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Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Discover how the physical geography of places around the world influence the stereotypes generated about the people who live there. This Miniclip uses stunning high-quality footage to illustrate the diversity of physical geographies. The example of Mexico is used to highlight how stereotypes stem from responses to natural features in the environment.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The Emmy-nominated historical documentary Invisible History: Middle Florida’s Hidden Roots sheds light on the invisible history of plantations and the enslaved in North Florida. With visually compelling imagery, the film explores the history of a people who contributed so much to what the region is today.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The Conquerors of the Great Ocean looks at the history of Oceania, the fifth continent spread over nearly 10,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean and scattered with island states. Three thousand years ago the greatest seaborne migration undertaken by humankind began there. This populating created a new civilization that is now broken up but which retains its own specific way of interpreting the world. Thanks to archaeological research over the last...
26) Spirit of Tokyo
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Spirit of Tokyo showcases how the city is ever-evolving as one of the world’s most popular travel destinations and always giving visitors a reason to come back for more.
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
To understand the genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994, it is necessary to give a chronological account of its history, starting with the arrival of the first colonizers. It is through this history, so often falsified by both Westerners and Rwandans that gave way to the extermination of the Tutsis by extremists Hutus. The UN and the U.S. refused to acknowledge the situation in Rwanda as genocide because that would have called for an intervention....
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
This program helps us improve our map skills, using the Upper Great Lakes States of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin as a guide. We learn about boundaries, how the Mississippi River and Great Lakes form natural boundaries, about the interstate highways that connect the cities. The three states share a common history and heritage, recognized by historic landmarks and sites that are represented by symbols on maps. We see the Capital cities of Des Moines,...
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Starting with the accidental discovery of the significant history of a modest dwelling on a traditionally African-American street in Hagerstown, Maryland, this documentary traces the roots of middle America’s racial, economic and social interactions. Through the lens of this house, the rise and fall of the African-American community in small rust belt towns and cities across America is told. The film also explores how the house's discovery, renovation...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This Miniclip explores the importance of seeking out and listening to the views of native inhabitants about sustainability, derived from continued custodial responsibility to place and country, when developing strategies to effectively manage our environments. Developed in consultation with indigenous peoples, this video will help introduce your students to the use of back-burning, traditional bushfoods, and sustainable uses of natural resources.
34) Homeland
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Berlin was Holocaust headquarters — but for young Israeli Jews, it’s the paragon of cool. Why choose to live in the place where your people’s extermination was conceived and directed? Eric Campbell tracks one of the odder modern migrations as he goes inside Berlin's Jewish diaspora.
35) Geography Basics
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Three case studies in Europe, Africa and Latin America show how descriptions help us understand a place. Students see how descriptive information may be based on landforms of a region, such as mountains, deserts or sea coasts. They also see how they can learn about a place by focusing on living patterns of a region - its political and economic systems, languages and religions. Exquisite videography takes viewers to West African rain forests, Alpine...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The final edition of the Journal begins by examining the new populism: after a report on Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, proud and vocal inheritors of America’s populist spirit, Bill Moyers sits down with populist agitator Jim Hightower to look at the history and legacy of people’s movements and to discuss how ordinary people can reclaim their political power. Then, Moyers is joined by the award-winning writer Barry Lopez to discuss nature,...
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