Washoe County Library System

Examine the life-styles of Native Americans who lived in the Eastern Woodlands, the Great Plains, the Southwest Desert, the Pacific Northwest, and the Arctic. Witness what happened when the white man arrived with his different cultural beliefs.

Documents the Native American struggle against European settlers.

In the brand-new, 2016, high-definition program, learn all about the Native Americans of the Northeast. What were the major Native-American tribes of the Northeast? What types of clothing did they wear and why? Explore the fascinating culture, lifestyle and history of the Iroquois, Pequot and Shawnee. On-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment that reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.

"...this live-action video explores the history, culture, and legacy of the first People of the Great Plains. Live-action vido gathered at Native America Village, and reenactments will assist students iin learning about the history, culture, and legacy of the first People of the Plains, including the Blackfeet, Crow, Lakota, and Comanche. They will learn about the importance of the buffalo and how buffalo effected every aspect of their life including...

An eye-opening account of what it is like to be a vulnerable teenager in the modern world. Through the eyes of Larry Sole, a First Nation teenager filled with bravado and angst, comes the story of three unlikely friends isolated in a small rural town discovering what they can of life and love and racial tensions, in a world by a dark mystery from his past.

A small plastic Indian comes to life when placed in a cupboard and teaches a young boy important lessons.

A dying Native American man enlists the help of an ex-lover to assist him in getting home to reconnect with his family.

Rudy Yellow Lodge is both a resident and a police officer of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Dealing with the fallout and emotional burdens of reservation life in one of the poorest counties in the U.S., as alcoholism and poverty continually threaten the community, his family, and his own state of mind, Rudy finds himself taking the law into his own hands, with potentially tragic consequences.

It's an all-out battle in the desert when evil crook Chet Kasedon tries to extract the whereabouts of the ancient hidden gold deposits which young Indian Chief Maya has vowed to guard with his life!

"Virgil First Raise wakes in a ditch on the hardscrabble plains of Montana. He stumbles home to his ranch on the reservation only to learn that his wife, Agnes, has left him. Worse, she's stolen his beloved rifle. Virgil sets out to find her, beginning an odyssey of inebriated intrigues with a mysterious "Airplane Man," a beautiful barmaid, and two dangerous men in suits. His quixotic, modern-day vision quest moves Virgil ever closer to oblivion--until...