Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=4+6631+4294941223 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241598 A history of people in the Grand Canyon from the prehistoric peoples to the advent of tourism, through dams and rafting to todays issues with large numbers of visitation, pollution and preservation. Gives some personal stories of people whose lives have touched the history of the Grand Canyon. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1060154 Experience some of Arizonas most spectacular locations through the eyes and lenses of three renowned photographers--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241578 Shows how eating healthier can improve the quality of life and increase longevity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1060151 Hollow Water, in Central Manitoba, is home to 450 people - many of them victims of sexual abuse. The offenders have left a legacy of pain and denial, addiction and suicide. By law, thay were the responsibility of the Manitoba justice system. Restorative justice programs provide an alternative to the formal court system of crime and punishment. Community Holistic Circle Healing (CHCH) is one such model which chooses to keep offenders in the community rather than send them to jail. Using the aboriginal tradition of a healing circle, offenders, victims, family, and community come together to talk openly. The aim is to change the learned behavior of sexual abuse and to help reintegrate families. Hollow Water documents the moving journey of one family, torn apart by years of abuse, who struggle to confront their past. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241601 A frontier trapper adopts the ways of the wild, finds love among its people, and fights to protect the land he loves in this film based on the life of Archie Grey Owl. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1060190 The worlds first uranium mine was located on Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories. Village of widows chronicles the plight of the Sahtu Dene village of Deline, where all but four of the elders who worked as coolies during the Second World War, transporting uraniums ore south in gunnysacks, have died of radiation-related cancer. Shows the response to this legacy. Describes how the people of Sahtu Dene are coping with the loss of most of their elders due to their young mens exposure to uranium ore during World War II. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241663 A contemporary dramatization of an ancient Coast Salish myth about the famous Vancouver landmark that symbolizes the most sacred of a mans vows, cleanliness of fatherhood. With narration in Squamish by Chief Simon Baker. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241778 A bittersweet comedy about two young Native-Americans, Victor and Thomas, who leave their small town for an adventure in self-discovery. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241774 Celebrates the power of song in Native American cultures and the women who keep these important musical traditions alive. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1060117 Elmer and his friends are whisked to a mystical forest where they follow a fawn to the surprise of their lives! Youll meet the wise and gentle She-Sings of the Iroquois and sing along all eight delightful new songs. Its a warm and wonderful celebration of the wisdom of nature and the true meaning of equality and self-worth. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241560 This program tells the story of Fred Begay, a modern man who carries on the wisdom of his Navajo and Ute ancestors. A Ph. D. in nuclear physics, Dr. Begay credits his success in the world of theoretical physics to the skills in abstract reasoning he learned from his parents, who taught him the Navajo world order. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241612 Explores Hopi quiltmaking including a brief history and interviews with Hopi quiltmakers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241683 Presents the life and work of Arts and Crafts era architect and designer Mary Jane Colter. Working for the Fred Harvey Company, she designed numerous structures in the American Southwest such as the Hopi House, the Hermits Rest, and the Bright Angel Lodge and Cabins in the Grand Canyon. Includes extensive commentary from critics, voice-over narrations of Colters words, and quotations from newspapers and magazines about Colters work. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241483 Explores 3 early cultures of North America: the Anasazi in the arid Southwest, Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde, and Cahokia, the largest city in the U.S. before 1800. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1528275 After failed attempts to subdue the Navajo, the legendary fighter Kit Carson, along with a legion of armed troops, corner the natives in the labyrinthine Canyon de Chelly, determined to force their surrender. Terrifying gunfire compels families to plunge to their own deaths. The despairing survivors march the long walk under the soldiers cruel guardianship to a barren and alien New Mexico reservation 300 miles away. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241509 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241484 Native peoples confront Spanish expeditions into the Caribbean and the southeastern U.S.--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241662 A fast-paced adventure in which kids learn about the biblical principle of integrity and the importance of doing whats right, even when its tough. Long, course strands of animal hair the vet cant identify, old Silas wild story, metal doors ripped apart by powerful claws, and in the middle of it all, a dog named Jake who captures a place in Mikes heart. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241482 The fourth of eight programs exploring the history and cultures of the indigenous peoples of the American continent. This episode opens in the Arctic, where the search for the Northwest Passage direly impacts the Inuit people. At Jamestown, the story of Pocahontas unfolds while at Plymouth Wampanoag Indians introduce Pilgrims to a harvest celebration: Thanksgiving. But harmony ultimately turns to hostility. Enraged by colonial expansion and Puritan intolerance, Massasoits son leads the bloodiest of all colonial Indian wars in 1675. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241710 Tribal leaders share their rich histories and current challenges in this series. Learn how the events of a turbulent past still impact present issues for Native Americans and all the people of this great land. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1060168 A town-raised woman of First Nations extraction sets out to explore her native roots and obtain guidance from traditional sources on the raising of her children by attending a Micmac summer gathering at Chapel Island, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241697 Explores Montezuma Castle National Monument and the Tuzigoot National Monument located in Arizona. Also gives insight into the way of life of the Sinagua peoples who inhabited these sites in prehistoric times. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1060124 Texas in 1861 the outbreak of the Civil War pulls Union soldiers away from their posts protecting Texan ranchers from the fierce Comanche and Kiowa Indians. War chants echo across the plains as the two tribes unite to drive every settler out of Texas. Alan Johnson (Reeve) and his blood brother Britt (Todd), the slave he freed, prepare to fight off the Indian raids. Ranches go up in flames ... women and children are taken hostage ... and Britt must walk among his enemies to rescue the captured families. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241812 Traces the history of public interest in and abuse of Native American burial grounds, legislation to protect them, and evolving cooperation to research and preserve them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241797 Tells the other side of history --the story of the European conquest as viewed by Americas Pueblo people, told in their voices, and seen through their eyes. Captured in beautiful images, dramatic words, and music. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=363816 This program reveals the ancient secret of how the pyramids were built by actually building one. A noted Egyptologist, Mark Lehner, and a professional stone-mason, Roger Hopkins join forces in the shadow of the great pyramid of Giza to put pyramid construction theories to the test. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241813 Traces the history of public interest in and abuse of Native American burial grounds, legislation to protect them, and evolving cooperation to research and preserve them.