Indigenous People
Under constant threat of losing their land to corporate agriculture and federal government ownership, native Hawaiians in Papakolea petitioned Congress to protect their land under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act. The appeal gained the support of FDR and the U.S. Congress. Their 1930s victory conti...
| Other Authors: | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., International Center for G. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2013], c1993.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (26 min.) : sd., col. |
| Series: |
Rights & Wrongs.
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| Subjects: |
Depressions
-- 1929.
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| Summary: |
Under constant threat of losing their land to corporate agriculture and federal government ownership, native Hawaiians in Papakolea petitioned Congress to protect their land under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act. The appeal gained the support of FDR and the U.S. Congress. Their 1930s victory continues to affect the lives of Hawaiians to this day while their determination to keep their culture alive is told by the few surviving elders. This episode examines the impact this decision made on native Hawaiian culture and heritage and the struggle to preserve what land still remains. Also, the discovery of gold and its extraction threatens the lives and culture of the Tb̀oli people of the Philippines, and a celebration of indigenous people from around the world at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro? |
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| Item Description: |
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 14, 2013. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Recognition of Indigenous Rights (0:37) -- Demands of Native Hawaiians (2:00) -- Papakolea (2:13) -- Ancient Genealogies Superseded (0:57) -- The Hawaiian Homes Act (2:08) -- Homeless Hawaiians (2:02) -- Threat of Extinction (1:35) -- Modern Hawaiians Regret their Cultural Losses (1:16) -- Indigenous People of the Philippines (0:47) -- The Tasaday Hoax (1:12) -- A Gold Rush (1:24) -- Environmental Warnings (1:21) -- Laxity of Environmental Protections (2:53) -- Earth Summit Celebration of Indigenous Cultures (2:50) -- Credits: Indigenous People: Rights & Wrongs - Human Rights Television (1:37) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Under constant threat of losing their land to corporate agriculture and federal government ownership, native Hawaiians in Papakolea petitioned Congress to protect their land under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act. The appeal gained the support of FDR and the U.S. Congress. Their 1930s victory continues to affect the lives of Hawaiians to this day while their determination to keep their culture alive is told by the few surviving elders. This episode examines the impact this decision made on native Hawaiian culture and heritage and the struggle to preserve what land still remains. Also, the discovery of gold and its extraction threatens the lives and culture of the Tb̀oli people of the Philippines, and a celebration of indigenous people from around the world at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro? 9 & up. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (26 min.) : sd., col. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
9 & up. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |