OsiyoTV goes to D.C.! In this episode we take you inside "Cherokee Days" at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. We learn from Cherokee Nation cultural expert Tommy Wildcat, check in on our growing bison herd, meet a young leader who's spent the last year inspiring young ag. students and get a rare behind the scenes tour of NMAI's archive collection.
On this edition of Native Report... We meet Norman Deschampe, Chairman of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. We then meet Joyce LaPorte, a maker of traditional Ojibwe faceless dolls. And meet Richard Smith and his sister Bertha Christensen, both of whom served in the military during World War II. We also learn what we can do to lead healthier lives and hear from our Elders on this edition of Native Report.
The Stl'atl'imx Tribal police kick-off this episode by defusing a tense situation involving threats of suicide. Constable Mitchell Thevarge shares the importance of smudging and spirituality in policing his community. Former police officer Steve Sxwithul'txw reveals how having to face a decision to pull the trigger of a gun changed his life.
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.
Brandy Yanchyk starts her Louisiana journey in New Orleans where she makes a po' boy sandwich, meets the Mardi Gras Indians and samples the famous Sazerac cocktail. In St. John the Baptist Parish she visits the Whitney Plantation, the only plantation museum in Louisiana with an exclusive focus on the lives of enslaved people. Next, Brandy learns how to make pralines at Fee-Fo-Lay Cafe. In Lafayette, she tries gumbo at the Vermilionville Living History Museum and Folk Life Park and learns about cajun and creole music at Sola Violins. Her trip ends in Houma where she learns about the United Houma Nation through master palmetto basket weaver Janie Verret Luster and on a swamp tour with R.J. Molinere.
Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk visits Richmond, British Columbia where she goes on an Authentic Asian Easts Tour with Michelle Ng from Vancouver Foodie Tours. She tries delicious Chinese pastries at Kam Do Bakery and Chinese BBQ at HK B.B.Q. Master. Then Brandy meets with Nature Photographer and Birding Guide, Liron Gertsman, who goes birding with her at the Terra Nova Rural Park. Next Brandy travels on the Rocky Mountaineer train from Vancouver, British Columbia to Banff, Alberta.
Cowichan Chief Tzouhalem is arguably one of the most fascinating and polarizing figures in Canadian history. His story is a matter of historical record yet is the subject of legend. There is a mountain, road, and other landmarks in Cowichan territory named after him. This documentary, through interviews and creative re-enactments, examines the account of his life from both historians and First Nations Elders, the folkloric tales concerning him, his impact on the relationship between the Crown and First Nations, and how his legend remains alive, critically examining how his story has been told and passed down to us.
Fifty years after Horse Creek Girl's remains were found, a seemingly simple tribal identification project blossomed into a complex, multi-discipline study. As a result, we now have an idea of how the Horse Creek Girl may have lived and died, and we get a different look at early reservation history than we may be accustomed to.
OsiyoTV goes to D.C.! In this episode we take you inside "Cherokee Days" at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. We learn from Cherokee Nation cultural expert Tommy Wildcat, check in on our growing bison herd, meet a young leader who's spent the last year inspiring young ag. students and get a rare behind the scenes tour of NMAI's archive collection.
The Kalinago people were among the first Native Americans to encounter Columbus. More than five centuries they cling to their homeland on the Caribbean island nation of Dominica. The Tribe faces new challenges with climate change and stronger hurricanes.
Teepee goes apple picking and bakes a pie for the first time.
Kedala, day-time for the ngaangk, the sun and kedalak, night-time is when the miyak the moon comes out.
"Dress up" can mean a lot of different things. Tiga and his friends learn all about the different kinds of dress up, from ancestral clothing, to fancy clothes for special events, to putting on costumes for fun.
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.
Little J loves Big Cuz's old bike, and Big Cuz loves teaching him to ride it - ready for Ride to School Day. But Little J is mortified when he discovers he's riding a girl's bike. Will he accept the hand-me-down bike in time?
Everyone loves Big Cuz's beach parade idea for NAIDOC Week. Little J gets busy building a float with his school friends, while not letting B Boy join in. But on the Big Day, the parade is a shambles. Maybe B Boy's drumming is the answer.
Amy re-caps all the adventures and lessons learned in season 1
The Guardians must find and rescue a Phoenix-like bird with healing powers.
Ethnobotanist Cease Wyss shares plant knowledge; Kai shows makes punk rock cabbage!
Christian Yrizarry Lead singer of the group Ho?onua and Beach 5 has been doing music since High school. It was only appropriate to have him on the show to share some of his talent not only with the ukulele, but in the kitchen. Today he shares his Hawaiian Sunrise French Toast recipe.
Matricia forages for juniper berries, which she uses in a salmon dish cooked over an open fire and in a fermented juniper berry mocktail. After she smudges her drum, she wraps up the episode by drumming and singing a song called "Sokapiskowin."
Host Simon Baker travels to New Zealand's North Island to see how science and indigenous knowledge are combining to breathe life back into a sacred lake decimated by years of industrial pollution.
As soon as they arrive in Sainte-Adele, Quebec, for season four of Hit the Ice, a group of new prospects face physical testing and a first scrimmage. Out of the shuttle van, into the fire!
Mason is in his own backyard revisiting the Whistler Ski and Snowboard Festival, the event that launched his career as a pro photographer. Tannis meets an inspiring young local snowboarder.
Ms. Thorn, San Diegan and of the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians brings to her docuseries her native American experience; Her mother was an artist and was involved in the women's rights movement, while her father, part of the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians, was one of the first Native Americans to occupy Alcatraz in an effort to gain equal rights for the Native Americans living on reservations, who at the time weren't allowed to vote. In 2018, Thorn was elected as the chairwoman of the Rincon Economic Development Corporation of her tribe and has been on the board for 5 years. She oversees businesses that are owned by the tribe and is an active member of California chapter of the Native American Chamber of Commerce. This will be an immersive cultural experience: Native American Artists and their works which are truly the intersection of Fine Art and historical significance. As a content creator for the presentation of Fine Art as well as the critically-acclaimed docuseries Art of The City TV, she has captured the flavor and historical significance of Native American artistic relevance, and presents to the world the timely story of the cultural capital of the Indigenous people, a story that has always been on the right side of history and on the right side of Artistic Accomplishment; Illustrating Native American Art both as curating and illuminating through the lens of her knowledge and being.
This episode of "Indian Road" features a look at the ONEOK Gallery inside the Oklahoma History Center. The Center has an extensive collection of Cheyenne and Arapaho artifacts on display and in storage. "Battle on tha Plainz," a b-boy dance event hosted in Concho, is also featured, as is a tribal member who turns dead trees into art.
Lisa and her team struggle to get all the pieces together for Urban Native Magazine, and then celebrate with the Toronto Indigenous community. What does the future hold now?
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 brings Dan to Haida Gwaii to dig for razor clams, learn about the Haida potato and cook in a Haida longhouse.
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.
While in Thunder Bay, Shayla calls Tom and asks if she can stay to check out a second legend in nearby, Kakabeka Falls.
Written and directed by Jason Brennan. Northern Canada is home to the oldest tattooing traditions on the planet. Ippiksaut Friesen, a well-known young Inuk artist, was inspired to follow the many Inuit women before her and develop tattooing skills for her sisters. Notwithstanding the challenges in maintaining and reclaiming Inuit traditions in a world strongly affected by contemporary society and climate change, the importance of female tattooing among Inuit women continues to grow. Ippiksaut hopes to play a vital role in the resurgence of traditional tattooing.
"Native Shorts presented by Sundance Institute's Native American and Indigenous Program" is a series that will feature short films produced, premiered or showcased at the Sundance Film Festival through its Native American and Indigenous Program, followed by a brief discussion with hosts Ariel Tweto (Flying Wild Alaska, Wipe-Out) an Inupiaq Eskimo from Unakleet Alaska and the Sundance Institute's own Bird Runningwater, a Cheyenne and Mescalero Apache.
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.
Legendary guitarist and poet Agustin Barrios (1885-1944) magnificently portrayed by Damian Alcazar in this powerful biopic. From humble poverty-stricken indigenous Paraguayan Gurani roots young Barrios shows incredible talent and passion for music and literature. Growing to live his life "for art itself," he travels the world performing under the stage name of Mangore. Emphasizing the tension between Barrios the man and Mangore the performer, Mangore weaves a tale that explores the everyday and the myth, the real and the imaginary about one of the twentieth century's greatest musicians.
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.