With a new baby in the house Hank and Josie are reminded of what it's like to be new parents. Grandma Kowalchuk shows up to help, and baby Alex gets left alone with his Aunt Kate.
Drew enters the fascinating world of contemporary Native art. A life-sized whale made out of plastic lawn furniture? Inuit wall murals in Canada's biggest city? Movie posters with an indigenous spin? West Coast art combined with graffiti?
Kris and Sarain speak with Child Welfare Activist Cindy Blackstock. Residential School Survivor Roberta Hill shares her experience from her time at the Mohawk Institute. 60's Scoop Survivor and Throat Singer Nina Segalowitz tells her story about when she was stolen from the hospital and adopted out.
We meet Jordan Demeulemeester, one of underEXPOSED's own. He gives Tannis an inside look into a highly successful program, the First Nations Snowboard Team. And the whole gang goes on a moose hunt with Kookum.
A rotating compilation of music videos featuring diverse talents of Native American & World Indigenous cultures. Different genres such as hip hop, rap, dance, rock, and many more are featured on The AUX.
Dan takes Art to a small Gulf Island inhabited by almost as many goats as people. Ever helpful, Dan assists a local farmer whose livestock is threatened by feral goats. The resulting meal is not baaaad! Despite the fact that Art and Dan must cook in a cramped double-decker bus. Bon appetite!
A documentary featuring the participants, vendors, and viewers from 3 of Southern California's Pow Wows. The program presents voices from every facet of the community to invite viewers to experience the emotional and dramatic underpinnings of what it means to be a Native American in this modern age. What forces continue to drive us back to the pounding medicine of the drums and dance on the arena floor?
DJ Shub, the Godfather of PowWowStep brings us a live visual performance of his JUNO award-winning, chart-topping electronic Indigenous album: War Club. Filmed at the Ska-Nah-Doht Village & Lower Thames Conservation, DJ Shub partners with special guests and Indigenous dancers bringing a message of protest and power. This celebration of Indigenous music and culture follows a narrative of a young girl who finds her long-lost brother with the guidance of an enchanted Indigenous War Club. Set on conservation land, The War Club special is an immersive, high-energy electronic music experience that places the viewer in the midst of the show. DJ Shub energetically performs at the turntable decks against dynamic movement from Indigenous dancers and featured artists.
HOMECOMING SONG is a poetic documentary that tells the parallel stories of two men who returned home, and the ancient song that connects them. Many years ago, Kaax'achgook of the Kiks.adi clan of Southeast Alaska disappeared at sea and was thought lost by his family and people. Three years later he returned with a song telling of his experiences. Years later, a young First Nations man named Pete Sidney went off to fight in WW2. When he came back after being away for six years, his mother Angela sang this song for him.
An immersive traditional story woven into a stunning visual feast. Indigenous Dancer /Choreographer Santee Smith tells the story of her intimate and powerful new work against a dazzling cinematic performance featuring her and her dance company. The piece is Kaha:wi and it illustrates a traditional, but incredibly universal story, one that shows the power of dance, music, language and culture to heal, renew and re-emerge with greater vitality.
The Shoshone-Bannock citizen is celebrating 50 years of his chosen profession-journalism. Take a journey down memory lane, as Mark relays some of his best stories and experiences.
The Youth bond during a camping/canoe trip; Spiritual Advisor Shane Patterson teaches them about petro forms.
Teepee goes apple picking and bakes a pie for the first time.
Maara, hands and djena, feet are very useful to us and together with the other parts of our body help us every day. Maara baam, hands clap and djena kakarook, feet dance. It's too deadly koolangka.
Tiga is not very good at listening - he continually gets distracted while Kimmie tries to read him a story. She gets fed up and decides not to bother. Tiga and Kokum take the bus to visit Jason's pre- school at Lauwel- new, the Tsartlip Band School where they learn about listening and LLL words. After school, Tiga goes to Auntie May's house to see about spinning with sheep's wool and makes pompoms for touques. Back at home Jason drums and sings the butterfly song in Sencoten, and later we see firsthand that Gavin is not good at landing. Tiga is now a much better listener and begs Kimmie to finish the butterfly story, which she does, proving that Tiga has indeed LLL Learned.
Nico reads a superhero book and decides to become the Squirrel Man. Fortunately, the funny adventure will make him realize that doing acrobatics in a tree can be very dangerous!
Randy and Katie learn that not all plants are the same. / Randy can't ride his bike with Katie until he finds dried meat for Mrs. Charles.
Raven and her puppet friends learn the Cheyenne word for "my younger sibling" along with additional Cheyenne phrases. Featured puppet skits include lessons about getting along with family, lying, and not being selfish. Justin and Flash get a surprise when they try to order a pizza.
Talon, T-Bear and Devon are bored and want to go to the beach along the river to swim, but Mushom becomes ill and cannot take them. Uncle Peter decides to help the boys, but they have to collect the fish from the nets first. Raven goes on a girls' summer camp and gets caught up in the gossip about her friend Amber. More and more chores and tasks arise before they can go swimming, which frustrates Talon, T-Bear and Devon. Raven begins to feel uncomfortable when Amber finds out. Things become worse and worse when they try to finally go swimming. Raven must decide who to believe in all the rumors and gossip. The ensuing adventure makes Talon, T-Bear and Devon realize that spending time with Uncle Peter was more enjoyable than if they had just gone swimming.
After swapping homes and families, twins Yuma and Kyanna realise it's going to be tricky to swap back, with Kyanna facing a history test and Yuma meeting a snake in the bush.
Chef and instructor Ben Genialle creates a fusion of traditional Aboriginal and contemporary foods. He hunts duck, grouse, and snowshoe hare; and gathers skunk cabbage, gooseberries, and Oregon grapes near BC?s Shuswap Lake.
In this episode, Chef Kelly is in New Caledonia. The young commis chef Raphaella takes Chef Kelly to meet with Benoit to discover the traditional recipe of the Bulimes snails. For her revisit, Chef Kelly meets with Simone and Jean-Marc, snails seeker specialists in the Kuto bay, as well as the Gadji tribe's women on the Isle of Pines to discover their traditionnal vegetable garden.
The Shoshone-Bannock citizen is celebrating 50 years of his chosen profession-journalism. Take a journey down memory lane, as Mark relays some of his best stories and experiences.
FNX NOW is the station's flagship news series and the first interstitial community engagement series created by the channel after its initial launch in 2012. This new half-hour block looks to house all the most recent FNX NOW interstitial segments and showcase them in one spot.
The invited players, and the successful walk-on applicants, arrive at camp. Off-ice sessions and a few practices are on the agenda as the coaches begin their evaluation of the 30 players.
Mason and Tannis meet sisters, Meghann and Spencer O'Brien. One is a talented rider who retired from her sport to pursue her love of Aboriginal weaving, the other, an X Games medalists on track for the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi.
The Youth bond during a camping/canoe trip; Spiritual Advisor Shane Patterson teaches them about petro forms.
Juaquin and special guest, Red Sky Whapeppah construct a roach spinner.
Simon Baker travels to Manitoba, in the heart of the Canadian Prairies, to see why the world's tenth largest lake is dying and how indigenous knowledge can provide a means to ensure its survival.
Dan takes Art to a small Gulf Island inhabited by almost as many goats as people. Ever helpful, Dan assists a local farmer whose livestock is threatened by feral goats. The resulting meal is not baaaad! Despite the fact that Art and Dan must cook in a cramped double-decker bus. Bon appetite!
What happens when Native Youth work together to tackle Mental Health stigma? FNX TV and KVCR PBS hosted the powerful "Never a Bother" panel discussion. A group of courageous Native youth bravely shared their personal experiences with mental health challenges and suicide prevention. Their raw honesty and inspiring message remind us that it's okay not to be ok. We can create a more supportive and understanding community by breaking the stigma and encouraging open conversations. Let's continue to prioritize mental health and uplift Native voices. Together, we can make a difference.
From his birth in the Bitterroot Mountains among the Salish Tribe, to his exploits as a warrior with the Lemhi Shoshone and Bannocks, Washakie was recognized early as an extraordinary person. But he made his historical claim to greatness in the second half of the 19th century, as chief of the Eastern Shoshone. He led the tribe in battle and in peace, and navigated the difficult negotiations with the U.S. government that eventually provided the Shoshone with a permanent homeland along the eastern slopes of the Wind River Mountains. The Documentary, funded in part by the Wyoming State Legislature, features a wealth of historical photographs and artwork, as well as aerial photography shot over the Wind River Indian Reservation. Research was conducted at the National Archives, the Smithsonian Institute and museums throughout the West.
Democracy Now! is an award-winning, independent, noncommercial, nationally-distributed public television news hour. Produced each weekday, Democracy Now! is available for public television stations free of charge.
The Shoshone-Bannock citizen is celebrating 50 years of his chosen profession-journalism. Take a journey down memory lane, as Mark relays some of his best stories and experiences.
A tragic accident, a lake patrol, a drumming group of Intertribal Peacekeepers and a determined Real Estate investor - life is never dull for Rama's Tribal Police.
Inhalant abuse runs rampant among the youth of many First Nations communities across the country. The White Buffalo Youth Inhalant Centre provides immersive programs to help teenaged girls kick the habit, and reconnect with their Aboriginal cultures, while nearby Cartier Farms uses horse therapy to teach the girls about trust and bonding.
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.
Dan hatches a plan to de-pluck the mystery that shields the chicken industry. He brings Art to two organic free range farms located in the Cowichan Valley to source Vancouver Island,s best poultry and eggs. The meal Dan wings for his guests leaves them feeling a lot more than peckish. Bon appetite!
Ollie and Emma, a heartwarming sitcom web series about two awkward, shy young adults navigating an intercultural relationship in spite of their well-meaning friends and family. Ollie (Caucasian) and Emma (First Nations) meet in college, and while they are immediately smitten, it is not an easy transition into love. They are more comfortable moving at a slower pace, however Ollie's best friend, James, an overly helpful exchange student from England, and Emma's sister, Mandy, a sensational extrovert, both have their own plans for the young couple's budding romance.
In this wilderness adventure, Lia, a 16 year-old urban princess, is sent to spend the summer with her Gwich'in grandmother in a small Arctic Circle community. Desperate to return to city life she steals a boat and sets out into the vast Northern wilderness hoping to reach the nearest town. Totally lost, she is discovered by Alfred, a Gwich'in hunter who reluctantly takes her under his wing as he navigates the massive landscape in search of caribou. When Alfred is severely wounded, Lia pushes on and fights to save both of their lives.