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Ready to sit for a spell? Rather watch and listen than walk and read? Well, how about a show then? Something entertaining and educational?
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But no food or drink! We're not that fun.
Beneath the Plains: The Minuteman Missile on Alert
A short film by the National Park Service
Monday - Saturday, 11:05 AM;1:35 PM, 3:20 PM;
Sunday, 2:05 PM, 4:20 PM
The story of the Minuteman strategic missile program, focusing on the Cold War years. From the 1960s onward, up to one thousand nuclear-armed ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles) have been deployed in hardened silos in the northern United States, on the Great Plains near the Canadian border. Runtime: 30 minutes
Maria Tallchief
A documentary by Sandra Osawa
Monday - Saturday, 11:45 AM; 2:15 PM;
Sunday, 2:45 PM
Maria Tallchief's Indian name means "woman of two worlds" and this documentary deftly weaves together the different worlds of Tallchief, including ballet and her Osage Indian heritage. Breathtaking clips of this legendary dancer document not only the birth of ballet in America, but Tallchief's inspiring journey to become America's first prima ballerina.
Runtime: 57 minutes
Sousa on the Rez: Marching to the Beat of a
Different Drum
A documentary by Cathleen O'Connell
Monday - Saturday, 10:35 AM; 1:05 PM, 3:35 PM
Sunday, 1:35 PM, 3:50 PM
Sousa on the Rez: Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum is a short documentary that sheds light on the little-known Native American marching band scene. When you hear the phrase “Native American music” you may not think of tubas, trumpets and Sousa marches. Yet this rich musical tradition has been a part of Native American culture for over one hundred years. Combining profiles of contemporary bands with fresh historical research, this documentary challenges viewers to expand their definition of Native American music and broadens their understanding of contemporary Indian life.
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Runtime: 27 minutes
Lions of West Texas
A short Fin & Fur Film
Monday - Saturday, 11:35 AM; 2:05, 4:35 PM
Sunday, 2:35 PM, 4:50 PM
Researchers from the Borderlands Research Institute set down snares and cameras for the mysterious mountain lion. How do these big cats survive in the west hill country of Texas… and what do they eat? Runtime: 8 minutes
THE LAKOTA BERENSTAIN BEARS
"Double Dare"
A collaboration between the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Lakota Language Consortium, and Berenstain Enterprises, Inc
Monday - Saturday, 10:15 AM; 12:45, 3:15, 4:45 PM;
Sunday 1:15 PM
Brother Bear stands up to some bullies to protect Sister Bear, but the bullies peer pressure Brother Bear into proving his bravery.
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The Lakota Berenstain Bears Project is a joint venture of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Lakota Language Consortium. Voices of the characters are all from the Lakota-speaking Standing Rock, Cheyenne River, Pine Ridge, and Rosebud communities of North and South Dakota, and reflect all local dialects of the language.
Runtime: 14 minutes
ARRIVAL OF THE 1526
A home video by Archie Dunn
Monday - Saturday, 10:30,11:00, 11:40 AM;
1:00, 1:30, 2:10, 3:10, 3:30, 4:00, 4:40 PM;
Sunday, 1:30, 2:00, 2:40, 3:40, 3:45, 4:15, 4:55 PM
See footage of the Frisco 1526 steam engine as it inched to the Museum of the Great Plains in 1961! (Spoiler alert - tanks and a crane involved.)