After the death of his wife, Jeremiah Johnson, a mountain man, seeks revenge against those responsible for her loss. He navigates the treacherous wilderness, battles a grizzly bear, and embraces a life of survival and solitude.
In the winter of 1845, a fur trapper embarks on a dangerous journey through the snowy wilderness to rescue his kidnapped niece and nephew from a Native American tribe. Along the way, he encounters treacherous obstacles, a smallpox epidemic, and the ever-present threat of revenge.
Banchi Hanuse's documentary takes us to the golden plains of Blackfoot Territory where Logan Red Crow, a young Siksika woman, is determined to become a champion in the Indian Relay. Follow her through intense competitions and witness her bond with her horses. A story of courage, family, tradition, and the pursuit of victory.
We begin at the train station near Montana's Glacier National Park, where Blackfeet Indians meet the arriving tourists. Glacier Park, an off-screen narrator tells us, has the remnants of 60 glaciers, from three ice ages. We visit the lodge, built in Swiss style, where college students dressed in Swiss garb do the serving at the restaurant. We watch Indian dancing and a ceremony. After views of lakes, mountains, and trails in the park, it's north to Canada's Waterton Lakes, a vacation spot for Canadian and U.S. families.
This feature-length documentary chronicles the Sundance ceremony brought to Eastern Canada by William Nevin of the Elsipogtog First Nation of the Mi'kmaq. Nevin learned from Elder Keith Chiefmoon of the Blackfoot Confederacy in Alberta. Under the July sky, participants in the Sundance ceremony go four days without food or water. Then they will pierce the flesh of their chests in an offering to the Creator. This event marks a transmission of culture and a link to the warrior traditions of the past.
This short film traces Pete Standing Alone's personal journey from cultural alienation to pride and belonging. As a spiritual elder, teacher and community leader of the Blood Indians of Southern Alberta, Pete works with youth to repair the cultural and spiritual destruction wrought by residential schools. At age 81, he has come full-circle in his dedication to preserving the traditional ways of his people.
The Kainai Blood Nation of Southern Alberta return historical belongings from European museums.
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