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Publisher
MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Every year, thousands of aspiring dancers enter one of the world's most prestigious ballet competitions, the Youth America Grand Prix, where lifelong dreams are at stake. In the final round, with hundreds competing for only a handful of elite scholarships and contracts, practice and discipline are paramount, and nothing short of perfection is expected. This documentary follows six dancers as they prepare for a chance to enter the world of professional...
2) Dreamkeeper
Publisher
Hallmark Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A Lakota storyteller and his grandson, a troubled 17-year-old boy, embark on a cross-country journey toward self-discovery. The grandson agrees to take his grandfather from Pine Ridge Reservation in S.D. to a powwow in Santa Fe in order to escape from some trouble with the local gang. Interwoven with the journey of the grandfather and grandson are retellings of Native American legends .
Publisher
CAV Distributing Corp
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Scenes of Niagara Falls and glimpses of its past history going back to the days of the Indians. Includes accounts of the Great Blondin, who walked a tightrope across the river in 1860, and Annie Taylor, who was the first to go over the Falls in a barrel and survive.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
On his 9th birthday, Omri receives a cupboard that magically brings his 3 in. toy Indian Little Bear to life. They bond, embarking on an amazing adventure, until Omri's friend Patrick brings a 6-shooting cowboy to life and the secret is in danger of being revealed.
5) The way West
Publisher
Distributed by Shanachie Entertainment Corp
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
The story begins with the opening decades of expansion, key technological advances, and the uprooting of the native people through the Civil War period. It then examines the four-year period immediately following the Civil War to the completion of the transcontinental railroad. The conclusion traces the sequence of events leading to the battle of the Little Big Horn, the oppression of Native American tribes, the rise of the Ghost Dance religion and...
6) Windwalker
Series
Publisher
Sterling Home Video
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Special ed.
Language
Cheyenne
Description
Lying on his deathbed, the aging Cheyenne Warrior, Windwalker, tells his life's story to his small grandchildren. He recounts his years as a young brave, marriage to beautiful Tashina, the blessing of having twin sons born to them, and his anguish at having Tashina die and one of the babies stolen during a raid by Crow warriors.
Series
Publisher
Octapixx Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Native Americans have experienced a history full of oppression and racism. Since the period when Native tribes were found on this continent at the time of its "discovery," the British and American governments disregarded Native Americans as the owners of the land they occupied and used aggressive force to take their lands and destroy their people. This harrowing and compelling compilation of four award-winning documentary programs chronicles the...
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation ; Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
From the award-winning PBS series American Experience comes We Shall Remain, the most ambitious primetime television series and media project on Native history ever produced. We Shall Remain will present a multifaceted story of Native ingenuity and perseverance that spans more than three hundred years. The tale of European settlement of North America has been told countless times, but never before from the perspective of the land's original inhabitants....
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
With a history of feuding, the Franklin and Red Eagle families are well-known rivals in the lawless Western frontier. When disaster strikes, these two families will be forced to confront their many differences as lives hang in the balance.
10) 500 nations
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
"500 Nations is an eight-part documentary that looks back at life in North America before the arrival of the Europeans, then follows the epic struggles of Indian Nations as the continent is reshaped by contact"--Booklet.
Publisher
Vista Point Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Special ed. DVD.
Language
English
Description
Take a journey through the history of mankind's relationship with the Grand Canyon. Discover the earliest inhabitants of the Canyon, and view the rarely-visited side canyons filled with hidden waterfalls and unusual wildlife.
Publisher
PBS Kids
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Head outdoors and play with favorite PBS KIDS friends. In Molly of Denali, it's Trini's first River Skate, a special event where everyone, in Qyah skates down the frozen river to a bonfire. Molly and Tooey are thrilled to share this tradition with Trini, but will they be able to teach her how to skate in time? In Nature Cat, Squeeks is a rock star! She has everything she needs for her Rock Stars club meeting: some cool new rocks, a record-keeping...
14) Into the West
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Explore one of the most powerful and defining chapters in American history. This powerful epic adventure unfolds as told through the struggles, triumphs, and heartaches of two families as they journey in search of the American dream.
16) Broken arrow
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
[Full frame].
Language
English
Description
Tom believes the Apaches are treated unfairly. After befriending their leader Cochise and arranging a truce, he is called upon by an Army General to negotiate a government peace treaty, but later is the target of a renegade ambush.
18) Brother Bear
Publisher
Burbank, Calif
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Edition
2-disc special ed.
Language
English
Description
A young Native American boy's father is killed by a mother bear protecting her cubs. With revenge on his mind, Kenoia sets out into the woods only to find himself magically transformed into the creature he hates most, a bear. Luckily, a bear cub befriends him and Kenoia sets out to become human again. Kenoia begins to see the world through the eyes of what was once his prey and is forced to learn a lesson about nature and life. In the meantime, Kenoia's...
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Begins powerfully with the Sioux triumph over General Custer at Little Big Horn and goes on to center around three powerful men. Charles Eastman is a young, Dartmouth-educated Sioux doctor. Sitting Bull is the proud Lakota chief who refuses to submit to U.S. government policies designed to strip his people of their identity, dignity and sacred land. Senator Henry Dawes is one of the men responsible for the government policy on Indian affairs. While...
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