Cultural Studies
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SONG OF THE SPEARSociology Music Cultural Studies African Studies
Examines the role of culture in the struggle for national liberation in South Africa by
interspersing performances by the Amandla Cultural Ensemble with footage of the mass
singing of resistance songs on the streets of South Africa and interviews with leading
cultural workers of the African National Congress.
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FROM MY GRANDMOTHER'S GRANDMOTHER UNTO MEAmerican History American Studies Cultural Studies Native American Studies Sociology Women's Studies
The storytelling tradition of the southern Appalachians comes to life through
actress/writer Clarinda Ross's portrayal of four generations of her maternal ancestors.
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GATHERING UP AGAIN: FIESTA IN SANTA FESociology Native American Studies Latino Studies Cultural Studies American Studies Directed by Women
Examines the Santa Fe Fiesta, America's oldest continuous community celebration, which
commemorates the Spaniards' "bloodless reconquest" of the Pueblo Indians in New
Mexico in 1692.
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THE NATIVE AMERICANS: POTLATCH PEOPLENative American Studies Cultural Studies American Studies
Potlatch People looks at the culture of the Indians of the Pacific
Northwest and the importance of the ceremonial potlatch feast
in their culture.
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THE NATIVE AMERICANS: INDIAN COUNTRYNative American Studies Cultural Studies American Studies
Indian Country contrasts the past and present life of the five tribes--the Seminoles, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw and Cherokee--in the southeast U.S.
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THE NATIVE AMERICANS: PUEBLO RENAISSANCENative American Studies Cultural Studies American Studies
Pueblo Renaissance provides an authentic view of the sacred traditions,
ancient religious and agricultural ceremonies of the Pueblo
Indians.
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THE NATIVE AMERICANS: THE SIX NATIONSNative American Studies Cultural Studies American Studies
The Six Nations looks at the Iroquois League of upstate
New York--consisting of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga,
Seneca, Cayuga and Tuscarora tribes--which considers itself
to be a sovereign, independent nation which rejects the
American way of life in favor of a traditional Indian
lifestyle.
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THE NATIVE AMERICANS: CHEROKEENative American Studies Cultural Studies American Studies
Looks at the modern Cherokee's efforts to preserve Indian traditions, including a performance of ancient ceremonies.
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THE NATIVE AMERICANS: NAVAJO - RACE FOR PROSPERITYNative American Studies Cultural Studies American Studies
Navajo - Race for Prosperity offers a contemporary view of life on the
Navajo reservation, focusing on the Navajos' development
of industries.
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THE NATIVE AMERICANS: CIVILIZED TRIBESNative American Studies Cultural Studies American Studies
Civilized Tribes looks at the revolution
of attitudes among younger American Indians leading to a new mood of militancy and also
reviews the current government policy regarding the American Indian.
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THE NATIVE AMERICANS: THEY PROMISED TO TAKE OUR LANDNative American Studies Cultural Studies American Studies
They Promised to Take Our Land looks at the U.S. Government's encroachment on
land owned by Indians, forcing them onto smaller and smaller
reservations, and discusses the white man's basic misunderstanding
of the meaning of land to the Indian.
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THE NATIVE AMERICANS: HOW THE WEST WAS LOSTNative American Studies Cultural Studies American Studies
How the West Was Lost looks at the history of the Plains Indians and the effort
of their contemporary descendants to maintain their cultural
identity.
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