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Honoring Indigenous Practices for Environmental and Cultural Survival
This video explores the deep connection between Indigenous farming practices, spirituality, and survival. It highlights the importance of traditional farming methods in maintaining cultural identity, combating substance abuse issues, and...
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Continuing Traditional Basketweaving Practices with the Help of Controlled Burns
"Following the Smoke" began with members of the California Indian Basketweaving Association seeking higher-quality materials. This lead them to areas affected by controlled burns. These burns enhance the strength and color of materials...
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Incorporating Traditional Wisdom into Modern Forest Management Practices
Controlled burns are an important and historically significant part of maintaing sustainable ecosystems and preventing wildfires. After decades of condemning and banning these practices, the forest service is starting to recognize the...
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Restoring Hawaii's Sustainable Food Systems and Cultural Heritage
This segment highlights the historical and cultural significance of agroforestry in Hawaii. It discusses the traditional practices of the Hawaiian people, the detrimental impact of monocrop agriculture imposed by colonizers, and the...
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Adaptive Stewardship: Menominee Techniques for Sustainable Forest Management
The Menominee Tribe has a long history of adaptive resource managements. Despite the reduction of their ancestral land from 15 million to 234,000 acres, they manage their forest sustainably, prioritizing ecological health over pure...
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Using Modern Science to Validate Ancient Conservation Techniques
In the United States, indigenous conservation techniques aren not widely recognized. Michael Kotutwa Johnson, a member of the Hopi tribe, is on a mission to change that. In this video, he explains how he uses scientific language to...
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Reviving Balance: The Role of Buffalo in Cultural and Ecological Restoration
Hear from Ervin Carlson, a member of the Blackfeet tribe and Director of the Buffalo Program about the value of reintroducing buffalo to Blackfeet lands. Buffalo are an integral part of Blackfeet history and an essential element part of...
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How Controlled Burns Protect Forests and Communities
Controlled burns are an important part of indigenous land management practices in many areas of the United States. The significance of these burns extends beyond land management, impacting cultural activities and the local ecosystem....
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Living with Fire: Indigenous Practices for Ecological Balance
Fire has been an important part of traditional, indigenous land management practices for millennia. Historically, it was used to manage resources and protect communities, contrasting with modern fire suppression policies that have led to...
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Reviving Hopi Traditions and Restoring Health With Dry Farming
Learn about the importance of traditional Hopi dry farming techniques in a semi-arid climate from Michael Kotutwa Johnson. He shares his experience of reviving and expanding his family's corn and bean fields using these ancient methods,...
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Millennia of Stewardship: Indigenous Land Management
Indigenous land management practices have been in place for millennia in America, far preceding Western conservation efforts. This video highlights the importance of fire management and the significant role of Native Americans in shaping...
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Ancient Methods for Sustainable Forestry
Unlike most companies that focus on specific tree species for market demands, the Menominee Tribe operates their lumber company with an emphasis on ecological sustainability. They harvest what the forest naturally provides rather than...
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Exploring Our Past: Native Peoples of the Great Plains
Grammy Nominated, Native American singer-songwriter Joanne Shenandoah narrates this five part series on Native Peoples. The daily lives and cultures of America's Native Peoples come to life for students through reenactments recorded at...
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Justice Department To Help Find Missing Native People in Montana
The Justice Department's plan will give communities more resources to find missing or murdered tribe members.
PBS
Pbs: Indian Pride, Economic Development, Part 4
The Rawhide Singers from the Blackfeet Nation of Montana offer a traditional song on drums. [2:40]
PBS
Pbs: Indian Pride: Myths and Real Truths, Part 3
Betty Cooper, a councilwoman of the Blackfeet Nation of Montana, describes how children are raised in the Blackfeet tradition and the roles of mothers, fathers, and other family members in protecting children. [3:37]