Reclaiming Displaced Heritages: Sites to Visit

 

Eyre, Chris, dir. Smoke Signals. By Sherman Alexie. Miramax, 1998.

First feature film made by a Native American crew and writer. From a reservation in Idaho, two young men go on a road trip to retrieve the ashes of one's father. Winner at the Sundance Film Festival.

The Southeastern Indians, video recording, Georgia Department of Natural Resources Film & Video, 1999.

Tells the story of the rise and fall of these ancient cultures. An introduction to the history of native Americans of the Southeast. Fifteen minutes. Available at Funk Heritage Museum, Reinhardt College.