Traditional Knowledge

Tribal leaders challenge Forest Service to protect native women’s rights
“Since 1941 most of our ceremonial sites have been buried beneath the still waters of Lake Shasta,” said Sisk. “We ask that the Forest Service grant us this one...

IR6: The Connections 
Indigenous Resistance (IR), the revolutionary musical collective that brought us Dancing on John Wayne's Head, has produced a follow up to their informative documentary film, entitled, The Connections. The...

People of a Feather 
People of a Feather is an award winning documentary film about a unique Inuit culture that relies on birds for food and clothing, and the challenges they share adapting...

Can Traditional Knowledge Survive in the Modern World? 
In this 30-minute lecture, Anishinabek activist, scholar and writer Dr. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson answers the question: "Can Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge Survive in the Modern World?" This lecture is part...

Song on the Water 
"Song on the Water" takes viewers along with 50 indigenous canoes, their crews, and communities on a modern-day voyage to a traditional potlatch. Synopsis In the 1960's Native Americans...

Wapichan showcase new proposal to save tropical forests on traditional lands
The indigenous Wapichan people of Guyana came forward this week with a new grassroots proposal that would allow them to care for 1.4 million hectares of pristine rainforest on...

Survival in the “Modern” World: The Compromise 
Video journalist Maggie Padlewska reports on the current situation facing two Embera communities in Panama, who find themselves today living within a state-owned National Park. Survival in the "Modern"...

The Great Laws of Nature: Indigenous Organic Agriculture 
The narration woven throughout the documentary is a Cree story of creation. It's a fitting backdrop for this show that features the people of Muskoday First Nation in Saskatchewan...

Cree Cultural Teachings by Sylvia McAdam 
Sylvia McAdam, an author and educator from the Nehiyaw (Cree) nation, talks to class room full of Indigenous young people at the First Nations University in Regina about Cree...

Australia: Traditional Owners Claim Victory Over Controversial Land Grab
Traditional land owners won a major victory this month in their long running battle against the proposed Woodside gas hub project at James Price Point on Western Australia's Kimberley...

Wanggangarra… that which gives life 
Wanggangarra is a film about family histories, relationships & respect amongst the Yindjibarndi and Ngarluma people of the west Pilbara, Western Australia. It was produced by the Juluwarlu Aboriginal...

The Young Ancestors 
The Young Ancestors follows a group of Native American teens, who under the guidance of a mentor, are learning their native language. In a broader context this is a...












