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Summary:

Subject: Tells the story of four battles in which Native American activists are fighting to preserve their land and culture. Gail Small leads the fight to protect the Cheyenne homeland in Montana from proposed methane gas wells that threaten to pollute the water and make the land unsuitable for farming or ranching. In Alaska, Evon Peter is fighting against efforts to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Mitchell and Rita Capitan have founded an organization of Eastern Navajo people in New Mexico, whose drinking water is threatened by proposed uranium mining. In Maine, Barry Dana is battling state government and the paper companies that have left his people unable to fish or swim in or harvest medicinal plants from the river on which they've depended for 10,000 years.

Contributors:

Small, Gail

Peter, Evon

Capitan, Mitchell

Capitan, Rita

Dana, Barry

Grossman, Roberta

Forester, Smokey

Katahdin Productions

Bullfrog Films

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Subjects:

Indian reservations — Environmental aspects — United States

Hazardous wastes — Environmental aspects — United States

Environmental law — United States

Cultural property — Protection — United States

Methane industry — Environmental aspects — Montana

Petroleum industry and trade — Environmental aspects — Alaska — Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Uranium mines and mining — Environmental aspects — New Mexico

Paper industry — Environmental aspects — Maine

Indian reservations — Environmental aspects

Indian reservations

Hazardous wastes — Environmental aspects

Hazardous wastes

Environmental law

Cultural property — Protection

Cultural property

Methane industry

Petroleum industry and trade — Environmental aspects

Petroleum industry and trade

Uranium mines and mining — Environmental aspects

Uranium mines and mining

Paper industry — Environmental aspects

Paper industry

Montana

New Mexico

Alaska — Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

United States

Maine

System Details:

DVD.

Production Credits:

Co-producer, Smokey Forester ; director of photography, Dyanna Taylor ; executive producer, Lisa B. Thomas ; film editor, Vivien Hillgrove Blakewest ; composer, Todd Boekelheide.

General Notes:

"Winner: Audience Award, Best Documentary -- Santa Barbara International Film Festival, 2005 ; Winner: Social Justice Award -- Santa Barbara International Film Festival, 2005 ; Official Selection -- Mill Valley Film Festival, 2005."--cover.
Public performance rights included.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

HOM 2005 DVD

ISBNs:

159458267X
9781594582677

OCLC Numbers:

62220857