Spearfishing: A Living History explores the tradition and practice of spearfishing through the eyes of Jason Bisonette, a member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe. Jason wants to give his son Samuel an Ojibwe education so that he too can become a provider for his family and community. Published on May 29, 2014

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Finn Ryan - Producer, Director, Photography
Lukas Korver - Video, Editing
Music - Asche & Spencer

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Jessica House, a senior and captain of the Lady Thunderhawks, explores how team membership affects her identity as a member of her community and the Oneida Nation. This video is part of The Ways, a series of stories on culture and language from Native communities around the central Great Lakes. Published on Dec 11, 2013

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Finn Ryan - Producer, Director, Photography
Lukas Korver - Video, Editing
Music - "The Road" & "Native Puppy Love" - A Tribe Called Red

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In Hunting Deer, Greg "Biskakone" Johnson takes us deer hunting in the ceded territory near his Lac du Flambeau community. Biskakone shows us how he tans buckskin and creates traditional clothing and regalia. This video is part of The Ways, an ongoing series of stories on culture and language from Native communities around the central Great Lakes. Likeon Facebook and Follow on Twitter.

Lake Superior Whitefish shares the story of the Petersons, a commercial fishing family in Hancock, MI. This video is part of The Ways, an ongoing series of stories on culture and language from Native communities around the central Great Lakes.

Also included in EarthSayers' series, The Way. In Prayers in a Song, Tall Paul (on twitter) explores the connections between language, identity, and landscape. This video is part of The Ways, an ongoing series of stories on culture and language from Native communities around the central Great Lakes.

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In Prayers in a Song, Tall Paul (https://twitter.com/TallPaul612) explores the connections between language, identity, and landscape. This video is part of The Ways, an ongoing series of stories on culture and language from Native communities around the central Great Lakes.

Finn Ryan - Producer, Director
David Nevala - Video, Editing
Art & Sons - Design
Tilt Media - Animation
Tall Paul - "Prayers in a Song"
Mike Frey - Instrumental Production

A Production of Wisconsin Media Lab, Published on Nov 13, 2012

Juvenal Alvarez collects PVC pipes, hoses, cardboard and other scraps on the streets of Guadalajara, converting them into drums, tubas and trumpets. Alvarez and five of his friends call themselves "La Recicleychon", performing for tips every weekend in front of packed crowds.

Producers: Alexis Astorga
Location: Guadalajara, Mexico
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Published on Oct 18, 2013

Living Language shares Ron Corn Jr.'s attempt to teach his daughter, Mimikwaeh, to be a first language speaker of the Menominee language. This video is part of The Ways, an ongoing series of stories on culture and language from Native communities around the central Great Lakes. Published on Nov 13, 2012

In Powwow Trail, Dylan Jennings shares a weekend of singing with Midnite Express and dancing at the Oneida Powwow. This video is part of The Ways, an ongoing series of stories on culture and language from Native communities around the central Great Lakes.

Language Apprentice: Bringing Back the Ho-Chunk Language by Arlene Blackdeer

Arlene Blackdeer, a language apprentice for the Hoocak Waaziija Haci Language Division of the Ho-Chunk Nation, shares her experience and community's effort to bring back and revitalize the Ho-Chunk language. This story is part of The Ways, an ongoing series on culture and language from Native communities around the central Great Lakes. Published on May 2, 2013 More at The Ways here.

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