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 To purchase a copy of HOMELAND for educational use, please contact Berkeley Media LLC at 510-486-9900, by email at info@berkeleymedia.com or online at www.berkeleymedia.com/films/homeland. Websites | Publications | Videos | Source Material Websites and Organizations: Adopt a Grandparent A grassroots program that provides support for elderly people living on Pine Ridge Reservation, Adopt a Grandparent matches elders with sponsors, who send gift certificates for food, electricity, wood and propane, as well as donations of clothing, blankets and household goods. Sponsors and elders often communicate through letter writing. American Indian Heritage Foundation (AIHF) The American Indian Heritage Foundation was established to provide relief services to Indian people and to build bridges of understanding and friendship between Indian and non-Indian people. The site includes a list of addresses and leaders of various Northern Plains tribes. American Indian Movement (AIM) The AIM Grand Governing Council site contains information about the organization, archival documents and current campaigns. The American Indian Movement works with programs and organizations that serve Indian people in many communities. American Indian Relief Council (AIRC) The site for the AIRC, which provides emergency relief and self-help programs to Sioux Indians living on South Dakota reservations, contains statistics and other information about living conditions on various reservations. American West: Native Americans This America West site contains information about Native American history and a wealth of links to other resources, including movies about Native Americans and images from a variety of sources. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) The U.S. government's official site for the BIA includes frequently asked questions, press releases about current issues and a historical summary of the organization. First Nations Issues of Consequence The First Nations site presents its editor's viewpoints on Native history and current affairs through an extensive catalogue of links, including a section devoted to the Wounded Knee massacre. Index of Native American Resources on the Internet A comprehensive portal site with hundreds of links to Native American-related culture, arts, education and government sites, among others. Indigenous Peoples' Literature A site with information on various Native American tribes, leaders and literature, including stories about famous warriors by people who knew them. It includes an indigenous peoples Web ring list. Journey into the Lives of the Lakota Sioux The Rosebud Reservation site contains video and sound clips of Lakota dances and music, as well as information on famous Lakota leaders. Keepers of the White Buffalo Merrival Buffalo Ranch, phone: (605) 867-5038 Keepers of the White Buffalo is a nonprofit organization helping the Lakota youth with education and scholarships. Lakota Dakota Information Home Page This portal site provides links relevant to Lakota and Dakota people. Included is the text of the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie. Native American Authors This directory includes bibliographies of Native American authors on the Internet Public Library site. Native American Documents Project This site from a California State University project presents documents regarding federal policy toward Native Americans. Native American Public Telecommunications This site lists television and radio programming and news related to Native American communities. Native American Sites This portal site contains links to sites about individual nations, languages, educational institutions, indigenous publications, arts and businesses. Native Education Directory This page from the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) lists organizations devoted to Native American education issues. Pathways to Spirit Pathways to Spirit offers material assistance and cultural preservation to Native Americans on the reservations of South Dakota and along the Front Range of Colorado. The organization seeks to ease of the effects of poverty, the reduction of discrimination, and the transmission of Native American languages and way of life across generations. The-Rez.com This Native American owned and operated site contains a list of federally recognized tribes and upcoming pow wows, as well as other links and resources. A Study and Timeline of the Lakota Nation Compiled by historians at the University of Michigan, this site includes articles on selected historical events, as well as images of Lakota people and artwork. Tribute to the Oglala Lakota Sioux This homepage about the Lakota Sioux presents information on their leaders, culture and history. It contains a description of various Lakota rituals, including the Inipi, or sweat lodge. The Walking Shield American Indian Society Walking Shield, the organization that helped the Little Boy family get their new home, is dedicated to improving the quality of life for American Indians who live on Indian Reservations by providing shelter, medical assistance, food and clothing, community development assistance, educational and humanitarian support. The West This site for a PBS series about the American West contains extensive biographical, visual and historical information about the people, places and events of the West, including eyewitness accounts of the 1890 Ghost Dance and the Massacre at Wounded Knee. Publications: "The Symbolic Role of Animals in the Plains Indian Sun Dance" by Elizabeth Atwood Lawrence, Tufts University, Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals website The Autobiography of Red Cloud: War Leader of the Oglalas by R. Eli Paul (editor), Red Cloud, Sam Deon, Charles Allen (Montana Historical Society, 1997) Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux by Black Elk, John Gneisenau Neihardt, Nicholas Black Elk, Vine Deloria, Standing Bear (Univ. of Nebraska Press, 2000) Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee : An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown, reprint (Henry Holt, 1991) "The Continuing Indian Wars: The Case of Leonard Peltier", by Tony Del Plato, 14850 Magazine (November 1993) In the Spirit of Crazy Horse by Peter Mathhiessen, reprint (Penguin U.S.A. 1992) Indian Country by Peter Matthiessen (Penguin U.S.A. 1992) "Indian Identity: Who's Drawing the Boundaries" by Rekha Balu, published on the American Bar Association website Lakota Belief and Ritual by James R. Walker, Raymond J. Demallie (editor), Elaine A. Jahner (editor) (Univ. of Nebraska Press, 1991) My People, the Sioux by Standing Bear, Luther Standing Bear, Richard N. Ellis (designer), E. A. Brininstool (editor) (Univ. of Nebraska Press, 1975) Native American Testimony: A Chronicle of Indian-White Relations from Prophecy to the Present, 1492-2000 by Peter Nabokov (editor) and Deloria Vine Jr., revised edition (Penguin 1999) On the Rez by Ian Frazier (Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2000) Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sun Dance by Leonard Peltier, Harvey Arden (editor) (St. Martin's Press, 1999) "Why I am a Pagan" by Zitkala-Sa, Atlantic Monthly, 90 (1992): 801-803 Videos: Backbone of the World (1997) directed by George Burdeau, this experimental documentary, made by Native American filmmakers, gives the Blackfeet perspective on homecoming, environmental peril and the quest for tribal survival in the 21st century. For more information, contact Transit Media, 800-343-5540, fax: 201-652-1973. Dances with Wolves (1990) directed by Kevin Costner, a drama about a U.S. officer assigned to an isolated western outpost after the end of the Civil War who befriends local Indians Incident at Oglala (1992) directed by Michael Apted Documentary about the 1975 shootout on the Pine Ridge Reservation which led to the arrest and imprisonment of Leonard Peltier Little Big Man (1970) directed by Arthur Penn, a comedic drama about events in the life of a white man who was raised by Indians and took part in the Battle of the Little Big Horm Thunderheart (1992) directed by Michael Apted, a fictionalized story based on real events: the killings of FBI agents and American Indian Movement (AIM) supporters on the Pine Ridge Reservation Source Materials: Timeline Heard Museum Timeline Tribute to the Oglala Lakota Sioux Timeline of Events Relevant to the Northern Plains Tribes Summary of Louisiana Purchase with map Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation Detailed account of the 8,000-mile journey of Lewis and Clark. Crazy Horse Red Cloud Sitting Bull Battle of Washita Custer's account of the massacre of the Cheyenne in 1868 Battle of Little Big Horn Painting by Kicking Bear, with related text Lakota Ways: Sacred Rituals Seven Sacred Rites of the Lakota Sioux Sacred Ceremony: Blending of Cultures and Traditions Lakota Ceremonies Images Denver Public Library, Western History Collection |
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