These fifteen spontaneous commentaries on the health of the planet and the plight of traditional cultureas express concern, commitment, and a poignant call for remedial action. The voice of individual integrity can be heard above the din of bureaucracy and corporate-funded media which is driving the planet toward self-destruction. The authors and film-makers interviewed here provide glimpses into our illusion of planetary security and identify a few...

"A powerful, intimate collection of conversations with Indigenous Americans on the climate crisis and the Earth's future"--

As a leading researcher in the field of biology, Robin Wall Kimmerer understands the delicate state of our world. But as an active member of the Potawatomi nation, she senses and relates to the world through a way of knowing far older than any science. In Braiding Sweetgrass, she intertwines these two modes of awareness -- the analytic and the emotional, the scientific and the cultural -- to ultimately reveal a path toward healing the rift that grows...

An humorous, uncensored conversation between two young First Nations men who are about to take part in their community's roadblock. Adam is university-educated ; Nathan is a high school dropout. Each wants to do the right thing, but struggles with the question, "When you do something for the right reasons, does that make it the right thing to do?" As the cousins prepare for battle, they debate about life, culture, women, literature, dreams, politics,...