Native American Heritage Month 2019 Programming
Native American Heritage Month Programming
WTTW Channel 11.1
Connecting Our Generations: Voices of Native Veterans
Sunday, November 10 at 12:30 pm
Native American veterans are asked to reflect on the military, their culture, and the connections they make with other veterans.
The Warrior Tradition
Monday, November 11 at 9:00 pm
Learn the heartbreaking, inspiring and largely untold story of Native Americans in the United States military. This film relates the stories of Native American warriors from their own points of view -- stories of service, pain, courage and fear.
N. Scott Momaday: American Masters
Monday, November 18 at 9:00 pm
Delve into the enigmatic life and mind of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet N. Scott Momaday, best known for 'House Made of Dawn' and a formative voice of the Native American Renaissance in art and literature.
Independent Lens “Conscience Point”
Monday, November 18 at 10:30 pm
Explore how the onslaught of development in Long Island's wealthy Hamptons has triggered a clash of values. Members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, farmers and fishing communities seek to stop the building boom and preserve the environment.
POV Shorts “Water Warriors”
Sunday, November 17 at 9:30 pm
When an energy company begins searching for natural gas in New Brunswick, Canada, indigenous and white families unite to drive out the company in a campaign to protect their water and way of life.
Molly of Denali
Weekdays 8:30 am and 4:00 pm
Sundays at 10:00 am
This series follows the adventures of Molly, a feisty and resourceful Alaska Native girl, as she helps her parents run the Denali Trading Post in their Alaskan village. Viewers are introduced to the rich history and modern-day experience of family life in the heart of the Alaskan tundra through the eyes of Molly, her parents, and her friends. Designed to help kids develop skills around informational text such as using a map and following an instruction manual, this is the first nationally distributed children's series in the U.S. to feature an Alaska Native lead character.
WTTW Channel 11.2
Connecting Our Generations: Voices of Native Veterans
Monday, November 11 at 9:30 pm
Native American veterans are asked to reflect on the military, their culture, and the connections they make with other veterans.
The Warrior Tradition
Sunday, November 17 at 10:00 pm
Learn the heartbreaking, inspiring and largely untold story of Native Americans in the United States military. This film relates the stories of Native American warriors from their own points of view -- stories of service, pain, courage and fear.
The Art of Home: A Wind River Story
Sunday, November 17 at 11:00 pm
From modern art to beading and leather work to drumming, and music, we'll follow Native American artists with a connection to the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming through their creative process. These artists explain how their art connects them to their tribal past, present, and future.
N. Scott Momaday: American Masters
Monday, November 18 at 9:00 pm
Delve into the enigmatic life and mind of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet N. Scott Momaday, best known for 'House Made of Dawn' and a formative voice of the Native American Renaissance in art and literature.
And Now We Rise: A Portrait of Samuel Johns
Sunday, November 24 at 11:00 pm
AND NOW WE RISE is a portrait of Samuel Johns, a young Athabaskan hip hop artist, founder of the Forget Me Not Facebook Group for displaced people in Alaska, and activist for a cultural renaissance as he heals from his own legacy of historical trauma.
