Anthropology
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RIVER NIGER, BLACK MOTHERAfrican Studies Anthropology Environmental Studies
This video traces the undulating route of the River Niger throughout West Africa, from its
source in the Republic of Guinea to Nigeria, and discusses how this majestic waterway, as
an essential communications and transport link, has molded the history and culture of the
region.
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THE MAGIC OF NIGERIASociology Performing Arts Death & Dying Anthropology African Studies
This video explores the vitality of ancient African traditions regarding the links between
life and death.
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TROKOSI: WIFE OF THE GODSAfrican Studies Anthropology Human Sexuality Religion & Spirituality Sociology Women's Studies
Examines the West African religious institution of trokosi, where young women are
chosen to serve an indefinite period of servitude for crimes committed long ago by their
grandparents and even great-grandparents.
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LAST OF THE KARAPHUNAAnthropology Cultural Studies Latin-American Studies Native American Studies Spanish Language
Chronicles the history and contemporary lifestyle of the Carib Indians who dominated
the West Indies centuries before the arrival of Columbus, but whose sole survivors today
number less than 3,000 farmers and fishermen on a small reservation on
Dominica.
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KEEP THE CIRCLE STRONGSpanish Language Sociology Native American Studies Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Anthropology
Follows the five month journey of Mike Auger, a Cree Indian from northern Canada, who
travels to Bolivia to live and work with the Aymara Indians. During his visit, Mike
rediscovers his native cultural roots. This strengthening of his identity enables Mike
to overcome a troubled, poverty-ridden youth fueled by self-denial.
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THE PRIMAL MINDAnthropology Architecture Cultural Studies Dance Native American Studies
Written and hosted by Jamake Highwater, a world renowned author on Indian culture,
this film examines the differences between Native American and Western cultures,
including their contrasting views of nature, time, space, art, architecture, and dance.
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CROW DOGAnthropology Cultural Studies Native American Studies
A portrait of Sioux medicine man Leonard Crow Dog, the spiritual leader of eighty-nine
American Indian tribes and the spokesman for the traditionalists, those who wish to
retain the beliefs and way of life of their forefathers.
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NATIVE LANDAnthropology Cultural Studies Native American Studies
Written and hosted by Jamake Highwater, this video examines the history and culture of
the Native Americans who discovered and civilized the North and South American
continents tens of thousands of years ago. It is a story of remarkable achievements,
brilliant inventions, fierce political struggles, unique religious ideals and colorful
mythology.
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HOME OF THE BRAVEAnthropology Cultural Studies Native American Studies Directed by Women
Examines the impact of industrial development on native peoples in North and South
America, the crisis of identity that this entails, and the national and international efforts
to
politically organize to protect Indian lives and land.
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SUN, MOON & FEATHERAmerican Studies Anthropology Music Native American Studies New York City Directed by Women
This prize-winning musical comedy/documentary, blending documentary, musical theater
and personal memoir, is about three Native American sisters growing up in Brooklyn
during the 1930s and '40s.
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MORE THAN WORDSAnthropology Cultural Studies Native American Studies Directed by Women
This documentary portrait of a small Native American tribe struggling to retain what is
left of its culture focuses on 77-year-old Marie Smith, the last of Alaska's Eyak Indians
to speak the language of her people.
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YES, I AM NOT IKTOMIAnthropology Cultural Studies Native American Studies Short Films
This video, featuring an all Native American cast and filmed in the sacred Black Hills of
South Dakota, dramatizes the Trickster storytelling tradition, delving into the humor and
visual language of this central Native American cultural icon.
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TAHTONKA: THE PLAINS INDIANS AND THEIR BUFFALO CULTUREAnthropology Native American Studies Directed by Women
This video covers three hundred years of Plains Indians history from the pre-horse period
through the tragedy at Wounded Knee in 1890.
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BLACK INDIANS: AN AMERICAN STORYAfrican-American Studies American Studies Anthropology Cultural Studies Native American Studies
This video explores the issue of racial identity among Native Americans and African
Americans, and the coalescence of these two groups in American history.
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KEEP THE PARTY GOING: IRISH WAKESAnthropology Death & Dying Irish Studies Psychology & Psychiatry
This video explores the Irish tradition of 'waking the dead,' when an all-night vigil is
maintained at the home of the deceased the night before burial.
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THE TRAIL NORTHAnthropology Chicano Studies Latino Studies
Follows anthropologist Robert Alvarez and his 10-year-old son Luis as they recreate the
journey which their family's ancestors made in coming north from Mexico several
generations ago.
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TAI KI
Documents a sea adventure designed to test the theory that the ancient Chinese could
have sailed from Southeast Asia and arrived in Mexico or South America, predating
voyages of Western mariners.
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TIERRA Y CULTURASociology Spanish Language Latin-American Studies Anthropology Directed by Women
Examines the recuperacion movement among the Indian communities in Colombia where
an Indian rebel army is engaged in guerrilla warfare with a Colombian Army
counterinsurgency force.
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SANTA MARTA: TWO WEEKS IN THE SLUMSAnthropology Latin-American Studies Spanish Language Sociology
Portrays daily life in a mountaintop slum in Rio de Janeiro, featuring interviews with
residents who discuss police harassment, the lack of educational and employment
opportunities, problems of sanitation, violence, drugs and alcohol in the community, and
social and racial discrimination.
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LIFE AT THE SOURCE: THE ADVENTURES OF AN AMAZON EXPLORERAnthropology Latin-American Studies Sociology Directed by Women
Recounts the larger-than-life but true story of Arno P. Calderari--professional adventurer,
jungle explorer, deep sea diver, treasure hunter and wildlife filmmaker-interweaving
Arno's reminiscences with rare film footage of his many adventures.
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