Native Waters: A Chitimacha Recollection

The Chitimacha Indians of the Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana are known as "the People of many waters." This documentary film project emphasizes that there are different means of knowing and remembering--and they are not mutually exclusive. The small Chitimacha Indian Tribe will offer one an alternative way of recalling Native American history. 

Native Waters: A Chitimacha Recollection will present audiences with a vision of one of the most unique natural landscapes in North America--the Atchafalaya Basin, which is the largest river swamp in America. The Atchafalaya River itself is a former channel of the Mississippi River, now feeding nearly a million acres of bottomland hardwoods, bayous and backwater lakes. This vast expanse of low lying wetlands comprises one of the most complex and fragile ecosystems on the continent.

For viewers: Please contact your local public television station to find out when they will be scheduling this program.

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Feed Date & NOLA Code:

NWCR 000 HD-Base Revision 001

Sunday, April 1, 2012, 1400-1430 ET/HD03

Below are resources for stations to use in promoting their carriage of Native Waters: A Chitimacha Recollection

• Fact Sheet

• Official Webpage

• NAPT Press Release - Coming Soon!

• Educational Resources

• Image Captions & Credits

• Crew Statements

• Crew Bios

• Watch and or/embed the trailer on your website

• DVD sale site - www.lpb.org

Native Waters: A Chitimacha Recollection is a production of Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Funding for this program has been provided by the Foundation for Excellence in Louisiana Public Broadcasting and Native American Public Telecommunications, Inc. (NAPT) through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.