Spirit of the trees: continuing traditions
Native Americans from the Southwest and California share the spirit of the trees through the voices of their sacred drums and flutes, their looms and weavings, their medicines, stewardship of their lands and cultural interdependence. Watch a traditi...
Spirit of the trees: people of the cedar
The tribal nations of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest consider the cedar essential to life, equal only to the salmon. This program features many traditions that have evolved from community life in the forest: carving, basket making, weaving, making...
Spirit of the trees: circle of life
Woodland tribes like the Yankton Sioux, Menominee and Objibwe share their perspectives on why cultural diversity and biodiversity are interconnected. You will experience how, through years of dedication and listening to their elders, the Menominee h...
Spirit of the trees: living knowledge
Tribal members from Mashpee Wampanoags, Nansemonds, Pequots, Mohawks and others speak. They were among the first people to greet Europeans. These tribes were completely interdependent with the eastern forests, rivers, land and the Atlantic Ocean. Le...
Spirit of the trees: natural harmony
The Seminole Nation is made up of remnants of a number of southeastern tribes and escaped slaves who fled to the Florida Everglades and its virgin forests, cypress swamps and rivers of grass. The natual harmony they developed with the Everglades eco...
Spirit of the trees: Malama 'Aina
This segment explores the intimate relationship Native Hawaiians have with the land and all living things. Included in this piece is the touching story of how the Tlingets of Alaska gave the Hawaiians three giant sitka spruce for a traditional outri...