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History, spirituality, and the law collide as one Michigan tribal organization fights to ensure that Native American ancestral remains are returned to their rightful place.

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TheyDream

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Jaripeo

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Aanikoobijigan [ancestor / great-grandparent / great-grandchild]

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American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

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Hometown Legends Moloka’i

Delwin Fiddler Jr. and daughter Kassi Fiddler in Eagle Butte South Dakota

Without Arrows

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Holder of the Sky

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The Caldera (Working Title)

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We Arrive With Fire | Ne-kah Nuue’m Mehl Mech

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One With the Whale

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Aanikoobijigan [ancestor / great-grandparent / great-grandchild]

Yufna Soldier Wolf, Northern Arapaho, talks to Army representative Col. Gainey outside Carlisle Indian Cemetery, Carlisle PA, 2017

Home From School: The Children of Carlisle

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Scenes from the Glittering World

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Drowned Land

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Untitled Cruise Tourism Film

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