Join OsiyoTV for homecoming at the University of North Texas' Apogee Stadium with quarterback Mason Fine; hear Cherokee storyteller Robert Lewis share a time-honored tale as well as his own life story; and spend time with Betty Frogg as she reflects on the importance of learning and sharing the Cherokee language and culture. The episode also examines the historic 1843 International Indian Council and includes a new Cherokee language lesson.
On this edition of Native Report... We attend the grand opening of the Thunderbird-Wren Halfway House, a recovery program for men and women. We then learn about what role a doula plays before, during, and shortly after the birth of a child. And we meet Thomas Peacock, who found a new career in retirement as an author, editor and publisher. We also learn what we can do to lead healthier lives and hear from our Elders on this edition of Native Report.
Constable Dwayne Honeyman and Sergeant Dale Austinson must quickly adapt when they respond to a misleading call involving firearms. Having made a commitment to lead a healthy lifestyle, Constable Leonard Isaac embraces the challenges and revelations of a traditional vision quest. On the job Constable Isaac follows up reports of residents illegally swapping license plates on vehicles.
Gracey travels to Searchmont Resort in Ontario to cover the Canadian Snowcross Racing national series event. Pro snowcross racer and photographer Shelby Mahon works with Gracey on a photo shoot with pro snowcross competitor, Dylan Hall, from Team Rockstar Enery Polaris. Gracey pitches On Snow Magazine for a potential sale.
Brandy Yanchyk starts her island-hopping adventure on the island of Molokai. In the Halawa Valley, she has an Indigenous experience with Hawaiian Cultural Practitioner Greg Solatorio, followed by a tour of a Macadamia Nut Farm. Next, Brandy takes to the seas on a small expedition vessel. First stop is the island of Lanai, where Brandy learns about native Hawaiian culture at the Lanai Culture and Heritage Center. Next is Maui, where she visits the Kohola Brewery and learns about the state's craft brewing industry. Finally, she travels to the island of Hawaii and explores the Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park and mingles with local birds at the Hawaii Wildlife Center.
Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk travels to Sooke, British Columbia where she learns about seaweed from Amanda Swinimer at Dakini Tidal Wilds. Then she visits Sheringham Distillery where she tries gin made with seaweed. Brandy then goes to Alberta where she plows a field with horses and tries whisky at the Eau Claire Distillery in Turner Valley. In Calgary, Brandy learns how to cook a Metis stew at the Heritage Park Historical Village.
FIRST PEOPLE is the story of Ka'o (11), a mountain patupaiarehe (fairy) who dwells in the Tararua ranges with Moe (45), her Toiroa nomadic father. Moe is dealing with the loss of his wife, Tira, and as father and daughter struggle to find healing in their daily karakia and ceremony, their relationship further deteriorates
Tiaki's (14) older brother Tamatea (18) has the honour of being selected to retrieve the revered tohunga safely for the birthing of the chief's heir. Tiaki scrambles to finish his pake just in time for Tamatea's departure. With his pake in hand Tiaki is sure the path will be clear for Tamatea to reunite the tohunga with their chief, allowing him to open the spiritual portal to deliver the heir and true purpose.
Whiro (17) has just lost her beloved kuia but the villagers have not gathered at the sand dunes for her burial. All of Whiro's whanau mourns except Whiro, she is unable to wail and watches from the dunes above. Embarrassed by her behaviour, Whiro's aunties accuse Tita (35), her frail mother, of not raising Whiro to respect tradition and are wondering why the villagers haven't attend their well respected mothers tangi.
Ernesto came from El Salvador in 1992, where he sold food in his early childhood. Although his friends tried to discourage him, with determination and hard work, he opened EE Burritos. He dealt with the threat of extortion, but remained very professional. Ernesto helped with the after school literacy program providing children with a healthy meals. He also helped parents and neighbors with food to get them through the month. Ernesto believes in second chances and helping people get back into society.
A tough story that reveals the Kurdish genocide, Razawa's history shows the power of determination and humor for overcoming personal tragedy. After years of struggle, Razawa is practicing medicine in North America knowing that her son will be given opportunities that she could never have dreamed of living in Iraq under Saddam Hussein's genocidal rule.
Circle of Voices is a theatre and film program for the aboriginal youth in Saskatchewan. Preparing them for the stage and auditions. The eight-month program consists of four components: 1) Cultural development, 2) Performing Arts skill development, 3) Life skills, and 4) Career development
Join OsiyoTV for homecoming at the University of North Texas' Apogee Stadium with quarterback Mason Fine; hear Cherokee storyteller Robert Lewis share a time-honored tale as well as his own life story; and spend time with Betty Frogg as she reflects on the importance of learning and sharing the Cherokee language and culture. The episode also examines the historic 1843 International Indian Council and includes a new Cherokee language lesson.
Mark Trahant introduces a history of newspapers with the same name "Wassaja". He also looks into the history of Congress, including the lack of representation by Native American women. He interviews two candidates, Debra Haaland and Sharice Davids, who hope to be the first Native American woman in Congress ever.
Teepee goes to the petting zoo and takes a bath.
From the kedala, daytime right through to kedalak night-time, so many Moorditj things to day.
Everybody is getting ready for a camping trip! You need gear when you camp so Dad takes the kids to a store to make sure they have everything for their trip. But when plans fall through the kids and the puppets come up with a fantastic new idea.
The trio invent their own sports competition but Joe becomes focused on winning until Buddy reminds them it's about fun as a team. When a huge runaway snowball rolls towards Grandpa and his ice sculpture Joe leads the trio in awesome snowboarding teamwork to divert a big crash. Hoping to win the local art contest each of the trio search for something interesting in nature to paint. When a little raccoon needs help, the kids spring into action, giving up their chance to win a prize but learn a valuable lesson about the treasures in nature.
The Big Kids are obsessed with marbles - and the Little Kids are excluded from the game. Soon Little J and Levi have their own obsession when they discover a mysterious creature with a glistening green eye in the playground. But when the creature disappears, is it gone forever?
Big Cuz decides she's too grown-up for toys - so Little J gives her old teddy to B Boy. B Boy loves playing with his new teddy, especially rough and tumble games, much to Big Cuz's dismay. Now she desperately wants her beloved teddy back.
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.
Arimus encourages the new Guardian Cherish to reveal his true past to the others.
Professor Shawn Desaulniers says numbers are everywhere; can you solve a Rubik's' cube?
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.
Perry tries out a Blackfoot warrior training game called "Run and Scream." He then cooks up an elk steak and some wild rice.
Host Simon Baker travels to Hawaii to examine the growing native sovereignty movement and how it helped halt construction of the largest public infrastructure project in Hawaii's history.
Today the team will take part in a fully refereed intra-squad game. It is the ultimate moment that will decide who stays for the main camp and who goes home. A few players are already on the bubble, who will rise above and prove their worth?
Stakes are high for Gracey with a looming photo pitch to Freeskier Magazine and a photo submission featuring young rising star freeskier Dylan Marineau. Expert advice from adventure photographer Krystle Wright has Gracey changing direction mid shoot to increase her chances of success.
This segment is a small highlight of Indian Market 2021
"Indian Road" is a magazine-style TV show featuring engaging stories from Indian Country produced by Cheyenne and Arapaho Television. The show's focus is sharing stories about events, businesses and activities with a Native flair.
In the pilot episode we meet Lisa as she takes her dream to industry insiders and asks if there is a place for an urban native magazine as the print industry is retracting. This episode features interviews with Shelley Ambrose from The Walrus, Jamie Monastyrski from Spirit Magazine and Lorraine Zander from Faze Magazine.
Drew gazes up at the stars above, and explores the petroglyphs and secret ruins all around us, as he reveals how indigenous peoples from New Mexico to the Canadian wilderness have understood astronomy for centuries.
Art and Dan travel to Montreal to experience its diverse food scene.
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.
Three women entrepreneurs who are sharing their traditions to heal through medicine, counseling, and dance will pitch to the Bears for the episode prize of $10,000 and the chance for the grand prize of $ 100,000.
Rich Francis visits the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, Quebec, where he discovers a prehistoric fish that's lived in the St. Lawrence as long as it?s been a river! He will visit with Eric "Dirt" McComber, a local fisherman, hunter and lacrosse coach, who will show Rich how he smokes and candies sturgeon, and will take Rich out on the river to learn the process involved in harvesting the often very large fish. He'll also meet with Brooke Rice, Eric's niece, who studies food security and nutrition at McGill University in Montreal. Together, they will teach Rich about the history and relevance of sturgeon to the Mohawk of the St. Lawrence river regions. With his culinary imagination sparked by the flavours found along the St. Lawrence, Rich brings his new learnings to the firepit, inspired to create some new and exciting sturgeon dishes for everyone to enjoy, including the viewers at home.
Shayla takes a tour of Cadboro Bay in search of Caddy.
Written and directed by Randy Kelly. In the 1950s, warriors from the Dutch-controlled Maluku islands who were fighting alongside Dutch soldiers against the Indonesians were brought back to the Netherlands by force. As a descendant of that Moluccan diaspora, Joe Patty-Sabandar has been rediscovering and reconnecting with his traditional ancestral culture. As a tattoo artist, he is very keen to preserve and share Moluccan culture as it existed before the Portuguese colonized the Maluku islands. He is part of a group of third and fourth generation Dutch-Moluccans who are thirsty for knowledge and the ancient culture of their homeland.
On this episode of Native Shorts hosts Ariel Tweto (Inupiaq) and Bird Runningwater (Northern Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache) discuss the contemporary love story Mino Bimaadiziwin as well as the film Lichen, a biological documentary shot for iMax.
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.
Lucinda Hinojos, known professionally as La Morena, was commissioned by the NFL as the first Native American artist to design theme art for a Super Bowl. Her artwork was featured on Super Bowl LVII tickets, displays, footballs and more. Amongst this notable work is a 9, 500-square-foot mural, the largest to date created for a Super Bowl. La Morena, who is Chicanx, Apache, O'odham and Yaqui, enlisted the help of other Indigenous Artists from various Native and Indigenous Nations to complete the mural in just 22 days. It was a team driven by strong and resilient women. Native Hope Champions: Las Morenas, is a segment that highlights some, but not all of the artists, including "CC" Carie Sage Curley (Apache), Eunique Yazzie (Navajo), Anitra "Yukue" Molina (Pascua Yaqui), and Jessie Yazzie (Dine').
DJ Shub, the Godfather of PowWow Step 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.
As part of American Experience's We Shall Remain, Arkansas's First People is featuring unique perspectives on American Indian cultural legacy, archaeological data, and interviews with modern tribal representatives of those who had and still have an impact on Arkansas.