Culture of Children

Beautiful Resistance features contemporary Native American artists sharing their views on the devastating effects of the boarding schools on Native Americans over the past century and expressing...

Beautiful Resistance features contemporary Native American artists sharing their views on the devastating effects of the boarding schools on Native Americans over the past century and expressing their visions on how the children of the world can gain from Tribal education in the future. Special attention is paid to the Indian School experience (particularly Carlisle) and how art sustains Native culture. This title is part of the INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS: Keeping the Culture Alive two-part...

Beyond the Mesas describes some of the Hopi experience during and since the Oraibi Split, along with personal descriptions of what it was like to attend the Sherman Indian School in Riverside,...

Beyond the Mesas describes some of the Hopi experience during and since the Oraibi Split, along with personal descriptions of what it was like to attend the Sherman Indian School in Riverside, California. Topics covered in the film include: Hopi understanding of education, early government efforts to assimilate and acculturate Hopis, the Oraibi Split, Hopi language loss at American schools, and the future of the Hopi people. This title is part of the INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS: Keeping the...

The Gullah culture evolved with the transportation of African slaves to the Sea Islands of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. This program presents a glimpse into their history, their present way...

The Gullah culture evolved with the transportation of African slaves to the Sea Islands of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. This program presents a glimpse into their history, their present way of life, and their desire to continue Gullah traditions despite overwhelming odds. The culture has survived over the years through elders passing down the language and traditions to their children. Over the past fifty years, however, the Gullah culture has begun to die. Contributing to its demise...