Act of war [videorecording] : the overthrow of the Hawaiian nation.
Honolulu [Hawaii] : N-a Maka o ka -Aina, 1993.
1 videocassette (58 min.) ; sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 script.
Film reviews the political and cultural history of the indigenous peoples of Hawaii, the impact of European invaders upon their land and current day political activities by indigenous Hawaiians who wish to reclaim political control of the island.
DU625 .A37 - Videocassette + Script
Always the enemy [videorecording] ; "The only good Indian, is a dead Indian" / a presentation of Discovery Networks and 9K*USA-TV.
[United States] : Discovery Channel ; Bethesda, MD : Distributed by Discovery Enterprises Group, c1993.
1 videocassette (1 hr., 40 min.) : sd., col., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Part 1.
The Apaches of the 19th century southwestern United States, led by Cochise, Geronimo, and others, struggle against westward expansion and the U.S. Army to maintain their lands and way of life. Pt. 2. Depredation of the buffalo and unjustifiable massacres by U.S. and Mexican military forces drive the peaceful Cheyenne to war with settlers and the U.S. government.
E78.W5 A48 - Videocassette
Ancient Drugs [videorecording]
New York : Distributed in the U.S. by New Video Group, c1998.
1 videocassette (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Since mankind's beginning, in every civilization, human beings have found ways to alter their consciousness in search of something "greater" than everyday reality. This film delves into mankind's psyche in search of the key to our pervasive drive to experience something "beyond." Historians and spiritualists explore the ancient rituals of cultures worldwide that have sought visions and truth through altered consciousness.
BL65. D7 A53 1998 - Videocassette
Ancient Indian cultures of Northern Arizona [videorecording] / Finley Holiday Film Corporation ; produced with Southwest Parks and Monuments Association.
Whittier, Calif. : Finley Holiday Film Corporation, c1984.
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Explores five National Monuments in which "are found the cultural remains of a mysterious prehistoric Indian people known as the Sinagua ..."
E99.S547 A53 - Videocassette
The ancients of North America [videorecording] / Films for the Humanities.
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, [1992?]
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Archaeologists look for America's first inhabitants in the Southwest. Shows excavation of a dry cave/rock shelter with human remains dated 5490 B.C. in southeastern Utah.
E77.9 .A55 - Videocassette
The Art of Edward S. Curtis [videorecording] / written & produced by Robert W. Mull.
[New York, NY?] : Cinema Guild, c1989.
1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences, 1/2 in.
Takes a look at the life and works of Edward S. Curtis whose photography of the American Indian spanned the first three decades of the twentieth century.
TR140.C82 A77x - Videocassette
The Aztec empire [videorecording] / A & E Television Networks.
New York : The History Channel, c1997.
1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Discusses who the Aztecs were and new discoveries about their civilization, their empire that stretched through Mexico to Guatemala, and why they were easily conquered by the Spanish explorers. Also shows the excavations at the Temple of Tenochitlan and discusses how the Aztecs' influence is still felt in Mexico today.
F1219.73 .A97 - Videocassette
Black robe [videorecording] / Samuel Goldwyn Company ; Alliance Communications & Samson Productions.
[Santa Monica, CA] : Vidmark Entertainment, c1991.
1 videocassette (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
In the winter of 1634, an extraordinary man, Father Laforgue, a young Jesuit priest, began a perilous journey into the North American wilderness.
PN1995.9.A3 B53x - Videocassette
Bones of contention: Native American Archeology [videorecording] / written and produced by Danielle Peck and Alex Seaborne.
[Princeton, NJ] : Films for the Humanities, c1998.
1 videocassette (49 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
This program provides an examination of the conflict between Native American groups and scientists, historians, and museum curators concerning the issue of the remains of more than 10,000 Native Americans unearthed at archaeological sites across the U.S. in doing so, it also provides a survey of American Indian archaeology in the U.S..
E77.9.B65 - Videocassette
The broken chain [videorecording] / Turner Pictures presents a Von Zerneck/Sertner production ; produced and directed by Lamont Johnson ; written by Earl W. Wallace.
Atlanta, Ga. : Turner Home Entertainment, [1994].
1 videocassette (apprx. 93 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
"In the midst of the Revolutionary War, two Iroquois tribal brothers are caught up in a fight to keep their people and their land from destruction of approaching settlers."--Container
PN1995.9.H5 B76 1994 - Videocassette
Broken rainbow [videorecording] / presented by Direct Cinema Limited ; presented by Earthworks ; producers, writers, editor, Maria Florio, Victoria Mudd.
Los Angeles, CA : Direct Cinema, [1987?], c1985.
1 videocassette (70 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
A documentary about the relocation of ten thousand Navaho Indians from their hogans in northern Arizona to tract homes in towns some distance away because the land allegedly belongs to the Hopi. Looks at efforts to mediate the land dispute.
E99.N3 B76x - Videocassette
Broken treaty at Battle Mountain [videorecording]
New York : Cinnamon Productions, [1994]
1 videocassette (VHS) (59 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Documents the struggle by the Western Shoshone of Nevada to keep 24 million acres of land from being taken from them by the U.S. government.
E99.S4 B76x - Video
A Clash of cultures [videorecording] ; I will fight no more, forever / producer/director, Chris Wheeler ; producer, Sonny Hutchinson ; a presentation of Discovery Networks and 9K*USA-TV
[United States] : Discovery Channel ; Bethesda, MD : Distributed by Discovery Enterprises Group, c1993.
1 videocassette (1 hr., 40 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences.
Part 1.
Recounts the displacement of the Navajo Indians by western expansion in the 19th century and their subsequent privation. Part 2. Relates the Nez Perce Indians' flight from reservation confinement and their battle against the U.S. Army in the Pacific northwest.
E78.W5 C43 - Videocassette
Columbus didn't discover us / producers, Wil Echevarria, Erik van Lennep, Pedro Rivera ; director, Robbie Leppzer.
Wendell, MA : Turning Tide Prod., 1992
1 videocassette (24 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Indians from North, Central, and South America speak of the impact the Columbus legacy has had on the lives of indigenous people. They also discuss struggles over land and human rights, the importance of reviving spiritual traditions, and the need to alert the world to the environmental crisis threatening the planet.
E58 .C64 - Videocassette
A Common destiny [videorecording] : walking in both worlds and the Hopi prophecy / director, Gayil Nalls ; producers, Gayil Nalls, John Steele.
New York, NY : Mystic Fire Video, c1990.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
(Part 1) Jewell Praying Wolf James talks about being a modern Indian, describing it as walking in two worlds. He shares thoughts from his ancestor, Chief Seattle, whose name he carries. (Part 2) Thomas Banyacya, spokesman for the Hopi high religious leaders, interprets a Hopi prophesy. He reflects the Hopi position that our culture is living out of harmony and is spiritually bankrupt and that our only hope for survival is to return to spiritual connectedness with Mother Earth.
E99.H7 C62 - Videocassette
Conquistadors
[Alexandria, Va.] : Distributed by PBS Video, c2001.
4 videocassettes (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 index sheet.
pt. 1. The fall of the Aztecs -- pt. 2. The conquest of the Incas -- pt. 3. The search for El Dorado -- pt. 4. All the world is human
Four part series on the discovery of the Americas by the Spanish conquistadors and the subsequent fall of the Aztec and Inca empires.
E123.C65 2001 PT. 1-4 - Videocassette
Contrary warriors [videorecording] ; a story of the Crow tribe / presented by Direct Cinema Limited ; produced by Connie Poten and Pamela Roberts.
Los Angeles, CA : Direct Cinema Ltd., [1986], c1985.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Describes the Crow Indians' century-long battle to preserve their language, family and culture. Focuses on the life of Robert Yellowtail, a 97-year old tribal leader who successfully fought in the U.S. Senate to save Crow lands and then went on to spend 60 years shaping the course of the Crow tribe.
E99.C92 C65x - Videocassette
Counseling the Native American Indian client [videorecording] / produced by TV & MSC, California State University
Hollywood, CA : DUBS [distributor], c1990.
1 videocassette (84 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Illustrates a counselor adapting the structure of a counseling session to suit the ethnic orientation of the client.
E98.P95 C68x - Videocassette
Cry of the Yurok [videorecording] / produced by KQED San Francisco.
[Princeton, NJ] : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1991.
1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Shows how the Yurok Indians of California are trying to win back respect, prosperity, and other things. Includes discussion on a federal lawsuit the Yurok have pending concerning resettlement.
E99.Y97 .C78x - Videocassette
Dancing in moccasins [videorecording]
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1993.
1 videocassette (49 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in.
Examines the struggle of Native Americans to return to their culture while surviving in the U.S. Features a discussion of the role of the powwow in modern Indian life.
E77 .D25 - Videocassette
Danza azteca de Anahuac [videorecording] / KNME-TV/Quicksilver co-production ; produced by Miguel Grunstein and Dale Kruzic ; directed by Miguel Grunstein.
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1994.
1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Centuries before Cortez, Native Americans' ancestors migrated south from what is today Colorado and New Mexico; today, united in heritage and spirit with their brothers and sisters across the political boundary that separates Mexico from the United States, they celebrate the past and its continuity. In this fascinating program, celebrants of this ancient native tradition demonstrate their dances and costumes, explaining their meaning--and not only the literal and symbolic meaning of feathers or face paint, but the larger meaning of the dance: that you don't have to be a Native American to accept its message.
E98.D2 D25 - Videocassette
Day so red (Un Jour, le jour si rouge) [videorecording]
Cicero, Ill. : Roland Collection, [c1988?]
1 videocassette (ca. 42 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
In a series of short film segments, director Lobstein interviews five native American artists and highlights their work against a cultural backdrop of native American music and the bluffs and caves of their "home" territories.
N6538.A4 J68 - Videocassette
The Death march of De Soto [videorecording] / Arkios Productions ; in association with the Archaeological Institute of America at Boston University & the Learning Channel.
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1993.
1 videocassette (22 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
The disappearance of the mound builders in the southern United States is linked to the death march of De Soto's expeditions, both through warfare and the spread of disease.
E125.S7 D32 - Videocassette
Dineh nation [videorecording] : the Navajo story : a documentary / by Russell Richards ; narration writer, Baird Bryant.
New York, N.Y. : Filmakers Library, c1991.
1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Exploitation of the resources on the Navajo Reservation degrades the "native way" of life practiced by the Navajo for centuries.
E99.N3 D47 - Videocassette
Dream dances of the Kashia Pomo [videorecording] : the Bole-Maru religion women's dances / The Department of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley ; produced by University Extension, University of California, Berkeley.
Berkeley, CA : University of California, Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, [198-?]
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Features five dances by Pomo Indian women which express contemporary native beliefs and reflect recent influences, including Christianity and World War II. Also includes some of the tribal ceremonial activities and activities which portray religious beliefs.
E99.P65 D74 - Videocassette
Dreamtales [videorecording] / The Rocky Mountain Film Center ; animator, Stacey Steers ; Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation ; animator, Faith Hubley.
Bethesda, MD : Atlas Video, 1993.
1 videocassette (32 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Contains two original animated films about Native American myths and beliefs. Watunna (1989) is from the Yekuana Indians of the Venezuelan rainforest. Starlore (1983) is a collection of five legends about stars taken from Eskimo, Pawnee, Aztec, Inca and Brazilian Indian mythology.
F2319.2.Y4 D74 - Videocassette
The Fate Of The Jewel
Sacramento, CA : Water Education Foundation, c2001.
1 videocassette (46 min., 50 sec.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide ([9] p.).
"Whether it was about protection or exploitation, the various interest groups at Lake Tahoe have spent more than a century arguing. The conflicts have involved a lot of issues: gaming, forest practices, cattle grazing, development and property rights, environmental protection, recreation and a lot more. But now most of the arguing has stopped because stakeholders understand one issue is more important that all the others: the jewel of the high Sierra must be saved."—Container
F868.T2 F37 2001 –Videocassette + Guide
For Angela [videorecording] / presented by the National Film Board of Canada ; director Nanct Trites Botkin, Joe MacDonald
[Montreal] : National Film Board of Canada, c1993
1 videocassette (22 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Story about racism inspired by the true story of Rhonda Gordon and her daughter Angela, who are Canadian Native Americans and who were racially harrassed by three boys on a trip to a bus stop. Includes an interview with Rhonda Gordon and Angela.
E78.C2 F67 1993 - Videocassette
Gerald Vizenor [videorecording] ; a film / by Matteo Bellinelli ; a production of TSI Swiss Television, Lugano.
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1995.
1 videocassette (48 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
The Native American experience is portrayed in conversations with author Gerald Vizenor.
PS3572.I9 Z462 - Videocassette
A Good day to die [videorecording] ; Kill the Indian, save the man / producer/director, Chris Wheeler.
[United States] : Discovery Channel ; Bethesda, MD : Distributed by Discovery Enterprises Group, c1993.
1 videocassette (1 hr., 40 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Part 1.
Westward expansion and gold prospecting forces the Lakota Indians into conflict with the U.S. government, culminating in the battle with General George A. Custer's forces at Little Bighorn. Pt. 2. Lakotas and Cheyennes, confined to inadequate reservations and victimized by the Indian reform movement, turn to spiritualism and ritual; the resulting hysteria among whites fuels tensions that lead to the Wounded Knee massacre.
E78.W5 G66 - Videocassette
Healing the water [videorecording] / KNPB Reno ; producer/writer, Sue Pearson Atkinson.
Sacramento, CA : Water Education Foundation, [2001?].
1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. + 1 viewer's guide ([10] p. ; 28 cm.)
"Pyramid Lake has long been the focal point of a tug-of-war between water stakeholders. There is competition for water in this arid land among Native Americans, farmers, urban users, environmentalists and the people of Nevada and California. New agreements to allocate the water have been made and, if terms can be worked out, the solutions found in Nevada could provide answer for the rest of the West"--Viewer's guide.
HD1695.T7 H42 - Videocassette
HD1695.T7 H42 - Guide
Hitting sticks, healing hearts [videorecording] / produced by River Tracks Productions in collaboration with KUAC-TV and Minto Village Council.
Manley Hot Springs, Alaska : River Tracks Productions, 1991.
1 videocassette (58 min., 30 sec.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
This video documents an Alaskan Athabaskan Indian memorial potlatch in honor of a young man who drowned.
E99.A86 H57 - Videocassette
The Honour of all [videorecording]: the people of Alkali Lake / the Alkali Lake Indian Band, he Chei Dan George Memorial Foundation, and the Four Worlds Development Project present a Phil Lucas production; producer/director, Phil Lucas; scripted by Phil Lucas and Janet Tanaka.
Lethbridge, Alta: Four Directions International, c1985.
3 videocassettes (125 min.): sd, col.; 1/2 in.
Part 1 dramatizes the problems of the Shuswap Indians of British
Columbia, focusing on their dependence on alcohol and their attempts to
begin asobriety program. Part 2 shows through personal interviews the
results of the community's effort to recover from alcoholism and drug
abuse. Part 3 is a videotape of a conference, co-sponsored by the
Alkali Lake Indian Band and the Four Worlds Development Project, aiming
to eliminate substance abuse from native societies.
E99.S45 H65 1985 pt. 1-2 - Videocassette
Honorable nations [videorecording] ; the Seneca's land rights.
New York, N.Y. : Filmakers Library, [1993?]
1 videocassette (54 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
For 99 years, the residents of Salamanca, N.Y. have rented the land under their homes for an average of $1.00 a year from the Seneca Indians, under the terms of a lease imposed by Congress. Now the lease is about to expire. This film is about the conflict of the survival of the town and justice for the Senecas.
E99.S3 H65 - Videocassette
Hopi, songs of the fourth world [videorecording] / Ferrero Films; producer, director, Pat Ferrero ; writer, Mollie Gregory.
San Francisco, CA : Ferrero Films, c1983.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 resource handbook (29 p. : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.)
An in-depth look at the meaning of the Hopi way, a philosophy of living in balance with nature. Describes the Hopi philosophy of life, death, and renewal as revealed in the interweaving life cycle of humans and corn plants.
E99.H7 H687x - Videocassette + Handbook
How the West was lost II [videorecording] / executive producers, Jim Berger, Steve Thaxton, Cindy Velasquez ; director, Chris Wheeler ; producers, Sonny Hutchison, Katherine Carpenter ; music by Peter Kater.
Bethesda, Md. : Distributed by Discovery Enterprises Group, c1995.
4 videocassettes (ca. 350 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
These seven new episodes of How the West Was Lost explore the Native American experience during the 18th and 19th centuries chronicling the history of the Iroquois, Cherokee, Seminole, Dakota, Modoc, Ute, and the Indian Territory.
E78.W5 H68 v.1-4 - Videocassette
Huichol sacred pilgrimage to Wirikuta [videorecording] / a production of the University of California Extension Media Center in association with the Four Winds Circle.
Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, 1991.
1 videocassette (28 min., 50 sec.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
This documentary follows the annual pilgrimage and peyote hunt of the Huichol Indians of western Mexico. It focuses on the sacred sites, the traditional ceremonies and rituals, and the teachings of the Huichol songs and music that accompany the journey and shows that people now come from around the world to join the pilgrimage.
F1221.H9 H83 - Videocassette
Hunters and bombers [videorecording] / a presentation of Films for the Humanities & Sciences ; produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Norad, produced with the help of the Commission of the European Communities, co-produced with the Quinto Centenario Spain, co-production of Nexus Features Ltd. and the National Film Board of Canada (Atlantic Centre) ; producers, Alan Hayling, Rex Tasker ; directed by Hugh Brody and Nigel Markham.
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1991.
1 videocassette (ca. 52 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
The Innu (Montagnais Indians) of Labrador are protesting low-level military flights and the playing of war games over their territory.
E99.M87 H85x - Videocassette
Iisaw [videorecording] : Hopi coyote stories / with Helen Sekaquaptewa ; Allison Lewis translator ; Larry Evers, producer ; Denny Carr, director ; in cooperation with the University of Arizona, Radio-TV-Film Bureau.
New York : Clearwater Pub. Co., c1978.
1 videocassette (18 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + guide.
Two Hopi coyote stories with songs are related by Helen Sekaquaptewa.
E99.H7 I37x - Videocassette
+ Guide
Imagining Indians [videorecording] / writer, producer, director, Victor Masayesva, Jr.
Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources, 1992.
1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
This video represents a Native American's view of the disparity between self-perception and the white culture's principally Hollywood-inspired interpretations of American Indians.
E98.E85 I42 - Videocassette
In the light of reverence [videorecording] / presented by the Independent Television Service and Native American Public Telecommunications ; produced and directed by Christopher McLeod.
Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, c2001.
1 videocassette (73 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
+ 1 guide (48 pgs.)
Across the United States, Native Americans are struggling to protect their sacred places. Religious freedom, so valued in America, is not guaranteed to those who practice land-based religions. This film presents three indigenous communities: the Lakota of the Great Plains, the Hopi of Arizona, and the Wintu of northern California in their struggles to protect their sacred sites from rock climbers, tourists, strip mining and development and New Age religious practitioners.
E98.R3 I5 - Videocassette + Guide
In the white man's image [videorecording] / produced by Christine Lesiak, Mathew Jones ; a production of the Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium & the Nebraska Educational Television Network for the American experience.
[Alexandria, VA.]: PBS Video, c1992.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
A look at the education of a certain group of American Indians in the Carlisle School for Indian Students founded by Richard Pratt in the early part of the 20th century as an attempt to change their heritage and values. Includes the story of Cheyenne warriors who were exiled to St. Augustine, Florida as the first group of Indians to be schooled under Mr. Pratt's direction.
E97.6.C2 I52x - Videocassette
In whose honor? : American Indian mascots in sports [videorecording] / written and produced by Jay Rosenstein.
Ho-ho-kus, NJ : New Day Films, c1997.
1 videocassette (46 min., 15 sec.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Discussion of Chief Illiniwek as the University of Illinois mascot, and the effect the mascot has on Native American peoples. Graduate student Charlene Teters shares the impact of the Chief on her family. Interviewees include members of the Board of Regents, students, alumni, current and former "Chiefs" and members of the community.
E98.E85 I52 - Videocassette
Incident at Oglala [videorecording] / Carolco International N.V. & Spanish Fork Motion Picture Company
[S.l.]: Carolco Home Video ; Van Nuys, CA : LIVE Home Video (distributor), [1992], c1991.
1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
From the container: "In 1975, armed FBI agents illegally entered the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Gunfire erupted- a Native American and two FBI agents fell dead. After the largest manhunt in FBI history, three men were apprehended- only one, Leonard Peltier, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. This is his story."
PN1995.9.D6 I52x - Videocassette
The Indian and his homeland : American images, 1590-1876. [videorecording] / Finley Holiday Films in association with Thomasson-Grant.
[Whittier, Calif. : Finley-Holiday Film corp., c1990]
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
"...Provides a 300-year survey of the impact of European civilization on the New World - in particular, its devastating effect on the lives and cultures of the American Indians."
NE962.N67 I53x - Videocassette
Indian country [videorecording] / with Judy Woodruff ; Public Television Network, a production of KCTS, WNET, WPBT, WTVS, WGBH ; reported and written by Mark Trahant, Joe Rosenbloom III.
Alexandria, VA. : PBS Video, 1988.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Indian Country examines life on the Quinault Indian Reservation in Washington State, and assesses the achievements and failures of its leader, Joe DeLaCruz, over the last 20 years. This documentary explores why the combination of strong tribal leadership and substantial federal aid has failed to improve the quality of life on America's Indian reservations.
E99.Q6 I53x - Videocassette
Indians and the law [videorecording]
Moscow, Idaho : KUID-TV, [1978?]
2 videocassettes (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Recounts the continuing battles over Indian rights in the Northwest.
E93 .I53x - Videocassette pt.1-2
Indians, outlaws and Angie Debo [videorecording] / a co-production of the Institute for Research in History and WGBH/Boston for the American experience ; produced by Barbara Abrash and Martha Sandlin ; written and directed by Martha Sandlin.
Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, c1988.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
A profile of historian Angie Debo. Focuses on her research in the 1930s uncovering a statewide conspiracy that deprived the Oklahoma Indians of their oil-rich lands and the efforts of officials and business interests to suppress her findings.
E78.I5 I53x - Videocassette
Indigeni [videorecording] : native women politics / co-producer/writer/host, Renae Morriseau ; producer/director/camera, Richard Hersley
N. Vancouver, BC :Motion Visual, 1995.
1 videocassette (24 min) : sd., col. with b&w sequesnces ; 1/2 in.
Discusses the repression of First Nations women in Canada under European dominance. Native women from British Columbia talk about what self-government means
to them and how they hope to see it implemented. Highlights the Sechelt Band, the first to receive self-governement in B.C., and its accomplishments.
E92.I53 1995 - Videocassette
Into The Circle: An Introduction To Native American Powwows
Tulsa, OK: Full Circle Communications, c1992.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide (1 sheet).
An introduction to Oklahoma powwows including an explanation of the meaning of powwow in Indian culture, how it has evolved, the role of the drum, the head singer and the songs in powwows and related celebrations. Includes excerpts of dances at powwows across Oklahoma and discusses how best to enjoy attending a powwow.
E98.P86 I57 1992 - Videocassette
Invasion [videorecording] / Central Independent Television production.
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1993.
1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
E121.I58 - Videocassette
Inventing reality [videorecording] / a co-production of Biniman Productions Limited ; Adrian Malone Productions Limited ; KCET, Los Angeles and BBC-TV in association with The Global television Network and the participation of Rogers Telefund and Telefilm Canada.
Alexandria, VA : PBS Video [distributor], 1992.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Has our desire for certainty and objectivity closed off the "magical" influence of the natural world? In Mexico and Canada observe how the certainties of science can combine with natural conceptions of physical disease both in the tribal world of the shaman and in the thinking of modern medical science. Also travel to the Aboriginal culture of Australia to inquire whether there is an objective reality "out there" or whether we participate in its creation.
BD331.I58x - Videocassette
Ishi [videorecording] : the last Yahi : a film / by Jed Riffe, Pamela Roberts ; produced and directed by Jed Riffe and Pamela Roberts ; written by Ann Makepeace.
Berkeley, CA : University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, c1992.
1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
E99.Y23 I82 - Videocassette
It can be done [videorecording] ; Dennis Parks : poet, potter, peacemaker ; Battle born : the Nevada Constitution / executive producer, Curt Daniels.
Reno, Nev. : Channel 5 Public Broadcasting, c1994.
1 videocassette (57 min., 47 sec.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Part one tells the "story of the spirited and controversial Paiute woman, who during the 1800's fought to help her people adjust to the domination of the white settlers." The second section describes the internationally reknown ceramic artist Dennis Parks. The third traces the "events surrounding the creation of the Nevada state constitution and Nevada's subsequent admission to the Union."
E99.P2 H724 - Videocassette
Un Jour, le jour si rouge (A day so red) [videorecording]
Cicero, Ill. : Roland Collection, [c1988?]
1 videocassette (ca. 42 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
In a series of short film segments, director Lobstein interviews five native American artists and highlights their work against a cultural backdrop of native American music and the bluffs and caves of their "home" territories.
N6538.A4 J68 - Videocassette
The JVC video anthology of world music and dance [videorecording]
Tokyo ; JVC, Victor Company of Japan [production company], 1988 ; Cambridge, MA : Rounder Records [distributor], [1990].
30 videocassettes (1523 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 9 guides.
M1627.J72 v.27 - Videocassette + Guides
Keepers of the water [videorecording] / producer/director, Al Gedicks.
LaCross, WI : A. Gedicks, c1996.
1 videocassette (38 min., 44 sec.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Documents the struggle to keep the head waters of the Wolf River, a pristine river in Wisconsin and the homeland of the Sokaogon Mole Lake Chippewa tribe, from being polluted by a proposed sulfide mine.
GB705.W6 K43 - Videocassette
Kinship and descent. Part I [videorecording] / produced by the Coast Community College District in cooperation with Holt, Rinehart and Winston ... [et al.]
[Shawnee Mission, KS : RMI Media Productions], c1994.
1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Studies inheritance patterns, children's names, married names, important family names in business and government as cultural examples of kinship and descent in the United States, and contrasts this with matrilineal descent patterns among the Trobriand Islanders.
GN487 .K552 - Videocassette
Kinship and descent. Part II [videorecording] / produced by the Coast Community College District in cooperation with Holt, Rinehart and Winston ... [et al.]
[Shawnee Mission, KS : RMI Media Productions], c1994.
1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Defines kindred and looks at its role in hunting-gathering cultures. Discusses economic and religious elements in the Mendi clans.
GN487 .K553 - Videocassette
Larkspur Fine Arts presents the Edward S. Curtis portfolios [videorecording]
[Palm Springs, CA (457 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Suite 6, Palm Springs, CA 92262) : Larkspur Fine Arts], c1989.
1 videocassette (124 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. + 2 indexes + 1 booklet.
Presents still photographs taken from an original set of Edward S. Curtis folio photogravures for the twenty volume set of books entitled The North American Indian, written, illustrated, and published by Edward S. Curtis.
E89 .C87x pt. 1-2 - Videocassette + Booklet + Indexes
Last stand at Little Bighorn [videorecording] / produced and directed by Paul Stekler ; written by James Welch and Paul Stekler ; a Midnight Films production ; presented by WGBH/Boston, WNET/New York, and KCET/Los Angeles.
[Alexandria, Va.] : Distributed by PBS Video, c1992.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide (1 sheet)
Examines the Battle of the Little Bighorn, known as "Custer's Last Stand," from an Indian and white man's perspective. Uses journals, oral accounts, Indian ledger drawings, archival footage, and feature films to present the dual viewpoints of this historic event.
E83.876 .L37x - Videocassette + 1 Guide (1 Sheet)
Latinos: The Life of the Spirit
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c1992.
1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.): sd., col., 1/2 in.
Explores the recent trend among Latinos to leave the Catholic
Church for evangelical or protestant religions; the rediscovery
by Chicanos in California of native spiritual and religious
rituals that predate the arrival of Columbus; and the
traditional Good Friday pilgrimage to the sanctuary at Chimayo,
New Mexico, which shows that traditional spirituality is alive
and well in modern times.
E184.S75 L38 – Videocassette
Leslie M. Silko [videorecording] / a film by Matteo Bellinelli written by Andrea Bellomi.
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1995.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Rarer even than Native American writers known outside their own communities are Native American women writers. The best known is Leslie Marmon Silko, whose work is strongly rooted in her own matrilineal tribal background. Like all writing of lasting value, it uses particular experiences and places to reveal universal truths. Here, Silko discusses her own background and the interrelationship between her smaller, immediate Indian world and the larger brutal surrounding world.
PS3569.I44 Z465 - Videocassette
Lighting the 7th fire [videorecording] / produced by Sandra Johnson Osawa (Makah)
Seattle, WA : Upstream Productions, c1994.
1 videocassette (47 min., 30 sec.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Examines how the Chippewa Indians of northern Wisconsin have struggled to restore the tradition of spear fishing and the opposition they have encountered. Relates the re-emergence of traditional fishing rights to the Chippewa prophecy that speaks of seven fires representing seven periods of time, the seventh being a time when lost traditions would be renewed..
E99.C6 L52 - Videocassette
Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris [videorecording] / with Paul Bailey.
Northbrook, Ill. : Roland Collection of Films on Art ; [United States?] : ICA Video [distributor], 1989.
1 videocassette (27 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
American Indian writers and husband and wife team Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris discuss the political and cultural role of the American Indian in contemporary United States oral and tribal traditions, writing as a method of self-discovery, choosing a narrative form, and collaborative writing.
PS3555.R42 Z47 - Videocassette
Lucy Lewis, Emma Lewis Mitchell, Delores Lewis Garcia [videorecording] : daughters of the Anasazi / writer, producer, cinematographer, director, John Anthony.
[Albuquerque, N.M.] : Film Project, c1990.
1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Demonstrates traditional techniques for making Acoma pottery. Emma and Delores explain each step, as well as the significance of pottery in their lives.
E99.A16 L82x - Videocassette
The Maya [videorecording] : temples, tombs & time / directed, produced and written by Jean Pierre Lavigne.
[United States?] : Flessing & Flessing and JPL Productions, ; Chicago, IL : distributed by Questar Video, c1994.
1 videocassette (54 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Describes the history of the Mayan civilization which flourished in southern Mexico and Central America.
F1435 .M38 - Videocassette
The media and the American Indian [videorecording] : 1492-1992 and beyond / produced by Video Production Services, The Henry Kendall College, The University of Tulsa.
Tulsa OK. : Produced for The National Conference of Christians and Jews, Oklahoma City and Tulsa Regions, c1993.
1 videocassette (26 min., 17 sec.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 teacher's guide (30 p. ; 28 cm.)
Keynote speakers who participated in the 1992 conference titled The Media and the American Indian : 1492 to 1992 and beyond respond to five questions about how the media does and does not cover Native Americans.
E77.M48 guide - Videocassette
Memories of the Oraibi split [videorecording]
: Hopi/1906.
[Pittsburgh, Pa.] : Carnegie Museum of Natural History, c2001.
1 videocassette (ca. 14 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Helen Sekaquaptewa, interviewed in 1982, talks about her life and describes her memories of her family and others being forced to leave their homes when she was a child because many of the people of Oraibi left to form the pueblos of Hotevilla and Bacavi due to economic disturbances and internal dissension. Her son Emory Sekaquaptewa adds his comments in a 1999 interview.
E99.H7 M44 - Videocassette
Momaday [videorecording] : voice of the west / KCTS Television.
Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, 1996.
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
"Profiles the Native American Pulitzer prize-winning author, painter, poet and teacher N. Scott Momaday whose poetic writings so clearly evoke the life and land of the Southwest. Momaday reads from his own memoirs and shares material for his published works."
PS3563.O47 Z72 - Videocassette
Monument of Chief Rolling Mountain Thunder [videorecording] / by Allie Light and Irving Safaf.
Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, [between 1983-1997].
Visions of Paradise
1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Describes the life of Chief Rolling Mountain Thunder, who has built a combination house and sculpture with a Native American theme out of rocks, bottles, etc. in Imlay, Nevada.
NB237.C45 A35 - Videocassette
More than bows and arrows [videorecording] / the 13th Regional Corporation ; Camera One Productions ; Gray Warriner, director ; a film by Conrad Denke ... [et al.]
Seattle WA : Camera One Productions, c1992.
1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Examines the contributions of American Indians to the development of the United States, ranging from food and housing to the democratic way of life.
E77 .M67x - Videocassette
Music and culture [videorecording] / video editor/producer, Mary Watanabe ; writers, Leonard Goins, Raymond F. Kennedy.
