This Week On MNN

Created by the United Nations General Assembly in 1994, International Day of the World’s Indigenous People aims to promote and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous people and to celebrate their achievements and contributions. You can watch these terrific shows created by the MNN community that feature the contributions of indigenous peoples beginning this Sunday.

30 Frames a Second is a program that features community leaders, activists and local politicians. On this episode producer Nat Wood invites veteran Civil Rights activist and Pan-Africanist Colia L. Clark to discuss the indigenous people of Canada. Ms.Clark is joined by Kevin Annett, an author and former minister of the United Church of Canada. His books have exposed a history of abuse and atrocities among indigenous children in the church’s residential schools. Join us This Week on MNN. 

Pathways to the Dream Lodge Cafe, hosted by Candece Tarpley, brings Native American culture to MNN viewers. This week Candece talks about native languages from the western hemisphere. Candece is joined by Two Feathers Neal, co-founder of the Cherokee Language and Cultural Circle,1996-2010 and Miryam Yataco, a Peruvian born language rights advocate and expert in intercultural bilingual education. This intriguing conversation can be seen only on MNN. 

Strata: Portraits of Humanity is a monthly half-hour news magazine style television show that delivers in-depth coverage of a wide variety of archaeological and cultural heritage topics. On this edition host Rick Pettigrew features the true story of a Native American nation and their triumph over a Spanish Conquistador. Also in this episode Rick takes you to the colorful Yam Festival in Ghana. You don’t want to miss it!

Join us this Sunday, August 8 at 1PM and Wednesday, August 11 at 7PM on MNN 5 (Spectrum 1993).