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...

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Other Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., International Center for G.
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2013], c1993.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (26 min.) : sd., col.
Series: Rights & Wrongs.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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  • Ancient Genealogies Superseded (0:57)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)