Gary Robinson

The "traditional English Christmas carol, The Twelve Days of Christmas, has been adapted here to reflect aspects of the richly varied cultures and traditions of twelve Native American cultural groups from different parts of the U.S. A cultural background is included for each day’s gift in an easy-to-understand manner, placing the adapted song lyrics in the context of these tribal cultures."--publisher's website.

After a failed suicide attempt, seventeen-year-old Rhonda Runningcrane is inspired to help a crew protesting against an oil company running a pipeline through sacred Native land in North Dakota.

Fifteen-year-old Mark Centeno convinces his father, who is Filipino and Mexican, to let him spend time with his mother's Chumash and Crow family in California in hopes of surfing with his friends but, instead, connects with his heritage through dance.

"It's been two years and middle-school student Danny Wind is still not over his father's death. When his mom marries a white man and they move to a new "white bread" neighborhood, Danny's life changes. The school principal considers him a troublemaker, and he has to avoid Willy, the school bully, who calls him "redskin" and "Tonto." After Danny acts out and gets suspended from school, his mom decides to send him to a summer survival camp for Native...

"After being struck by lightning while fishing, Cherokee teen Billy Buckhorn begins to discover his supernatural abilities and starts on the path to becoming a healer"--

Presents an overview of tribal sovereignty.

Discusses the way of life of the Samala people (Chumash Indians) that have lived along the California Central Coast for thousands of years.

"The Western Folklife Center's public television documentary Healing the Warrior's Heart aired on KUED Channel 7 in Salt Lake City on Monday, November 10."