All Educational Titles on Sale - 15 to 50% Off
May 1st - June 30th |
Title |
Description |
Length |
Price |
| Aleut Story |
In the throes of World War II, Aleut-Americans were taken from their homes and placed in government camps, seemingly for their own protection from invading Japanese forces. |
87
minutes |
DVD
$225
$191.25 |
|
American Cowboys |
The first Native
American and first African Americans overcome persecution
in the early 1900s to become the best cowboys in the country. |
30
minutes |
DVD-R
$99
$84.15 |
American Indian Artists
(A Three-Part Series) |
These widely
recognized contemporary artists discuss their techniques,
choice of subjects and philosophies. |
30
minutes each |
VHS
$99 ea
(all three for
$224.95
$112) |
| Ancient Spirit, Living Word |
A portrait of
the traditional knowledge passed along orally for hundreds
of generations. |
60
minutes |
DVD-R
$99
$84.15 |
|
Beyond Reservation Road |
A Cherokee community
builds a baseball field to give their young people a sense
of pride and purpose. |
30
minutes |
VHS
$99
|
|
A Blackfeet Encounter |
Exploring the only deadly clash between Native Americans and the Lewis and Clark Expedition, A Blackfeet Encounter discovers a rich Blackfeet history and culture, traces the aftermath of the expedition's arrival and investigates the challenges and triumphs of the Blackfeet people today. |
60
minutes |
DVD
$225
$191.25 |
| Christmas in the Clouds |
The first romantic comedy set in Indian Country. A surprise visit to the Sky Mountain Resort by a major travel guide sparks mayhem, romance and comedy in this critically praised holiday feature. Stars: Graham Greene, Wes Studi and Rita Coolidge |
96 minutes |
DVD
$14.95
$12.71 |
| The Creek Runs Red |
The Creek Runs Red explores the human response to an environmental disaster and the complex connection between people and place. |
60
minutes |
DVD
$200
$170 |
| Dancing
With Photons |
Navajo physicist Fred Begay attributes
his success in the sciences to the abstract reasoning and
Navajo world order he learned from his parents. |
30 minutes |
DVD-R
$99
$84.15 |
| Fire
Warriors |
Montana's Blackfeet hotshots
battle blazes during one of the biggest fire seasons in
U.S. history. Companion discussion guide for web
or print. |
30 minutes |
VHS
$99
$49.50 |
Forest
Spirits
(A Seven-Part Series) |
A series of the Oneida and Menominee
people filmed on location in Wisconsin. |
30 minutes each |
VHS
$99
(all seven
$519.95
$259) |
|
The Gifts of Santa Fe |
The growth of the Santa Fe Indian Market,
from the modest beginnings six decades ago to the largest
competition of Native artists in the world. |
30 minutes |
VHS
$99
|
| The
Great American Footrace |
The Great American Foot Race tells the
little known story of a Cherokee farm boy, Andy Payne, who
took home the gold in a grueling 3,422-mile footrace. |
60 minutes |
DVD-R
$225
$191.25 |
|
Hand Game |
Inside view of an ancient
form of gambling that combines strategy, wit and skill. |
60
minutes |
DVD-R
$99
$84.15 |
|
Harold of Orange |
This comedy explores the interaction
of two cultural groups indigenous to Minnesota - American
Indians and philanthropic foundations. |
30
minutes |
DVD-R
$99
$84.15 |
|
Homeland |
Nearly all indigenous nations sit on land threatened by environmental hazards. This feature-length documentary, takes a hard look at these realities and chronicles the efforts of activists leading the charge in these new Indian Wars. |
This title is currently out of stock. |
Visit katahdin.org to purchase the DVD. |
| Indian Casinos: What's
Next? |
This "town hall"
style program features a panel of national experts discussing
and answering audience questions about the future of casino
gambling on American Indian reservations. |
56 minutes |
DVD-R
$30
$25.50 |
| Indian Country Diaries: Deluxe Educational Edition |
Indian Country Diaries goes inside modern Native American communities. This DVD set includes both programs in the series "A Seat at the Drum" and "Spiral of Fire" plus extra features. |
Two 87 minute programs plus special features |
DVD
$375
$318.75 |
| Indian Country Diaries: A Seat at the Drum |
In "A Seat at the Drum," journalist Mark Anthony Rolo (Bad River Ojibwe) journeys to L.A. There he meets many of the thousands of American Indian families who were relocated from poor reservations to the cities in the last half of the 20th century. |
87 minutes |
DVD
$250
$212.50 |
| Indian Country Diaries: Spiral of Fire |
"Spiral of Fire" takes author LeAnne Howe (Choctaw) to the homeland of the Eastern Band of Cherokee to discover how the mix of tourism, community, and cultural preservation is the key to their tribe's health in the 21st century. |
87 minutes |
DVD
$250
$212.50 |
| Looking
Toward
Home |
Looking
Toward Home is a one-hour
documentary about the
relocation of indians
to urban areas in the
1950s. |
60
minutes |
DVD
$225
$191.25 |
| Marks
of the Ancestors |
Archeologists and Native Americans explore the
meanings of petroglyphs and pictographs and learn about the
people who created them. |
60 minutes |
VHS
$99
|
Mino-Bimadiziwin:
The Good Life |
Looking at the ancient Ojibwe tradition of wild
rice harvesting still practiced on Minnesota's White Earth
Indian reservation, this is an in-depth portrait of a community
whose people continue to live off the land. |
60 minutes |
VHS
$99
|
| A Native American Night Before Christmas |
This amusing animated video storybook presents a whimsical look at what a Native American Christmas Eve might be like when Old Red Shirt (the Indian Santa Claus) comes a-calling with his team of flying white buffalo to deliver commodities, fry bread and other goodies. |
5 minutes |
DVD
$12.95
$11.01 |
| Native Word: Stories Past
and Present |
This film brings together three shorts by independent Native American producers that all touch upon the subjects of storytelling and communication in Indian Country. |
27 minutes |
DVD-R
$150
$127.50 |
| Navajo Code Talkers |
This film uses 1940s archival footage of Navajo life and from the US military to show the vital role a small group of Navajo Marines played in the South Pacific during World War II. |
30 minutes |
DVD-R
$99
$84.15
VHS
$99
|
| The Oneida Speak |
In 1935, while the country was deep in the depression, a group of Oneidas in Wisconsin took advantage of a federal writing program designed to employ Americans and offer economic relief. Many, who wrote in their own language, recorded their daily life on the farm to a federal infiltrator sent to drive people off the land to a devastating small pox epidemic. |
57 minutes |
DVD
$225
$191.25 |
Pomo
Basketweavers
(A Three-Part Series) |
These programs represent an overview and history
of the Pomo nation of Northern California. Each program features
a short biography of one renowned basketweaver. |
30 minutes each |
VHS
$99 ea
$49.50 ea
(all three for
$224.95
$112) |
Pueblo
Peoples:
First Encounters |
A story of the Pueblo peoples' first encounters
with Europeans entirely from the indigenous point of view. |
30 minutes |
VHS
$99
$84.15
$49.50 |
The
Real People
(A Nine-Part Series) |
Made by and about American Indians, this series
highlights various aspects of past and present Indian life. |
30 minutes each |
VHS
$99 ea
$49.50 ea
(all nine $669.95
$334) |
Red
Road: Towards the Techno-Tribal Tribe
|
Traditional values and ancient cosmology presented
through interviews with medicine people, elders and spokespersons. |
30 minutes |
VHS
$99
|
| Robert
Mirabal: Music From A Painted Cave |
A stirring live performance from the 2001 Native
American Music Award's Songwriter of the Year. |
60 minutes |
DVD
$99
$84.15
VHS
$99
|
Seasoned with Spirit
(A Five-Part Series) |
Native American Chef Loretta Barrett Oden (Citizen Potawatomi Nation) hosts the new PBS cooking, travel and Native American culture series. |
27
minutes each |
DVD
$150 ea.
$120 ea.
(all five
$600
$450) |
| Silent Thunder |
A heartwarming story of Stanford Addison: a Native American Elder, Spiritual Leader, Horse Tamer, and Quadriplegic. |
30 minutes |
DVD
$150
$127.50 |
| Singing
Our Stories |
A visionary journey through the landscape of Native North
American song with the "First Ladies" of indigenous music. |
60 minutes |
DVD-R
$99
$84.15 |
| SoundMix:
Five Young Musicians |
Featuring five teenage musicians with deep connections
to distinct American musical traditions, including Hovia Edwards,
a 19-year-old Shoshone flute player from Fort Hall, Idaho,
one of the few Native American women playing the Plains flute. |
60 minutes |
VHS
$225
$112.50 |
| Standing Silent Nation |
This eye-opening account of reservation life belies popular images of casino mini-states. It is the story of one Lakota family's struggle to retain tribal identity and sovereignty against the odds of history and federal government policy. |
60 minutes |
DVD
$225
$191.25 |
Storytellers
of the Pacific
(A Two-Part Series) |
An international two-part series on the oral
traditions of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Rim. |
60 minutes each |
VHS
$99 ea.
(both for $149.95
$74)
|
| A Tattoo on My Heart: The Warriors of Wounded Knee 1973 |
This documentary tells the dramatic and emotional story in the words of those men and women who struggled for survival inside the bunkers and ravines at Wounded Knee. |
60 minutes |
DVD
$150
$127.50 |
| Trudell |
The
engaging life
story of Native
American poet-prophet-activist
John Trudell
and his heartfelt
message of
active, personal
responsibility
to the earth,
all of its
inhabitants,
and our descendants. |
90
minutes |
DVD
$250
$212.50 |
| Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? |
This series explores the economic, physical and social background behind health disparities among the poor and middle-class, in addition compare how race and geography affect who receives health care, factors more profound than smoking. |
Four episodes of 56 minutes |
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| Vis
A Vis: Native Tongues |
21st century technology links indigenous artists
Ningali Lawford and James Luna in an exploration of art, culture,
and experience. |
60 minutes |
VHS
$225
$112.50 |
| The
Voyage Home |
The historic 1,000 mile journey of the Polynesian oceangoing
canoe, Hawai'iloa, united thousands of indigenous people in
a celebration of their cultures. |
60 minutes |
VHS
$99.00
$49.50 |
| Way of the Warrior |
This documentary about the warrior ethic explores how Native communities have traditionally viewed their warriors and why, during the 20th century, Native men and women have signed up for military service at a rate three times higher than non-Indians. |
60 minutes |
DVD
$225
$191.25 |
