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  • Vine Deloria

    Vine Deloria discusses Native American rights and history

    Jan. 20, 1975

    Vine Deloria discusses Native American rights and history focusing on treaties formed and broken by the United State government. Original recording 1965063-3-1 includes music by Buffy Sainte-Marie.

  • Vine Deloria

    Vine Deloria discusses his book "The Metaphysics of Modern Existence"

    Oct. 12, 1979

    Vine Deloria discusses his book "The Metaphysics of Modern Existence", religion, ethics, Native Americans, Native American culture, and Native American history. Includes a previous interview with Vine Deloria at O'Hare Airport.

  • Vine Deloria discusses his book "American Indians, American Justice"

    Nov. 17, 1983

    Buffalo, land, barbed wire, treaties and legal cases are all topics of Vine Deloria's book, "American Indians, American Justice". A lawyer and a Sioux Indian himself, Deloria points out a tricky question for the courts -- What constitutes Indian country?

  • Theodore Bendoney, Tom Bendoney, and Mary Rosa Bendoney discuss being forced to relocate

    Nov. 6, 1986

    Discussing the relocation act of 1974 with three Navajo Elders, Theodore Bendoney, Tom Bendoney and Mary Rosa Bendoney. The land they live on now is Mother Earth to them. Ten to 15,000 Navajos must move because the government wants to strip mine the oil, gas, coal and uranium that's underneath the land.

  • Studs Terkel in conversation with Buffy Sainte-Marie

    Apr. 21, 1972

    Studs Terkel interviews Canadian singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie.

  • Stan Steiner

    Stan Steiner talks with Studs Terkel ; part 2

    1967

    Discussing the book "The New Indians" and interviewing the author Stan Steiner.

  • Stan Steiner

    Stan Steiner talks with Studs Terkel ; part 1

    1967

    Discussing the book "The New Indians" and interviewing the author Stan Steiner.

  • Stan Steiner discusses his book, "La Raza: the Mexican Americans," with Studs Terkel ; part 1

    Several aspects regarding the plight and history of indigenous people in what's now known as the United States of America are discussed.

  • Roger G. Kennedy

    Roger G. Kennedy discusses his book "Hidden Cities"

    Sep. 22, 1994

    American cities, American Indians, architecture and archaeology are all apart of Roger G. Kennedy's book, "Hidden Cities: The Discovery and Loss of Ancient North American Civilization." Kennedy explained how we are destroying the past by building new towns and cities and erecting brand new buildings onto some places that were once ancient grounds.

  • Roger Buffalohead

    Roger Buffalohead Native American educator, scholar and activist talks about Native American history and education

    Nov. 15, 1971

    Mr Buffalohead a Native American educator, scholar and activist talks to Studs in Minnesota about Native American history and about creating space at universities for Native / Indigenous studies programs. At the end Studs states that there is another 15 minutes of the program, that will be presented at another time.

  • Richard Townsend discusses the book “The Ancient Americas: Art from Sacred Landscapes” and the Art Institute of Chicago’s exhibition “The Arts of Ancient Americas”

    Nov. 23, 1992

    Author and curator Richard Townsend discusses the book “The Ancient Americas: Art from Sacred Landscapes” and the Art Institute of Chicago’s exhibition “The Arts of Ancient Americas.” The intersection between Ancient American art, nature, religion, and spirituality is discussed. Studs plays "Kacarpari" - Musicians from Huaraya (1958).

  • Reginald Gibbons in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Mar. 27, 1996

    Discussing the book "Sweetbitter: A Novel" (published by Penguin Books) with the author Reginald Gibbons.

  • N. Scott Momaday discusses his poetry and book, "The Presence of The Sun"

    Apr. 26, 1993

    N. Scott Momaday, a Kiowa author and poet, discusses his collection of poetry in "The Presence of The Sun" and Native American history. Momaday also talks about horses, Native American shields, Billy the Kid, and Native American culture.

  • N. Scott Momaday discusses his book, "House Made of Dawn," with Studs Terkel

    1970

    A discussion about the book, "House Made of Dawn," awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1969. N. Scott Momaday reads from his book.

  • Mike Chosa discusses the struggles of Native Americans

    Jun. 17, 1971

    Mike Chosa discusses the struggles of Native Americans, namely poverty, during the protests at Belmont Yacht Harbor. Includes the recitation of an unknown poem about Native Americans. Includes Buffy Sainte-Marie's songs "Now That the Buffalo's Gone" and "My Country Tis' of Thy People You're Dying." Includes an interview of John Tortes "Chief" Meyers. Includes the reading of a Chicago Daily News article about the Native American occupation of Belmont Yacht Harbor.

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