Go East - Go West Pow Wow (1997–2003) Online

Go East - Go West Pow Wow (1997–2003) Online

The "pow wows" of the indigenous people of British Columbia are becoming increasingly rare, the Norkanadas are threatened with extinction. Meetings of the Indians scattered over the vast forest areas of the former Gold Rush Treks today have almost only one goal: "we must defend ourselves against the theft of our land. Their land, their rites and their language were taken from them, huge forest areas were cleared, the profit thinking of the big timber entrepreneurs seems to have won. The last battle of the North American Indians is no longer fought with bows and arrows and the tomahawk, one goes the way of the "white man" through the instances - and usually loses. Only a few years ago, the political leaders started thinking about a rescue program for the last survivors of the indigenous people: "Save the Nation" - more than just a program on paper of the white man ? The film shows insights into the everyday life of the last aborigines of British Columbia, their customs, rites and ...