Urban Rez

A Look at the Effects of Relocation

Urban Rez explores the controversial legacy and modern day effects of the federal government's assimilation policies that relocated American Indians form reservations to urban areas in order to end the Indian Reservation system.

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France's Savy Western Comes to America to Fulfill Their Dream of Meeting Real Indians in the Award-Winning Film Indians Like Us

"All [that] we do is with our heart. We have respect." These words from Savy Western member Pascal Cahitte sets the journey of this charming road movie.

Native Comedy Smokin' Fish Refeeds This Thursday via PBS Plus

The unusual story of his life and the untold history of his people interweave with the process of preparing traditional food as he struggles to pay his bills and keep his business afloat.

Cleveland International Film Festival

Founded in 1977, the Cleveland Film Society has presented the Cleveland International Film Festival every spring for over three decades.

If I Had a Trillion Dollars Youth Media Competition

With one trillion dollars, what would you do for your community, your nation, or for the world?

New Educator Resource: My Louisiana Love

My Louisiana Love traces a young woman’s quest to find a place in her Native American community as it suffers from decades of environmental degradation.

Check Out Standing Bear's Footsteps Educational Page

Standing Bear's Footsteps Educational site is a great resource for you to teach your students about Native history as well as to share current Native American perspectives.

Native Stories for Public Broadcasting

Indigenous Foods, Indigenous Health: A Pueblo Perspective

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Greg Cajete

Human evolution has been intimately intertwined with the use of available animal and plant food sources. Hunting and gathering adaptations, followed by the development of agriculture, required the full application of human intelligence, cooperation and social developments such as the extended family, language and various forms of practical education and environmental awareness. It was hunting and gathering that led humans to migrate to the far reaches of the earth.

Treaty or Not? The Affordable Care Act means new money for American Indian and Alaska Native health programs

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Mark Trahant

There has been much controversy about the Affordable Care Act, what some call Obamacare. The politics are beyond intense. And those computer glitches are making it virtually impossible for people to enroll.

From Media to Action

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Georgiana Lee

IMPACT is a series of videos created by Working Films and The Fledgling Fund for documentarians. Co-created with The Fledgling Fund, the series covers important information about building film campaigns that can ignite social change.

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