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Publisher
Questar, Inc
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Anasazi: The ancient ones: The mysteries of the Anasazi in the deserts of the U.S. Southwest unfold through their myths and legends. Sunbaked ruins, pottery shards, elaborate road systems, and ceremonial great houses showcase the spiritual life of this early people. Haiti: Dance of the spirits: This provacative program reveals the truth behind the mystical practice of Voodoo. Stereotyped as "sinister and bizarre," Voodoo is a blend of west African...
2) Mother corn
Publisher
Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium
Pub. Date
1978.
Language
English
Description
Examines the historical significance of various types of corn among Hopi and Pueblo cultures and traces the symbolism of corn across generations to today's modern uses.
Publisher
Duncan Group
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Burma: triumph of the spirit explores the practice of Theravada Buddhism in Myanmar (Murma) and includes visits to Yangon, Bagan, Mt. Popa, and Mandalay.
Taj Majal: heaven on earth visits India's Taj Mahal and the ghost city of Fatehpur Sikri. It tells of the fabled love story between Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal and explores the Islamic roots of the Taj Mahal's architecture.
Anasazi: the ancient ones features North America's Chaco Canyon, the spiritual...
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"In the American Southwest, there is no more puzzling mystery than the magnificent stone cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde. Why did the Anasazi Indians suddenly move their villages to these perilous cliffs in the 13th century? Was it drought? Invading tribes? Or an insidious "cancer" from within that may have caused them to turn to fierce warfare and even cannibalism? In search of answers, our host, the intrepid explorer and survival expert Josh Bernstein,...
Pub. Date
201u
Language
English
Description
Leslie Marmon Silko reflects on the nature of Laguna storytelling, its functions, and the problems she has faced as an Indian poet. Though some of the contemporary stories appear to fall into the category of idle gossip (a neighboring woman runs off with another man), Silko discusses how these stories are in fact current versions of traditional tales. Aside from their entertainment value, Laguna stories often serve to bond people together: when recounted,...
8) Chaco
Series
Publisher
Camera One
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
One thousand years ago, the area we call Chaco Canyon was a thriving community. Giant public buildings rose like cities from the desert floor. But were they actually cities? There is no doubt they were carefully planned, built upon and expanded over 300 years, all the while adhering to a master architectural design. Hundreds of miles of roads converged on Chaco Canyon. Trade networks extended to distant oceans and deep into Central America. Chaco...
Publisher
SlingShot Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002, c1984]
Language
English
Description
"This spectacular National Geographic video takes you on a journey spanning 4,000 years of human history, including the dramatic re-creation of the 1869 Powell Expedition." Includes special behind-the-scenes bonus "The making of the Grand Canyon", DTS Surround Sound, Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.
Series
Publisher
KNME TV
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Description
"Santa Clara Pueblo Indian Rina Swentzell traces the path of her childhood, discussing the Native American belief that human beings are not separate from the natural world but are part of it and, that the entire world is a sacred place to be cherished"--KNME-TV web site.
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Examines the enigmas presented by the prehistoric remains found in Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. Tells that between 850 and 1150 AD, the Chacoan people constructed massive ceremonial buildings in a complex celestial pattern throughout a vast desert region, and uses aerial and time lapse footage and computer modeling to show how the Chacoan culture designed, oriented and located these buildings in relation to the sun and moon. Pueblo Indians, descendants...
12) The Sun dagger
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Pub. Date
[1983]
Language
English
Description
Describes the discovery of a celestial calendar in the Chaco Canyon in New Mexico which was constructed more than 1,000 years ago by the Anasazi Indians. Describes the complex workings of the calendar and the culture of the Indians who built it.
Publisher
GenSix Productions
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
An ancient conspiracy has been quietly burgeoning behind the bustle of the modern world. From the mounds of America, to the megalithic ruins on the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea, the desiccated bones of dead giants are being systematically disentombed and secreted away to clandestine vaults for apocalyptic purposes. While occultists are attempting to harness the arcane necromancy of the Canaanites, genetic engineers are working feverishly...
