The Native Americans: The Tribal People of the Northwest

Nan
0h 50m
1994

Overview

A meeting of the Far West Council elders inspires a discussion of Northwest Native American history and traditions, and the struggle to remember and honor their ancestry

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1994-10-10

Top Billed Cast

Joy Harjo

Self - Narrator (voice)

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