The Indigenous Studies Collection
Films from the Docuseek2 collection that cover the history, culture, and contemporary experience of indigenous people around the world. Films range from reports of initial contact between Europeans and Africans and South Americans to contemporary challenges of First Nations people to maintain their identity, spiruality and territorial claims.
The Indigenous Studies Collection includes the following titles:
Beyond Being Silenced: Gyaa IsdlaaWorld-famous Haida artist Robert Davidson stages a potlatch acknowledging centuries of Indigenous abuse by government and colonists, but celebrating the newfound spirit of cultural and societal renewal and reconcilliation.
Blowpipes and BulldozersThe story of the Penan, a tribe of rainforest nomads in Borneo, as seen by Bruno Manser.
CBQMCitizen-run radio station CQBM, serving remote areas of northern Canada, stitches together the far-flung communities.
CafeA carefully observed and intimate documentary that follows a family during the crucial year following the death of Chayo and Jorge's father, Antonio.
Coming to LightAn in-depth portrait of Edward S. Curtis, the preeminent photographer of North American Indians.
Common Ground: The Story of Bears EarsThe politicization of national parks.
Conscience PointCONSCIENCE POINT unearths a deep clash of values between the Shinnecock Indian Nation and their elite Hamptons neighbors, who have made sacred land their playground.
Cowboys, Indians, and LawyersThe story of a pork-barrel project: a dam on the free-flowing Animas River in Colorado.
Cracks in the MaskA Torres Strait Islander sets out on a voyage of discovery to the great museums of Europe where his cultural heritage now lies.
CrazywaterAfter years of struggle and shame, five First Nations Canadians are bravely telling their stories about their struggle with alcoholism and the role of traditional culture in long-term sobriety.
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