Summary: Trail of tears : Cherokee legacy: Documents the forced removal in 1838 of the Cherokee Nation from the southeastern United States to Oklahoma. Shows the suffering endured by the Cherokees as they lost their land and the difficult conditions they endured on the trail. Describes how thousands of Cherokees died during the Trail of Tears, nearly a quarter of the nation, including most of their...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2009

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TRA

Summary: It tells the astonishing, heartbreaking, inspiring, and largely-untold story of Native Americans in the United States military. Why would Indian men and women put their lives on the line for the very government that took their homelands? The film relates the stories of Native American warriors from their own points of view, stories of service and pain, of courage and fear.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD 355 Warrior 2019

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WAR

Summary: The Great Lakes and connecting waterways, have been at the center of the traditional and contemporary economics for centuries. Meet the Ojibwe and a Tribe that was relocated to this region-the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin who care for these lands. Natural resources have been the Tribes' main economy-the famous Red Lake walleye and wild rice lakes. Growing Native Host Stacey Thunder (Red Lake and...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GRE

Summary: Historian Michael Wood chronicles the history of the Indian subcontinent, focusing especially on the diversity of its peoples, cultures and landscapes. The world's largest democracy and a rising economic giant, India is now as well known across the globe for its mastery of computer technology as it is for its many-armed gods and its famous spiritual traditions. But India is also the world's...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Maya Vision International 2008

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV STO

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD STO

Summary: Plunge right into northern India's intoxicating mix of riotous pandemonium and sublime beauty, from Old Delhi's teeming streets, pungent spices, and glorious jumble of shops to the magnificent man-made wonder, the Taj Mahal. Rajasthan beckons with its irresistible lure of brilliant colors, scorching days, ghostly twilights, and the fiery spirit of its people.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Questar 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.3 RUD

Summary: This Native-directed series reveals the beauty and power of today's Indigenous communities. Smashing stereotypes, it follows the brilliant engineers, bold politicians, and cutting-edge artists who draw upon Native tradition to build a better 21st century. Each hour explores a core tenet of Native American heritage: the power of Indigenous design, how language and artistry fuel the soul, the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD E-TV MAT

Summary: Popular presenter Sir Trevor McDonald explores the beautiful islands of the Caribbean. From the coffee plantations to the crystal blue seas, there are stunning landscapes, exotic creatures, and outlandish cultural events aplenty. Meeting the rich and powerful, eccentric locals, and even royalty as he goes; Sir Trevor provides a unique insight into Caribbean life.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.2 SEC

Summary: Chronicles the final decades of the American frontier from the time of the Gold Rush until after the last gasp of the Indian wars at Wounded Knee.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2006

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WAY

Summary: Words from a Bear gives a thorough survey of Momaday's most prolific years as a doctorate fellow at Stanford University, his achievement of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1969, and his later works that solidified his place as the founding member of the 'Native American Renaissance' in art and literature, influencing a generation of Native American artists, scholars, and political activists.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV N.SC

Summary: Profiles six prominent heroes and villains of the American West.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Educational Foundation 2010

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Doc Wi

Summary: The American Buffalo delves into over 10,000 years of North American history, exploring the evolution and significance of buffalo to Native American people on the Great Plains and highlighting the near-extinction of the American buffalo, driven by factors such as the buffalo robe trade, westward expansion, diseases, and drought. The second episode follows a diverse group, including Theodore...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOC AME

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AME

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE AME