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:

A voyage deep into the Amazon to explore the implications of Brazil's policy on uncontacted indigenous tribes.

Returning to Todos Santos after 30 years, a look at the profound economic and social changes that have transformed this Guatemalan Mayan village.

Chronicles the events surrounding the 1997 massacre of 45 indigenous people by paramilitary troops in Chiapas, Mexico.

A dramatic story of the reconciliation between biological and adoptive families for a cross-cultural adoptee.

New structures in seven North American Native communities that reinterpret traditional forms for contemporary purposes.

Two elderly Western Shoshone sisters, the Danns, put up a heroic fight for their land rights and human rights.

Citizen-run radio station CQBM, serving remote areas of northern Canada, stitches together the far-flung communities.

A carefully observed and intimate documentary that follows a family during the crucial year following the death of Chayo and Jorge's father, Antonio.

An in-depth portrait of Edward S. Curtis, the preeminent photographer of North American Indians.

After 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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