Educational Resources
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Waterbuster
Waterbuster is personal story of how a multimillion dollar project displaced the Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara Nation in North Dakota. Producer J. Carlos Peinado returns to the Fort Berthold Reservation and discovers stories of the past as he assesses tribal identity.
Viewer Discussion GuideGeneralNative American Studies, Science & Technology, Social Studies -
Weaving Worlds
In this compelling and intimate portrait of economic and cultural survival through art, Navajo filmmaker Bennie Klain takes viewers into the world of contemporary Navajo weavers and their struggles for self-sufficiency.
Viewer Discussion GuideGeneralArt, Ethnic Studies, Native American Studies, Social Studies -
Will Rogers & American Politics
Narrated by national award-winning journalist Bill Kurtis, "Will Rogers and American Politics" explores the life and political persuasion of Oklahoma's favorite son through the eyes of great Americans such as Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Mickey Rooney, Cherokee Chief Chad Smith, comedian Lewis Black and many others. Will's words and musings influence the American political landscape through some of our nation's most difficult times in the 1920's and 1930's and they still have a powerful effect on our political system today, but through it all, he remained a simple Oklahoma cowboy with belief in hard work, common sense and a deep connection with the American people.
Video, Lesson PlanK-6, Grades 7-9, Grades 9-12, GeneralNative American Studies, Social Studies
