This November, celebrate Native traditions, cultures, languages and stories during Native American Heritage Month with two feature-length documentaries premiering on Local, USA. Explore how the people of the Lummi and Yurok tribes stay committed to their respective heritage and traditions today for future generations, plus watch a new episode of Stories from the Stage sharing how confronting a hurtful past can open the door to healing and justice.
Firelighters: Fire is Medicine
For centuries, most landscapes in North America were shaped by fire between lightning strikes and Indigenous burns. Indigenous people had deep knowledge of the art of using fire, and still do today. FIRELIGHTERS follows the work of women leaders from the Yurok and Karuk Tribes who are building resources to share indigenous practices and create policies to take back indigenous burning rights.
Generations Stolen
Native American communities are grappling with the fallout of government policies which separated Native children from their families and stripped them of their culture - first at boarding schools, and later in white adoptive and foster homes. On June 15, 2023, the Supreme Court rejected challenges to ICWA, a victory for Native communities working to overcome generations of trauma.
Reckoning and Repair
Confronting the past can bring hope, healing, and a path toward justice. Anneliese uncovers her great-grandmother’s account of the Tulsa Race Massacre; Paul reflects on his mother’s resilience following Japanese American internment; and Larry reconnects with his roots by channeling his grandfather's strength. Three storytellers, three interpretations of Reckoning and Repair, hosted by Wes Hazard.
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During November, celebrate Native American Heritage Month with films of Indigenous cultures, traditions, languages and more in our monthly viewer’s guide and Native Stories Collection.
Two new Local, USA premieres explore how the Lummi and Yurok peoples stay committed to their traditions today for future generations – watch Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People: Preserving a Way of Life on Nov. 4 and Firelighters: Fire Is Medicine on Nov. 18.
And on a new episode of Stories from the Stage, Reckoning and Repair (Nov. 18), three storytellers share how confronting the past is the only way to heal and seek justice.
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