Native American Culture and History

Discovery Trunk: Native Americans of the Plains
Explore the history and cultures of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians through photographs, artifacts, and activities.
Trunk

Painted Canyons
AV 75
Rock art in Colorado and southwest U.S. Denver Museum of Natural History, 1986.
Video. 29 minutes.

Bambi - The Arapaho Language Version
AV 543
Walt Disney's animated classic translated into the Arapaho language. Wyoming Council for the Humanities.
Video, 69 minutes

Nomadic Indians of the West
AV 114
The distinguished world of the Plains Indians comes to life. Caution: Brief nudity in one scene. Ancient America Series, 1995.
Video. 60 minutes.

Navajo
AV 18
Survival in northern Arizona; role of women in religious, social, and cultural life. American Indian Video Series, Museum of Northern Arizona, 1982.
Video

Hopi
AV 19
Life and culture on top of mesas in northern Arizona desert. American Indian Video Series, Museum of Northern Arizona, 1982.
Video

Sandpainting
AV 20
A Navajo tradition. From grinding stones and sifting sand to color and meaning of symbols in sandpainting. National Park Service.
Video.

Flintnapping
AV 30
How to make arrowheads and spear points from stone. National Park Service, 1989.
Video. 45 minutes.

Live and Remember
AV 74
Traditional lifestyle Rosebud Sioux tribe. Ceremonies, songs, dances, and oral expression. Solan’s Lakota Television.
Video. 30 minutes.

On the Pow-Wow Trail
AV 71
Focuses on the preservation of Native American customs, dance, and dress.
Video. 45 minutes.

Walking with Grandfather
AV10-15
Six traditional Native American tales: Arrival, Woods, Mountain, Valley, Stream, Gift. NAPBC.
6 videos, teacher’s guide. 15 minutes each.

Circles of Life
AV 178 & 201
Traditional art and life of the Plains Indians. Denver Art Museum.
Slides and cassette.

The Story of the Anasazi
AV 66
Details of life in Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde, including daily life and folkways; National Park Service.
Video

Prehistoric Man in Colorado
AV 68
Traces development of prehistoric cultures from migration across the Bering Strait to end of Pueblo period in Mesa Verde. Colorado Historical Society.
Video. 17 minutes.

Colorado: The Indians
AV 63
Emphasis on relationship between settlers and Indians and conflict that arose. Colorado Historical Society.
Video. 25 minutes

Ute Legacy
AV 423
Traces the history of the Ute in Colorado. Southern Ute Cultural Center, 1989.
Video. 17 minutes.

Aztec: A Walk Through the World of Montezuma
AV 92
An exhibit at the Denver Museum of Natural History, 1992.
Video. 23 minutes.

Maria: Indian Pottery Maker of San Ildefonso
AV 303
Noted Indian pottery maker demonstrates the traditional Indian ways. National Park Service.
Video. 27 minutes.

Anasazi
AV 304
An exploration of Chaco Canyon, Betatakin, Mesa Verde, Canyon de Chelly and Aztec. National Park Service.
Video. 24 minutes.

Introduction to Southwest Indian Jewelry
AV 283
A comprehensive explanation of the similarities and differences in Navajo, Zuni, and Hopi jewelry. National Park Service.
Video. 15 minutes.

Aztec Empire
AV 513
Trace the astonishing story of the Aztecs who rose from a beleaguered band of barely over 1,000 to dominate nearly all of Mexico in just over 400 years. A&E, 1997.
Video. 50 minutes.

Navajo Code Talkers
AV 514
This is the incredible true story of the men who created the only unbreakable code in the history of modern warfare and helped save a nation their ancestors had fought against. A&E, 1996.
Video. 50 minutes.