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EIGHT/KAET CELEBRATES
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
NOVEMBER 2009
Eight celebrates Native American Heritage month with special programs that honor Native American culture and traditions. The specials will air as follows:
Independent Lens “Power Paths”
Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 10 p.m.
It’s time to cut our dependence on fossil fuel and pursue renewable energy. But how can it be done? Native American tribes turn to solar and wind sources to provide clean sustainable energy for cities across the west. Their traditional values regarding conservation and the earth offer real solutions to America’s energy crisis.
Brulé, Live at Mt. Rushmore
A Concert for Reconciliation of the Cultures
Friday, Nov. 6 at 10 p.m.
An audience of 11,000 people came to Mt. Rushmore National Memorial in 2007 for a performance by the recording artist as well as Native American rhythms and dance.
Jim Thorpe: World’s Greatest Athlete
Sunday, Nov. 22 at 3 p.m.
Archival clips, interviews and recreations tell the story of his boyhood in Oklahoma, his gold medal wins at the 1912 Summer Olympics, his subsequent fall from grace and his advocacy of American Indian rights and self-sufficiency.
Kinaalda: A Navajo Rite of Passage
Thursday, Nov. 26 at 9 p.m.
Thirteen-year-old Tanya Sheperd celebrates a traditional Navajo ceremony that initiates her into womanhood. The filmmaker, Lena Carr, was denied her own Kinaalda to propel her into mainstream culture.
Seasons of a Navajo
An Eight/KAET Production
Thursday, Nov. 26 at 10 p.m.
This is the story of the intimate relationship between Dorothy and Chauncey Neboyia, a traditional Navajo family, and the changing world around them. The program follows the Neboyias through the four seasons as they travel to each of their hogans to care for the land, their animals and their family. The beautiful Monument Valley, Canyon de Chelly and Window Rock areas of Arizona serve as backdrops for the film.
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