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The Land is Ours(1997)
Status: Released
Date: 1997-01-14
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A Powerful Documentary for PBS About Alaska's Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes
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The Tlingit and Haida people of Alaska were confused by the idea of America “buying” the land they lived on from the Russians. They would be among the first native people to make a successful claim on their homeland and rights.
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Peter Thomas
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