Pieces of Tangier explores Tangier Island, Virginia, a remote watermens community founded in the 1600's. The 450 people living there are fighting to preserve their way of life against the triple threat of government regulations, population decline, and erosion before it sinks into the Chesapeake…
“The land we belong to is so vast, no matter how far you walk, you just cannot reach the end, but if your heart is in the right place, wherever you turn will be your home.” - Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig There is a way of approaching life and nature coming from home and our Ancestors…
Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig retells the oldest story known to humanity. Humanity has been without this story for thousands of years. This lecture methodically illustrates the fundamental principles of spirituality, philosophy and human genius. The original story of The Holy Drama has been passed down…
What is the purpose of education? In the society we are in, we can see that from young, our education grooms us to think like and emulate values from our colonizers. In the US, a regular school day begins with the recitation of the “Pledge of Allegiance” to a blood drenched flag of imperialism…
The history of colonization connects to our daily lives of health and medicine in that modern medicine is only 200 years old and a product of the colonial system. Although it claims to be the authority on human health, how can a system that has only been around for 200 years have the level of understanding…
In our modern “Western” society, polygamy is often misunderstood and misrepresented. Due to centuries of being educated away from an indigenous understanding of marriage, gender roles, and the family structure, we find ourselves in a situation where marriage and relationships have been reduced…
In just a few generations the family structure has changed significantly. It is increasingly common for elders to live out their years separated from their families, dying in a home unable to pass wisdom to the younger generation, who are suffering from poor mental health, instability, and lack of guidance.…
Women. Illiterate. Coming from villages with no light. They leave their villages in South America to go to India to become solar engineers. They will bring solar light back home.
In the darkest hours of World War II, thousands of young men from Burma volunteered to fight for the Allies. A handful of these men are still alive but have been long forgotten by Britain. This documentary explores the World War II veterans who are living in appalling poverty in a country that is…
**EDUCATORS: please email orders@wmm.com for instructions for student access. A film by Caroline Martel Canada, 2004, 66 minutes -- This wry and delightful found-footage film reveals a little-known chapter in labor history: the story of female telephone operators’ central place in the development…
Réunis au coeur du Parc du Mercantour, des soldats vont rompre leur isolement, reprendre goût à la vie, se questionner sur leur avenir. Tous souffrent de stress post-traumatique. Hier combattants ou soldats de l'arrière, ils se sont battus au Mali, en Afghanistan... là…
Ex-Nazis help others save themselves from the hateful underbelly of American society. For decades, clandestine Neo-Nazi cells across the United States have recruited vulnerable youths trapped in a cycle of violence and isolation. They offer them a sense of belonging and self-worth, bolstered by political…
