Our fires still burn : the Native American experience / executive producer/director Audrey Geyer ; producer, Levi Rickert.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Geyer, Audrey, director.

Rickert, Levi, producer.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--History.

Indians of North America--Civilization.

Indians of North America--Social life and customs.

Indians, Treatment of--North America.

Indians, Treatment of.

Genre:

Nonfiction films.

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (57 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Brighton, MI : Visions, 2013.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

This exciting and compelling one hour documentary invites viewers into the lives of contemporary Native American role models living in the U.S. Midwest. It dispels the myth that American Indians have disappeared from the American horizon, and reveals how they continue to persist, heal from the past, confront the challenges of today, keep their culture alive, and make great contributions to society. Their experiences will deeply touch both Natives and non-Natives and help build bridges of understanding, respect, and communication. The tragic history of Native Americans is considered by many to be our 'American Holocaust.' This can be seen in the history of the Boarding School Era, during which time Native children were forcibly removed from their homes and placed into boarding schools. Interviewees explain how this past trauma continues to negatively impact their emotional and physical health today and contribute to urgent social problems. To help heal this historical trauma, Native Americans are reclaiming their spiritual and cultural identity. In the documentary, an Ojibwa Firekeeper demonstrates the ancient healing ceremony of the Sacred Fire. Also, a Native American businessman, journalist, artist and youth advocate share how they use ancestral teachings to foster diversity and creativity as well as to educate and initiate social change. The stories shared in this documentary are powerful, startling, despairing and inspiring. They reflect an American history fraught with the systematic destruction of a people. Yet, amidst the debris of suffering and trauma, there is resilience and a profound remembering and healing taking place today, which will also benefit the next Seven Generations. The stories shared in Our Fires Still Burn: The Native American Experience are powerful, startling, despairing and inspiring. They reflect an American history fraught with the systematic destruction of a people. Yet, amidst the debris of suffering and trauma, there is resilience and a profound remembering and healing taking place today, which will also benefit the next Seven Generations.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed November 19, 2015).