HBO: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Beginning with the Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee intertwines the unique perspectives of three characters: Charles Eastman (Adam Beach), né Ohiyesa, a young, Dartmouth-educated, Sioux doctor held up as living proof of the alleged success of assimilation; Sitting Bull (August Schellenberg), the proud Lakota

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Dakota doctor witnesses Wounded Knee aftermath – Timeline – Native Voices

Dakota doctor witnesses Wounded Knee aftermath - Timeline - Native Voices

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Dr. Charles Eastman, a Dakota, hears reports of a battle. Despite a blizzard and Army efforts to delay him, three days later he arrives with 85 Lakotas and 10 to 15 white civilians who plan to bury the dead at Wounded Knee. Although he had been told that the incident was a battle, Eastman

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Wiyot People of California

Wiyot People of California

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations   In the early hours of Feb 26 1860 the Whites began their 2 day massacre (up to 5 days by other accounts) on at least 12 CA Indian sites. Dulawat village on Indian Island, on the lower Eel River, at least two locations on the South Spit, at Table Bluff, in the Fortuna area, in the Rio Dell

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DAKOTA 38 – Full Movie in HD

DAKOTA 38 - Full Movie in HD

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations To download the film in HD, burn your own DVD, or order a free copy of the DVD, visit http://www.dakota38.com/ . In honoring honor native traditions surrounding ceremonies, we are screening and distributing “Dakota 38” as a gift rather than for sale. In the spring of 2005, Jim Miller, a Native spiritual leader and Vietnam veteran,

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Interview with Ancestral Pride: Indigenous Land Defenders

Interview with Ancestral Pride: Indigenous Land Defenders

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations   Radio-BED sits down with Crow and Sacheen of Ancestral Pride for a necessary conversation on land defence, Idle No More, settler solidarity, nationhood and going home.   In this special report, Ancestral Pride schools listeners of all nations on the reality of the struggle for safety and self-determination and the importance of asserting and re-asserting Indigenous

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More than 150 years after brutal slaughter, a small tribe returns home | Al Jazeera America

More than 150 years after brutal slaughter, a small tribe returns home | Al Jazeera America

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations   “After losing much of their ancestry, the Wiyots are learning their traditions in preparation for a renewal ceremony   A posse of white settlers sneaked through the darkness one night in 1860 and murdered more than 50 Native American women and children, mostly with axes and hatchets.   “Amidst the wailing of mutilated

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