| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (102 min.) : flv file, sound |
| Contents |
Playlist: [Video 1]. The Cherokee word for water -- [Video 2.] The Cherokee word for water: behind the scenes (8 min.) |
| Summary |
Based on the true story of the Bell Waterline Project, THE CHEROKEE WORD FOR WATER shares the struggle for, opposition to, and ultimate success of a rural Cherokee community to bring running water to their families by using the traditional concept of "gadugi "--Working together to solve a problem. Set in the early 1980s, the film begins in the homes of a small town in rural Oklahoma where many houses lack running water and others are little more than shacks. Told from the perspective of Wilma Mankiller and full-blood Cherokee organizer Charlie Soap, these leaders join forces to battle opposition and build a 16-mile waterline system using a community of volunteers. In the process, they inspire the townspeople to trust each other, to trust their way of thinking, and to spark a reawakening of the universal indigenous values of reciprocity and interconnectedness. This project also inspired a self-help movement in Indian Country that continues to this day. The movie is dedicated to Wilma Mankiller's vision, compassion and incredible grace |
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[Video 2]. The making of the movie 'The Cherokee Word for Water'. Hear from Wilma Mankiller, Gloria Steinem and many of the tribal leaders as well as actors who played key roles in the film talk about the significance of the film project |
| Notes |
Title from title frames |
| Credits |
Editor, Louise Rubacky ; director of photography, Lisa Leone ; music, Tom Disher, Samon Rajabnik, Mo Brings Plenty |
| Performer |
Kimberly Guerrero, Mo Brings Plenty, Steve Reevis, Darryl Tonemah, Zahn McClarnon, Deanna Dunagan, Wilma Mankiller, Gloria Steinem, Kristian Kiehl, Charlie Soap |
| Event |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2013 |
| Notes |
In English and Cherokee with optional closed captions in English |
| Subject |
Mankiller, Wilma, 1945-2010 -- Drama
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Soap, Charlie -- Drama
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Water security -- Oklahoma -- Drama
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Motion pictures.
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| SUBJECT |
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma -- Drama
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Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma -- Politics and government -- Drama
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Internet videos.
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Drama.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Internet videos.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Soap, Charlie, film director, film producer
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Kelly, Tim (Motion picture director), film director, screenwriter
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Rubacky, Louise, editor of moving image work, film producer, screenwriter
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Miranda, Gary, screenwriter
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Kiehl, Kristina, film producer, screenwriter
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Ford, Kathy, screenwriter
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Pickert, Perry, film producer
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Guerrero, Kimberly Norris, actor
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Brings Plenty, Mo, 1969- actor, performer, composer (expression)
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Reevis, Steven, 1962-2017, actor
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Tonemah, Darryl, actor
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Lyons, Oren, actor
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McClarnon, Zahn, 1966- actor
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Livingston, Ben, actor
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Soap, Cindy, actor
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Leone, Lisa, director of photography
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Disher, Tom, composer (expression)
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Rajabnik, Samon, composer (expression)
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Mankiller Project (Firm), production company
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Kamama Films (Firm), production company
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