AMERICAN INDIAN RENAISSANCE (Accessible Preview)
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Channel: Described and Captioned Media Program · 2011 · Education
A HISTORY OF AMERICAN INDIAN ACHIEVEMENT: AMERICAN INDIAN RENAISSANCE (Accessible Preview) Chronicles the survival of the American Indian, in spite of oppressive wars and other acts that attempted to destroy their culture and future. Highlights N. Scott Momaday winning Pulitzer Prize, John Echohawk founds Native American Rights Fund, the Second Battle of Wounded Knee in 1973, Velarde and Martinez founding the modern American Indian art movement, Wilma Mankiller becoming the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, Dr. Frank Dukepoo joining Einstein on Ithaca's Sciencenter Wall of Inspiration, and Jana Mashonee being nominated for a Grammy. Registered DCMP members can access this title for free at the following URL: http://www.dcmp.org/Catalog/TitleDetail.aspx?TID=6636
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