Documentary Educational Res. Kung woman from childhood to middle age. Kung life of 30 years ago and life today living on a government settlement.
Questions appear randomly amongst interviews and discussions.
Teleconference giving an overview of national and community service grant programs. Discusses the early civilization of the Inuits, Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas, Christopher Columbus's fateful voyage in 1492, the Indian tribes of North America and their cultures, western expansion in the United States and life on the Indian reservations. Relive the tragic collision of cultures of the Mohawk, Seneca, Penobscot, Oneida, and Wampanoag with the Europeans who branded them savage for their non-Christian lifestyle. Join the Lummi, Salish, Chumash, Colville, and Yakima tribespeople as they offer personal insights into the origins of their people and their cultures. As European exploitation spread across North America, materialism and the gold rush dealt a final blow yet tribal wisdom and memories live on.