Winds of change a matter of promises

Interviews with tribal members provide an overview of the growing concerns of the Onondaga, Navajo, and Lummi, revealing that they maintain a wary co-existence with the larger American society. The program documents external and internal forces that threaten their national sovereignty. A brief history of political activism features archival footage as well as more in-depth examinations of how Indian institutions are designed to resist outside solutions to internal strife.

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"Interviews with tribal members provide an overview of the growing concerns of the Onondaga, Navajo, and Lummi, revealing that they maintain a wary co-existence with the larger American society. The program documents external and internal forces that threaten their national sovereignty. A brief history of political activism features archival footage as well as more in-depth examinations of how Indian institutions are designed to resist outside solutions to internal strife."@en
"N. Scott Momaday hosts this program which looks at three Native American nations: Onondaga, Navajo and Lummi, and the challenges they face as they try to preserve their cultures."@en
"In pt. 1, three different Indian nations are profiled, showing how they cope with modern society, their ways of life, and their dealings with the government: the Onondaga, the Navajo, and the Lummi. Pt. 2 reveals the struggle of the Hopi nation to maintain Indian identity and the very existence of sovereign Indian nations in the United States."
"Separate segments on the Onondaga of New York State, the Navajo of Arizona and adjacent states, and the Lummi of Washington State focus on sovereignty, internal politics, administration of justice, and relations with the U.S. government."
"Visits the Hopi nation, the oldest continuously inhabited community in America, in an effort to understand the Hopi's struggle to find their place in the modern world. Examines the importance of identity to urban Indians, and the growth of intertribal institutions, such as city powwows and Indian festivals. Interviews offer insights into the personal side of acculturation and assimilation."
"Separate segments on the Onondaga of New York State, the Navajo of Arizona and adjacent states, and the Lummi of Washington State deal with sovereignty, internal politics, administration of justice, and relations with the U.S. government."@en

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