health of mother and child, and their community.
Sometimes you need to roll up your sleeves and get creative with your photography ideas and projects to pay your bills. Mason and Gracey experience the mid-winter work slowdown and they to get creative on projects.
Three Indigenous entrepreneurs tempt the Bears' taste buds with their delicious creations, including custom-designed cakes, microbrewery bespoke beers and a unique line of bitters.
The Life in the Bear reveals the reverence with which a bear is hunted, and the feast of the bear party.
A mile high in the Rocky Mountains in the middle of January, Art takes Dan snowshoeing, snowmobiling and for a walk on a lake to go ice fishing for trout. Micisok!
A Cedar Is Life explores how one critical species, the cedar tree, is central to the cultural life of West Coast First Nations. The film weaves together interviews with elders, artists, and other hands-on practitioners who speak to how all parts of the tree were and still are important to make use of, while also highlighting the importance of protecting this ancient ancestor throughout the film. We look at how cedar is bridging cultural gaps today, and how this passing down of knowledge to the next generation is essential for promoting the strength of culture in so many Indigenous communities.
The history and spirituality of the Indigenous People of the American Southwest are deeply rooted in the Land. Since the beginning of time, they have been stewards and protectors of their home lands, past and present. These places intimately connect the People and their beliefs to the natural world. No place is ever abandoned, the landscape is forever living. This is their story, of the Land and who they are.
A report by the Washington Post reveals that over 1,000 Native American children were abused in boarding schools throughout the United States. The year-long investigation found at least 122 priests. Sisters and brothers assigned to 22 Indian boarding schools in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest were accused of sexually abusing Native American children in their care. In the Southwest, a historic water rights settlement has been signed to ensure the supply of the Colorado River to three tribes. Navajo Nation president Buu Nygren recently signed the settlement and it is now being sent to Congress for approval . Protests in Paris over Indigenous independence have become deadly. The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has been gripped by days of fatal protests with six people killed and hundreds of others injured during armed clashes, looting and arson. There have been decades of tensions between France and the Indigenous Kanak people who have sought independence for the archipelago of 270,000 people. A Native costume designer for Killers of the Flower Moon is suing Apple, saying they were excluded from awards. Sault Sainte Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians citizen Kristie Hoffman claims she did quote "most of the research and costume design for the film but was 'completely ignored' in receiving credit at the Academy Awards and the Costume Designers Guild Awards". In an historic election, Mexico has just chosen its first woman president, Claudia Sheinbaum.
Progress on workout plans becomes evident when the participants complete their 'mid-point' check in with Kent.
Teepee learns to play the drum; Teepee dances the hoop dance.
There are boola barna, lots of animals in noongar boodja from the noorn, the snake, to the wetj, the emu. Barna live all over noongar boodja, have you seen any lately?
Dad takes the kids to the studio where he is recording a song in Cree. Kokum takes them on a magical journey and teaches them all about sound waves and how they help us hear.
Joe is convinced he's not good at fishing but finding a little forest spirit in distress he uses his other skills to lead a successful fishing style rescue. Out late to view the Northern Lights, the friends race to rescue Buddy's run-away drum before it rolls off a cliff, saving it, then playing it to celebrate the dancing lights in the sky.
Randy and Katie search for the perfect location for a house. Randy brainstorms the different ways he can deliver a porcupine without getting poked! Ouch!
T-Bear learns that the memory of his mother is important after he tries to find his father a new wife. T-Bear and Jacob wear their pink shirts to support breast cancer research, and T-Bear decides that his father should get remarried. So he enlists the help of Talon and Devon to and the potential new wife. Meanwhile, Raven goes behind her mother's back to use makeup. Her new passion leads to Raven getting a makeover by Kohkum Mary and Devon. T-Bear realizes that his father is happy, and that his pursuit of a wife for his father may have been a hunt for a mother.
Granny helps the children by showing the way to an old man who could help them move the greedy Orca that was eating all of the salmon before they could reach the rivers. The lesson Thunderbird and Orca teach the children is that learning to share may be the best way they can all live in harmony.
Science Questers get to ask Commander John Herrington what it's like to be an Astronaut while Corey Gray shares what it's like to be part of a science team that proved Gravitational Waves!
Sophia Stark has been cooking and baking since the age of six, she is inspired by her family and the American culinary legend Julia Child. She is very talented with a knife, can sing and is an artist. All of us on the set were very impressed and you will be too as she shares her Vanilla Cream Fruit Tart recipe.
In this episode, Chef Kelly is in Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, to revisit the mayonnaise lobster. For her revisit, she meets with Real, a lobster specialized fisherman, as well as a goat farmer and cheese producer, Leila.
A report by the Washington Post reveals that over 1,000 Native American children were abused in boarding schools throughout the United States. The year-long investigation found at least 122 priests. Sisters and brothers assigned to 22 Indian boarding schools in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest were accused of sexually abusing Native American children in their care. In the Southwest, a historic water rights settlement has been signed to ensure the supply of the Colorado River to three tribes. Navajo Nation president Buu Nygren recently signed the settlement and it is now being sent to Congress for approval . Protests in Paris over Indigenous independence have become deadly. The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has been gripped by days of fatal protests with six people killed and hundreds of others injured during armed clashes, looting and arson. There have been decades of tensions between France and the Indigenous Kanak people who have sought independence for the archipelago of 270,000 people. A Native costume designer for Killers of the Flower Moon is suing Apple, saying they were excluded from awards. Sault Sainte Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians citizen Kristie Hoffman claims she did quote "most of the research and costume design for the film but was 'completely ignored' in receiving credit at the Academy Awards and the Costume Designers Guild Awards". In an historic election, Mexico has just chosen its first woman president, Claudia Sheinbaum.
Update on the Oneida Nation of WI's hemp project; go back in time to the Standing Rock protests as the future of the Dakota Access oil pipeline makes headlines.
For the second off-ice workout the players travel to a different locale where they are initiated to training like a pro. First hand, they witness how true professionals' train. Their morning experience lures them into a false sense of security that brings the head coach to call a few players out and announce that not everyone will be playing in the final game.
Destination BC commissions Mason to shoot a social media resort tour through British Columbia. Gracey shreds for fun and hits the ice.
The youth get a jigging lesson from Sagkeeng's Finest, followed by their 1st weigh-in.
Fancy Dancer Dwight Whitebuffalo joins Juaquin Lonelodge to construct rockers.
The Native Drum, hosted by master drum maker, Shawn Littlebear is a how-to television series. Littlebear is a traditional drum maker who shares with us his techniques for making drums.
KVCR and FNX interview Audiopharmacy, the San Francisco based international art / music collective. The music is a fusion of live world, hip hop, dub, soul and roots culture.
A mile high in the Rocky Mountains in the middle of January, Art takes Dan snowshoeing, snowmobiling and for a walk on a lake to go ice fishing for trout. Micisok!
Dave investigates the Majorville Medicine Wheel located in Southern Alberta, which pulls him south to Mitchell South Dakota to film an archeological dig.
Badger Creek is a half-hour documentary portrait of a Blackfeet (Pikuni) family, the Mombergs, who live on the lower Blackfeet Reservation in Montana near the banks of Badger Creek. In addition to running a prosperous ranching business, they practice a traditional Blackfeet cultural lifestyle that sustains and nourishes them, including sending their children to a Blackfeet language immersion school, participating in Blackfeet spiritual ceremonies and maintaining a Blackfeet worldview. The film takes us through a year in the life of the family, and through four seasons of the magnificent and traditional territory of the Pikuni Nation.
For decades, thousands of Navajos worked the railroads, maintaining the trans-continental network. Metal Road explores the dynamics of livelihood, family, and the railroads through the lens of a Navajo trackman.
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Various tribes are hosting a life skills program teaching women personal development, family parenting, mindfulness, healing and more. Cree citizen Ivanna Yellowback is the co-founder of this program. ICT's Paris Wise has more on how Yellowback hopes to grow this work. We turn now to the world of books where non-fiction author Anton Treuer has published his first work of fiction. Stewart Huntington caught up with the Bemidji State Indigenous Studies professor.
Tom sends Shayla to Robert's Arm to check out a lake monster known as Cressie. He asks her to find out what this creature is and if it actually exists.
It seems like everyone is being watched by the police: Cheyenne, Liz and Matthew's new right-hand man, Dog.
Olivia Komahcheet, aka, Liv the Artist (Comanchee) picked up the viola in the 3rd grade, then added cello, violin, piano and guitar to her repertoire. Her style is a combination of alternative rock, accented with R&B and hip-hop influences reinforced by a vocal style that merges the passionate with a gritty undertone.
Art and Dan may know that, "The early bird may get the worm.", but the people in Curve Lake First Nation know that the extremely early hunter gets the turkey. Micisok!
KVCR and FNX interview Audiopharmacy, the San Francisco based international art / music collective. The music is a fusion of live world, hip hop, dub, soul and roots culture.
URBAN REZ explores the controversial legacy and modern-day repercussions of the Urban Relocation Program (1952-1973), the greatest voluntary upheaval of Native Americans during the 20th century. During the documentary, dozens of American Indians representing tribal groups from across the West recall their first-hand experiences with relocation, including the early hardships, struggles with isolation, and racism. Interviewees also speak about the challenges of maintaining one's own tribal traditions - from language to hunting - while assimilating into the larger society. Actor, musician, and Oglala Lakota member Moses brings plenty of narrates of this insightful film about this seldom-told chapter in American history.
WEAVING WORLDS presents an absorbing and intimate portrait of economic and cultural survival through art. The documentary traces the history of Navajo rug weavers and their role within the global economy by highlighting the stories and characters behind the production and trading of Navajo rugs. Told from the weavers' point-of-view, WEAVING WORLDS turns a keen and compassionate eye toward indigenous artists and their struggle to maintain pride and cultural vitality through their textiles. Contemporary Navajo weavers including Nicole Horseherder, a member of Black Mesa Weavers for Life and Land speak about the importance of weaving traditions, or Nahadzaan Hadilneeh, to Navajo culture. WEAVING WORLDS illuminates the rich visual experience of this Native craft by combining shots of the Navajo reservation with scenes of Navajo women weaving delicate motifs into colorful rugs. Through interviews and oral histories, the program also explores the relationship between weaving and family relations and the sometimes controversial interdependency between Indigenous artisans and Anglo traders.