References are made to the implied sexual abuse of female students by priests, the psychological abuse of children by nuns and priests, and the use of corporal punishment in schools. LAST DAYS OF OKAK includes descriptions of the effects of the 1918 influenza epidemic on the people and domestic animals of Okak. One survivor relates the harrowing account of her baby cousin starving then being eaten by hungry dogs. The program includes a frank discussion of the activities of a Christian fundamentalist organization that actively proselytizes among the Ayoreo people of Paraguay. It also contains graphic archival visual material and descriptions of violence and the fatal diseases to which the Ayoreo were exposed.
Reference is mad to prostitution.
Scenes of partial nudity of the Ayoreo people are included. The stories on Volume 5 present First Nations in BC and Canada drawing on their cultural traditions to face contemporary challenges. Volume 6 features BC First Nations traditions with respect to fishing and relationships to the land in the temporary context. Volume 7 explores the impact of European contact, past and present. Includes comprehensive teacher's guide.