The 1838 Cherokee removal from the southeastern United States is chronicled.
NATIVE ISSUES
WINDTALKERS – R
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Windtalkers is a World War II film where two US Marine sergeants (Nicolas Cage and Christian Slater) must protect two Navajo Marine code talkers in the battle of Saipan.
NEVER CRY WOLF
A government researcher, sent to research the “menace” of wolves in the north, learns about the true beneficial and positive nature of the species.
1492 CONQUEST OF PARADISE – PG13
Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people.
THE NEW WORLD – PG13
A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.
SMOKE SIGNALS – PG13
Smoke Signals is a humorous yet serious story about Victor, a young man who Director Chris Eyre describes as “trying to forgive his father.” The movie gives us a glimpse into the contemporary Native American world, and is created by an almost exclusively Native American cast.
WALKABOUT – R
A young sister and brother are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and must learn to cope in the natural world, without their usual comforts, in this hypnotic masterpiece from Nicolas Roeg
WHALE RIDER R (REALLY)
A small Maori village faces a crisis when the heir to the leadership of the Ngati Konohi dies at birth and is survived only by his twin sister, Pai (Academy Award® nominee* Keisha Castle-Hughes). Although disregarded by her grandfather and shunned by the people of her village, twelve-year-old Pai remains certain of her calling and trains herself in the ways and customs of her people. With remarkable grace and courage, Pai summons the strength to both challenge and embrace a thousand years of tradition in order to fulfill her destiny.