Indian Art Oklahoma - Native American Movies

In 1800 there were 3000,000 Native Americans living in California; by 1900 only 20,000 remained.  Of the thousands who witnessed this slaughter, it was thought that none remained wild, until the day in 1911 when the man they call "Ishi" was captured raiding a slaughterhouse.  Dr. Kroeber (Jon Voight) and his wife Henriette (Ann Archer) discover that Ishi (Graham Greene) is the last survivor of the Yahi tribe.  In his head, he carries the secrets of his people, how they lived and died.  These are secrets no white man knows - but Dr. Kroeber makes it his mission to uncover them before the last of the Yahi is gone forever.  Like Dances with Wolves, The Last of His Tribe takes you into a world of violence, mystery and survival - the world that was still the Old West, before it became new.

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$14.99

A Thief of Time

Adam Beach - Wes Studi - Graham Greene - Peter Fonda

In this scorching new thriller based on Tony Hillerman's best-selling novel, Navajo tribal cops Joe Leaphorn (Wes Studi) and Jim Chee (Adam Beach) delve into the netherworld of illegal archaeological excavations, purloined pots, and slain pot hunters, set against a backdrop of Navajo witches, spirits, and lore.

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$24.00

Sioux City

Lou Diamond Phillips

The Truth was buried with his mother.  Revenge was his only choice....Early Lou Diamond Phillips...Winner of the Gold Award - Best Theatrical Feature Film, Houston International Film Festival 1994

$22.00

Black Indians: An American Story

Narrated by James Earl Jones

Black Indians: An American Story brings to light a forgotten part of America's past - the cultural and racial fusion of Native and African Americans.  Narrated by James Earl Jones, produced and directed by the awarding winning Native American production company, Rich-Heape Films, this presentation explores what brought the two groups together, what drove them apart, and the challenges that they face today.  From the Atlantic Seaboard to the Western Plains, family memories and historical highlights reveal the indelible mark of this unique ancestry, and its continuing influence through the generations.

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$24.00

The Song of Hiawatha

Graham Greene - Irene Bedard - Litefoot - Russell Means - Adam Beach

Fur trader Jean Bertrand (Michael Rooker), French priest Father Marcel (David Strathairn) and Indian interpreter O Kagh (Graham Greene) canoe through the Lake Superior region in search of Hiawatha.  Tribesmen guide them to the lodge of his grandmother, Nokomis (Sheila Tousey), where she and tribal elder Iagoo (Gordon Tootoosis) tell Hiawatha's story.

$24.00

Edge of America

When new man in town Kenny Williams (James McDaniel), takes a new job as an English teacher at the Three Nations Reservation in Utah, he finds it difficult to fit in with the close-knit Native American community.  But by taking on the challenge of coaching the women's high school basketball team, both the girls and he learn what it takes to finally believe in themselves and in others.  From director Chris Eyre, whom People Magazine call "...the preeminent Native American filmmaker of his time" and acclaimed Writer Willy Holtzman comes this heart-warming tale that you shouldn't miss.'

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$18.00

Christmas in the Clouds

Graham Greene

A Surprise visit to the Sky Mountain Resort by a major travel guide sparks mayhem, romance and comedy in this critically praised holiday feature.  Resort Manager "Ray Clouds on Fire" (Tim Vahle) must deal with his vegetarian chef (Graham Greene), his love-struck assistant (Sheila Tousey) and his jeep-obsessed father (Sam Vlahos), while struggling with his own romantic feelings for the woman he mistakes as the Worthington Travel Guide guest (Mari Anna Tosca).  In the midst of all the mayhem, the real reviewer and secret guest (M. Emmet Walsh) befalls a myriad of problems that leave him questioning not only the resort, but his own sanity!

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$24.00

Trudell

John Trudell

In 1979, while protesting the US government's policy on American Indian affairs, John Trudell burned an American Flag on the steps of the FBI headquarters in Washington, DC.  Within a matter of hours his pregnant wife, three children and mother-in-law were killed in a suspicious fire on a Nevada reservation.  This ended his role in the movement, but his voice would not be silenced.  From the 1960's occupation of Alcatraz Island to the current international stage of politics and performance, Heather Rae's provocative and poignant film reveals the essence of a true American original.

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$29.00

Dances with Wolves

Kevin Costner

Sent to protect a US outpost on the desolate frontier, Lt. John Dunbar (Kevin Costner) finds himself alone in the vast wilderness.  Befriending the very people he's sent to protect the outpost from, the Sioux Indians, Dunbar slowly comes to revere those he once feared.  But when the encroaching US Army threatens to overrun the Sioux, he is forced to make a choice - one that will forever change his destiny and that of a proud and defiant nation.

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$22.00

Coyote Waits

Adam Beach - Wes Studi

Navajo sleuths Joe Leaphorn, (Wes Studi), and Jim Chee (Adam Beach), are hot on the trail of Butch Cassidy in the latest MYSTERY! adaptation of the best-selling novels by Tony Hillerman.  A drunken Navajo shaman is holding the murder weapon near the scene of a copy killing, but Chee has a hunch he's innocent.  Their legwork turns up a CIA spook, a giant coded message, and a century-old bank heist proving that Butch Cassidy didn't die like they say in the movies.

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 $28.00

Windtalkers

Nicolas Cage - Adam Beach

In the brutal World War II Battle of Saipan, Sergeant Joe Enders (Nicolas Cage) guards - and ultimately befriends - Ben Yahzee (Adam Beach), a young Navajo trained in the one wartime code never broken by the enemy, the Navajo Code.  But if Yahzee should fall into Japanese hands, how far will Enders go to save the military's most powerful secret?  John Woo directs this exciting against-all-odds battle adventure.

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$22.00

The Education of Little Tree

Graham Greene - Joseph Ashton

James Cromwell stars in this heartwarming adaptation of the acclaimed best-seller about an eight-year old Cherokee boy in Tennessee's Smoky Mountains during the 1930's.  That boy is Little Tree (Joseph Ashton) sent to live with his mountain-dwelling grandparents after the loss of his mother and father.  It's the beginning of a new life for Little Tree, filled with joy, discovery, setbacks, triumphs and good friends like mystical Cherokee seer Willow John (Graham Green).  Life is hard during the depression, but for Little Tree it's an unforgettable time of growing up.

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Music From A Painted Cave DVD

The PBS-TV Special with 30 additional minutes on DVD of personal interviews and insights - meet the Rare Tribal Mob and witness their combined efforts to bring this special message to the world.

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$24.00

BLACK CLOUD DVD

A boxes faces his most formidable opponent - himself - in Black Cloud, an inspiring, award-winning film highlighted by knockout performances.  Fueled by his rage, Navajo Indian Black Cloud (Eddie Spears) is an accomplished fighter both in and out of the ring.  When he gets a chance to win a spot on the Olympic boxing team, Black Cloud embarks on a journey of self-discovery that will lead him to his greatest victory.  Also starring Tim McGraw.

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 $16.00

DARK WIND DVD

Filmed on location, The Dark Wind brings to life the popular hero of several Tony Hillerman best-sellers, Navajo Cop Jim Chee (Lou Diamond Phillips) is a student of the old ways who wanted to be a medicine man before he became a lawman.  Now as a cop covering the Arizona Territories belonging to the Hopi and Navajo Indians, he's torn between both worlds.  When the badly mutilated victim of a Navajo Skinwalker is found on Hopi land, Chee is suddenly plunged into a world of mystery, filled with drug dealers, F.B.I. agents, witchcraft, intertribal politics and revenge.  Also starring Gary Farmer.

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 $18.00

DREAMKEEPER DVD

A century old storyteller and his grandson, a troubled 17 year old boy, embark on a cross country journey toward self discovery.  Like Old Pete's wise tales themselves, Dreamkeeper is important and illuminating storytelling for the entire family.

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$18.00

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BLACK ROBE

In the rugged 17th century Canadian wilderness, Father Laforgue (Lothaire Bluteau), a young, idealistic Jesuit priest, is assigned to go up river into the wilderness on a perilous journey to convert the Huron Indians.  His Algonquin Indian guides nickname him "Black Robe".  His young aide and translator, Daniel (Aden Young), falls in love with Annuka (Sandrine Holt), the beautiful daughter of the Algonquin chief.  Torn between his own desires and ideals of the priesthood, Laforgue's faith is tested as the expedition faces the elements.  Attacked, captured and brutalized by hostile Indians, the traumatic experience challenges everything the young priest believes.  Together with his young companions, he escapes to complete his mission and comes to understand the true spirit of the land and the spirit he sought to convert.

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$24.00

INTO THE CIRCLE

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE POWWOW

For centuries, Native Americans have danced around the drum - for celebration, renewal and healing.  Into the Circle is a colorful and informative guide to appreciating the contemporary powwow. - Interviews with tribal elders, dancers and singers....Historic photographs and eyewitness accounts...Highlights of championship men's and women's contest dancing...Powerful singing and drumming...This special DVD Edition offers instant access to all the beauty and excitement of the powwow and includes 60 minutes of in-depth interviews with elders, singers and dancers, not available in the VHS version.

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$22.00

THE FAST RUNNER

One of the most acclaimed films of the year, The Fast Runner is an extraordinary, triumphant experience.  Set amongst the Inuit people of the arctic, the film is a thrilling, passionate story exploring the universal themes of love, revenge and survival.  When a small, nomadic community is cursed by an unknown shaman, the curse is still felt years later.  Atanarjuat falls in love with Atuat, a woman already promised to the son of the clan's leader.  In a fight, she is won by Atanarjuat causing vengeful clan leader Oki to plot to attack Atanarjuat and his brother in their sleep.  Atanarjuat manages to escape and sets off running across the ice, embarking on a harrowing adventure to survive in the brutal wilderness.  His journey ends when he returns, stronger and wiser, to reclaim his life and stop the curse that has divided his people.

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$28.00

SPIRIT RIDER

Graham Greene - Adam Beach

After the untimely death of his mother, it seems that Johnny Three Bears must leave the comforts of his home and move to the Ojibwe reservation with his grandfather.  Not having seen his grandfather since he was two years old, it was the last thing Johnny wanted, but Grandpa has a plan for getting Johnny's attention.  The two set out on an adventure to capture and tame a wild stallion, and Johnny quickly leans to appreciate his grandfather's wisdom and experience.  Just when things were starting to look up, Johnny unearths a dark secret about his grandfather.  With a troubled heart, Johnny faces a painful issue, and must make the most difficult decision of his life.

$22.00

THUNDERHEART

Val Kilmer - Sam Shepard - Graham Greene

Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard and Graham Greene star in this powerful murder mystery with all the style and suspense of "Witness".  Kilmer stars as Ray Levol, a hotshot FBI agent who's thrust into a strange new world when his is sent to solve a murder on an Indian reservation.  Handpicked because of his part-Sioux ancestry, Levol is teamed with a legendary older agent (Shepard) to capture a radical Indian protester.  But once on the reservation, Levol encounters the irreverent sheriff (Greene) and the tribe's religious leader (Chief Ted Thin Elk), who knows secrets about Levol's own lost heritage.  And as Levol's awareness of the native culture grows, so does his belief that the US government has framed an innocent man.  A crackerjack mystery and a personal triumph of the heart.  Thunderheart is an exciting, high velocity action adventure.

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$22.00

BIOGRAPHY - CRAZY HORSE - THE LAST WARRIOR

His desperate battle to protect his people's land resulted in his death, marking the end of an era.  Yet Crazy Horse endures as an iconic and tragic figure of freedom and bravery.  Biography travels back to the waning days of the frontier for a revealing portrait of one of the greatest Native American leaders.  Leading historians and elders of Crazy Horse's Sioux tribe offer insight on his life and legend, while original period accounts depict his courage and passion.  Witness the saga of one of the last great warriors, from his early battles against US troops in Wyoming to the Battle at Little Big Horn to the signing of his own death warrant.

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$28.00

RUNNING BRAVE

Robby Benson

Prepare for the remarkable true story of Billy Mills, a young American Sioux Indian who ran his way from obscurity to win the gold medal in the 10,000 long distance race in the Tokyo Olympics.  Battling persecution and the struggle of leaving the Reservation in order to try and build a new life, Billy sets out - and never looks back.

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$16.00

TIMELESS - A NATIONAL PARKS ODYSSEY

Timeless must be seen to be believed.  This DVD contains some of the most breathtaking cinematography ever filmed in our National Parks.  By using special cameras and techniques, David Fortney has captured the beauty of these parks in ways never seen before.   Fluid, masterful camera work and aerial photography gives you the sensation of soaring over and through the landscape.  Complimented by an exquisite score by Patrick O'Hearn, this is a journey you will want to take again and again.

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$22.00

WOUNDED HEART - PINE RIDGE AND THE SIOUX

Russell Means

On the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in SW South Dakota, most American Indians don't live past the age of 50.  Many die in their 20's and 30's.  Pine Ridge has the highest mortality rate in the western hemisphere outside of Haiti and is located in the poorest county in the United States.  In this penetrating look at Pine Ridge, American Indians and government officials discuss poverty, racism, domestic violence, child abuse, inadequate health care, and drug and alcohol problems that besiege Pine Ridge.  Shot in ten days in the heart of Pine Ridge and Rapid City, the film offers insight into how Native Americans, and the Sioux in particular, view life on Pine Ridge.  By embracing their Lakota culture and language they seek to determine their own destiny in the face of enormous challenges that lie before them.

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$32.00

BIOGRAPHY - SITTING BULL - CHIEF OF THE LAKOTA NATION

One of the last great leaders of the Native American Resistance, Sitting Bull earned his place in history with his stunning victory in the Battle at Little Bighorn - yet his life encompassed much more than one battle.  Biography journeys back to the fading days of the Old West, for a comprehensive history of the Sioux medicine man.  Hear period accounts that narrate his many battles with early settlers and learn how he revised the Native American strategy and created more effective fighters.  Discover how he masterminded the victory at Custer's Last Stand and trace the tragic last days of his life, from his position in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show to his captivity and death.

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$28.00

NAVAJO CODE TALKERS

In the 1940s, twenty-nine young men from government-run Navajo reservations bravely heeded the call of a nation, which once nearly wiped out their ancestors and the memory of their culture completely.  During the second world war, the United States and its allies were struggling to find a code by which to communicate across the Pacific Ocean - one that could not be broken by the Japanese enemy.  The solution came in the form of the Navajo people, whose language was as elusive as it was complex.  Through their incredible linguistic skills, the Allied forces were able to convey life-or-death information to one another - information that, in some cases, altered the very course of the war.  In this eye-opening documentary, renowned historians and several Navajo veterans relate how a mere handful of WWII marines devised the only unbreakable code in modern military history.

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$28.00 

THE INDIAN PICTURE OPERA - A VANISHING RACE

Edward S. Curtis

Famed Photographer Edward S. Curtis assembled a traveling "Magic Lantern" slide show from 1911-1912, to promote "The North American Indian", his epic book and photo collection about the American Indian.  A small orchestra played original music derived from Indian chants and rhythms, and Edward Curtis lectured on the intimate stories of tribal life.  Slides of American Indians were projected on a screen depicting "A Vanishing Race".  The Picture Opera traveled down the East Coast and to points in the West.  This "Magic Lantern" show played to breathless audiences, stunned by the humanity, fascinated by the imagery, and shamed by the destruction of Indian cultures.  This production is the only modern day Motion Picture recreation of the original "Indian Picture Opera".  Original photos and words are by Edward S. Curtis.  A prologue and epilogue have been added for historical background.

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$22.00

LAST STAND AT LITTLE BIG HORN

Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse Battle Custer

The Battle of Little Big Horn, known as "Custer's Last Stand", has been one of the most frequently depicted moments in American history - and one of the least understood, still shrouded in myth.  The battle has inspired over 1,000 different paintings and works of art, calendar displays, comic books and cereal boxes.  The golden-haired general and his doomed 7th Cavalry have been wiped out by Indians in more than 40 films.  Yet the battle that left no white survivors also left two very different accounts of Little Big Horn: one white; one Native.  Using journals, oral accounts and Indian ledger drawings as well as archival and feature films, a Native American novelist, James Welch and a white filmmaker, Paul Stekler combine talents to examine this watershed moment from two views: from that of the Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne and Crow who lived on the Great Plains for generations; and from that of the white settlers who pushed west across the continent.  Narrated by Scott Momaday.

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$24.00

THE BLOOD CRIES OUT

The Blood Cries Out is a beautiful blend of iconic American Indian imagery captured by master photographer Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) with inspiring music composed and performed by five-time Native American Music Award nominee Ronald Roybal (Tewa/Spanish Colonial).  Separated in time by nearly a century, their joint effort mixes portraits, landscapes and portrayals of American Indian life with Native American flute, classical guitar and piano resulting in a masterpiece of sight and sound that invokes visions of a time and place firmly embedded in the American Spirit.

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$22.00

LEWIS & CLARK

The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

Sent by President Thomas Jefferson to find the fabled Northwest Passage, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the most important expedition in American history - a voyage of danger and discovery from St. Louis to the headwaters of the Missouri River, over the Continental Divide to the Pacific.  It was the United States' first exploration of the West and one of the nation's most enduring adventures.  This extraordinary film tells the remarkable story of the entire Corps of Discovery - not just the two famous Captains, but the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea, who brought along her infant son.  Journey with them all, across a breath-taking landscape in an unforgettable experience that explores both the history - and promise - of America.

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$24.00

GERONIMO DVD

An American legend comes to breathtaking life in the explosive epic western starring Jason Patric, Robert Duvall, Gene Hackman and Wes Studi gives a stunning performance as the fearless warrior who was the last Indian leader to surrender to the white man.  Betrayed by the Army's legendary "Indian Fighter" General George Cook (Hackman), Geronimo leads a small band of warriors in escape.  Pursued by a principled officer (Patric), a grizzled army scout (Duvall), and a gung-ho West Point graduate (Matt Damon), Geronimo evades capture through brilliant military strategy and cutthroat courage.  His true story is both an action/adventure and a spirited journey through the heart of a warrior.

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 $14.00

INCIDENT AT OGLALA DVD

In 1975, armed FBI agents illegally entered the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.  Gunfire erupted - a Native American and two FBI agents fell dead.  After the largest manhunt in FBI history, three men were apprehended - only one, Leonard Peltier, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.  This is his story.  From the very beginning, Peltier's case has been dogged with controversy.  Were the charges trumped up?  Was the evidence falsified?  Were witnesses pressured to change their testimony?  Many people, including some of today's greatest legal minds, believe that Peltier is an innocent man.  Twelve years ago, Robert Redford visited Leonard Peltier in prison.  Today, after years of struggle with the FBI and the prison system, he and director Michael Apted are able to present Incident at Oglala - a riveting examination of the case and the real story of what may be one of the most outrageous abuses of justice in American history.

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 $15.00